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The Trademark Blog
Text of 2d Circuit Decision in Point Break Parody Copyright Case
Defendant's unauthorized work that made “fair use” of its source material (it was a parody of the movie POINT BREAK). 2d Cir holding: if the creator of an unauthorized work…
Media Law Prof Blog
Balancing Artistic Expression and IP Rights: Comparing the European and Australian Legal Regimes
Jani McCutcheon, University of Western Australia Faculty of Law, is publishing Designs, Parody and Artistic Expression — A Comparative Perspective of Plesner v Louis Vuitton in 41 Monash University Law…
Incontestable Blog
The Southern District Of New York Finds Play To Be Fair Use Parody of “Three’s Company”
The Southern District of New York recently held that an off-Broadway play titled “3C,” was a fair use parody of the 1970s television comedy series “Three’s Company.” During “3C’s” brief…
Incontestable Blog
The Southern District Of New York Finds Play To Be Fair Use Parody of “Three’s Company”
The Southern District of New York recently held that an off-Broadway play titled “3C,” was a fair use parody of the 1970s television comedy series “Three’s Company.” During “3C’s” brief…
Incontestable Blog
Fair Use Defense Generally Inapplicable in Board Proceedings
Is the very fact of applying for a trademark registration inconsistent with a parody or fair use defense? In a recent precedential decision that departs from the TTAB’s prior stance…
DuetsBlog
The Juice Runs Out for Yankee Parody Trademarks
By Tim Sitzmann
A good general business practice is to apply to register trademarks early. You'll find out if there is an issue. You'll have time to change rather than having to take…
Marks, Works, and Secrets
The House That Juice Built: TTAB Denies Registration To Parodies
By Ira S. Sacks, Rachel B. Rudensky
On May 8, 2015, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) issued a resounding blow to trademark applicants who seek to register others’ trademarks as parodies. In New York…
Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright
CJEU Clarifies Scope of Exception for Parody: Not Just Joking Around
Reposted from Sports. Media and Entertainment Online By Alexis Fierens and Raf Schoefs Under Belgian law, a copyrighted work may be used without the authorisation of the author(s) for…
DuetsBlog
(Subway) Eat Flesh, An Effective Parody?
By Steve Baird®
This past weekend one of my sons said, "Dad, I have a good blog topic for you." After he explained, it was clear, yes, son you do! So, he…
Media Law Prof Blog
The First Amendment, Trademark Law, and Parody
Charles E. Colman, New York University School of Law & NYU Steinhardt Department of Visual Culture: Costume Studies, is publishing Trademark Law and the Prickly Ambivalence of Post-Parodies in volume 163…