Will the “Real” Slim Shady Please Stand Up? Eminem Fights Back to Protect His...
Rapper Marshall Mathers, publicly known as Eminem, recently opposed the proposed trademark of Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant, cast members of The Real Housewives of Potomac and hosts of the Reasonably...
View ArticleNFT Creator Resale Royalties: A History of Droit de Suite from Jean-François...
When painter Jean-François Millet’s painting The Angelus resold for 535% more than what he originally sold it for, his family did not see a single cent.[1] When artist Robert Rauschenberg’s Thaw sold...
View ArticleNavigating Actors’ Publicity Rights in the Age of Deepfakes and A.I.
In November 2020, voice actress Bev Standing received numerous messages from friends and family linking to TikTok videos narrated by Standing herself.[1] Within days, Bev Standing became the face—or...
View ArticleGetty Images Sues Stability AI: A Turning Point in AI Copyright
Getty Images filed suit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI for its “brazen infringement”[1] of more than 12 million of Getty’s photographs used to train its text-to-image tool Stable...
View ArticleJohnson v. NCAA: The Next Step in NIL Legislation
After the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in NCAA v. Alston, a group of college athletes is now challenging one of the foundational principles of college sports.[1] As the Third Circuit hears...
View ArticleSarah Palin’s Sight on the First Amendment
“I can see Russia from my house” is regarded as one of Sara Palin’s most well-known lines.[1] There’s just one problem. She never said it.[2] 15 years later her luck with the free press has still not...
View ArticleNIH Refuses to Employ “March-In” Rights in Petition to Lower Cancer Drug Costs
Last week, the National Institute of Health denied petitions to use their authority to lower the cost of the cancer drug, Xtandi.[1] Xtandi is a prostate cancer drug produced by Pfizer and Astellas...
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United States v. Google LLC: Is Google’s Ad-Tech Stack Monopolizing Trade or...
On January 24th, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging Google monopolized the market for digital advertising...
View ArticleThe States Take on Social Media
Social media has become an essential part of public debate. And each digital social medium performs a distinct and unique role in our communal, digital life. Facebook has become the venue of choice for...
View ArticleJuventus and the Next Big Scandal in International Soccer: Explained
Juventus have long been regarded as one of the biggest soccer teams in the world. Juventus have won the Italian soccer league, or Serie A, a whopping thirty-six times and won two Champions Leagues.[1]...
View ArticleTraditional Theories of Ownership in IP and What Dreamwriter Means for...
As technology grows increasingly more sophisticated, it has transformed from a passive tool that requires human guidance to essentially the sole author of its own artistic output. The rise of...
View ArticlePotential Copyright Class Action Could Answer the Question of AI-Generated...
Art and science come head-to-head in the form of a potential class action suit against artificial intelligence (“AI”) art generators. Earlier this year, a group of artists filed a copyright...
View ArticleValentino v. Mrinalini: A Battle Over Intellectual Property Rights
Valentino, one of the world’s most recognized fashion brands, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute with a high-fashion textile manufacturer, Mrinalini. The issue at hand is whether Valentino took,...
View ArticleThe New Combat Sports Superpower and Sports Wagers
Deal Background It’s been a long time coming, but Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”) has finally found a buyer for the business in Endeavor Group. Endeavor will own a 51% stake in...
View ArticleDominion Over Fox News: An Analysis of Dominion Voting v. Fox News Network
Settled! On April 18, 2023, Fox News agreed to a $787.5 million settlement to avoid going to trial to defend itself against Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation claims.[1] The defamation lawsuit of...
View ArticleLicensing: A Growing Phenomenon in the Business and IP World
In order to foster creativity and give people the exclusive right over their creations, we take the protection of our intellectual property (“IP”) seriously. But what happens if we want to let someone...
View ArticleThe Streaming State of Business & Legal Affairs with Netflix’s Jeffrey Wachs...
In this week’s episode, staff members, Richard Fielkow and Michael Regan, sit down with Jeffrey Wachs, Principal Counsel of Business & Legal Affairs in Netflix’s Original Films department, to...
View ArticleThe Exhibit of a Lifetime: Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum
In February 2022, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands opened the largest exhibit of the works of Johannes Vermeer in history.[1] Considered one of the greatest painters in history, the 17th...
View ArticleCybersquatting: The West Coast Free-Pass
Domain Names (Re)registrations and Trademark Infringement The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) prohibits “cybersquatters” from registering internet domain names that are identical or...
View ArticlePfizer Faces New Patent Lawsuit Over Covid Vaccine
While the pandemic may seem over, intellectual property disputes over vaccine technology seem far from it. On April 4, Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences GmbH sued Pfizer and its German partner...
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