Topic
Parody
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The IP Law Blog
The Parody Defense to Trademark Infringement: The North Face vs. The South Butt
By Zachary J. Wadlé Missouri teenager Jimmy Winkelmann grew weary of his high school classmates’ blind and materialistic infatuation with The North Face products, and decided something had to be…
Media Law Prof Blog
New York Times In Battle With Anti-Corzine Group Over Website
Via the blog Copyrights and Campaigns, this story about a cease-and-desist demand from the New York Times against the Republican Governors' Association for its parody of the paper. The RGA…
Media Law Prof Blog
SNL Parodies Hawaiian Tourists, and Hawaiian Lt. Gov. Takes Offense
Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor is among those objecting to a recently aired Saturday Night Live skit that parodies locals who entertain visitors to the islands. Lieutenant Governor James "Duke" Aiona says…
TortsProf Blog
King on Parody and Defamation
Joseph King (Tennessee) has added to his body of defamation work with Defamation Claims Based on Parody and Other Fanciful Communications Not Intended to Be Understood as Fact,…
Aaron Morris' Business Law Alert
When Trademark Infringement Isn’t
By Aaron Morris
In what has caused some concern in certain sections of the legal community1, on November 5, 2008 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals set forth another ruling on how to…
The Trademark Blog
Wassup Parody
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PrawfsBlawg
Garfieldlessness
Main Friday, August 01, 2008GarfieldlessnessTwo years ago that seem like two decades, I wrote a Prawfs post about the Nietzsche Family Circus, then the internet fad du jour, and still…
Media Law Prof Blog
New Parody Raises Questions of Copyright Law
The hot new parody "Goodnight Bush" is apparently quite funny--at least to people who like political parody. But it also raises questions of fair use, since it's quite obviously a…
The Trademark Blog
UTAH LIGHTHOUSE: Inherently Protectable?
Plaintiff uses the mark UTAH LIGHTHOUSE in connection with goods and services that critque Mormonism. There has been extensive history between plaintiff and the LDS faith. Defendant FAIR responds to…
Louisiana Law Blog
Carol Burnett Action Tossed Based On Fair Use
On April 23, 2006, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation aired an episode of “Family Guy” entitled “Peterotica.” In this episode, Peter Griffin, who was an Archie Bunker-like character, enters a porn shop…