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Faruki Blog
Trademarks: Dumb Starbucks and the Parody Exception to Trademark Dilution
By rcaseyficlaw-com-raika-casey
In 2014, Starbucks briefly appeared to have gained a new competitor in Los Angeles: Dumb Starbucks. Dumb Starbucks looked exactly like a normal Starbucks except it was a "dumb" one,…
MediaWrites
Literary characters as copyright works: breaking new ground in the UK, as the Court also considers parody, pastiche.
The case is Shazam Productions v Only Fools the Dining Experience Ltd [2022] EWHC 2179 (IPEC) and, although only a decision of the most junior UK IP Court, is further…
SDNY Blog
Judge Swain: Musical Parodying the Misogyny of Grease is “Fair Use”
In an opinion Thursday, Judge Swain granted judgement on the pleadings to the makers of the musical Vape, declaring that under the “fair use” doctrine, Vape does not infringe on the…
Canna Law Blog
Sometimes, the Parody Defense to Copyright Infringement Works!
By Jihee Ahn
As a cannabis intellectual property litigator, part of my job is to help clients make cost-benefit and risk analyses. My colleagues and I have written several posts about the defense…
Simple Justice
When Parody Is The Probable Cause
Some people don’t get parody. Others don’t think it’s funny. When Anthony Novak decided to create a parody site for the Parma Police Department, he thought it was funny. But…
Canna Law Blog
Trademark Litigation: Happi Hour is Over
By Jihee Ahn
We’ve seen a steady stream of trademark litigation in the cannabis space for quite some time now, and it’s as good a time as any to remind our readers that…
Media Law Prof Blog
Lai on The Natural Right To Parody: Assessing the (Potential) Parody/Satire Dichotomies in American and Canadian Copyright Laws @BCLAW
Amy Lai, Boston College Law School; University of Cambridge; Free University Berlin, has published an updated version of The Natural Right to Parody: Assessing the (Potential) Parody/Satire Dichotomies in American…
Allens Insights
InIP: No parody or satire defence for Clive Palmer
By Allens
Universal Music says 'We're Not Gonna Take It' 4 min read Clive Palmer's 'Australia's Not Gonna Cop It' jingle has been found to infringe copyright in Twisted Sister's hit 'We're…
All About Advertising Law
Mona Lisa or Dog Doo? Humor Avoids Trademark Liability
By Venable LLP
Trademark holders face a common dilemma in deciding whether and how to respond when their marks are used for comic effect, particularly when the humor is done at their expense…
The IP Law Blog
It’s No “Fair Use” Trying to Parody Dr. Seuss
One of the last books written by Dr. Seuss, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” is one of the bestselling books during graduation season each year. The copyright for this book,…