Think Twice Before Spoiling Game of Thrones Spoilers. Whether it be avoiding social media to not find out what happens during your favorite television series, or stopping someone midsentence from telling you the score of a game you are planning on watching...
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Stairway To Heaven Copyright Infringement
Even if you aren’t a fan of band Led Zeppelin, I’m willing to bet that you have heard the famous song “Stairway to Heaven.” The opening riff of the song is arguably one of the most recognizable parts of a song that has withstood the test of time since its...
Athletes, Tattoos & Video Games – Are Tattoos Copyrightable?
Have you seen what video games look like these days? It has gotten to the point where you sometimes can’t tell whether or not it’s actually live TV. This is especially the case when it comes to sports games. The animated versions of the athletes are spitting...
Cease and Desist On Etsy
This week, Etsy, a popular marketplace, released its first Transparency Report which it defines as an “in-depth look at how they integrate Etsy’s company values, responsibility to their members and legal obligations.” A large part of that report deals...
Taylor Swift – IP Strategy
First it was removing her music from Spotify. She followed that with submitting numerous trademark applications protecting some lyrical phrases from her new album for a variety of goods. Now, she purchased taylorswift.porn and taylorswift.adult. Wait…what?...
Identical Copyrighted Works?
I came across an interesting story (find it here) regarding an image used in a photography contest in the UK a few years ago. As the article notes, while on a cruise in Chile, a passenger, Sarah Scurr, snapped a photograph in 2006 and entered it into a...
Inked Up – Copyright Issues For Athletes With Tattoos
Turn on any sporting event and chances are you will see a number of athletes with visible tattoos. Whether a representation of something they care about or a reminder of a regrettable night in their younger days, their tattoos become a part of their...
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