Image-generating technology is accelerating quickly, making it much more likely that you will be seeing "digital replicas" (sometimes referred to as "deepfakes") of celebrities and non-celebrities alike across film,...more
9/12/2024
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Entertainment Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Lanham Act ,
Liability ,
Name and Likeness ,
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Right of Publicity ,
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Elvis may have left the building, but his impact on the right of publicity continues to be an integral part of Tennessee law. And the King's legacy now includes efforts to control the proliferation of artificial intelligence...more
On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated decision in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, No. 22-148 (U.S.). The decision left intact existing legal protections for the use of trademarks...more
6/16/2023
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Dilution ,
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Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jack Daniels Properties Inc v VIP Products LLC ,
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Parody ,
Rogers Test ,
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Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
Twitter v. Taamneh and Google v. Gonzalez rulings address Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act -
The Supreme Court ruled in two long-awaited cases on May 18, handing twin victories to online services. These...more
The Ninth Circuit last week became the first federal court of appeals to find that bloggers are entitled to the same First Amendment protections as traditional print and broadcast media when sued for defamation. Obsidian Fin....more
In a helpful decision for online publishers of rankings and ratings, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a travel website’s annual top-ten list of the dirtiest hotels in the United States, based on data compiled...more
On Aug. 12, 2013, a federal court in Kentucky held that the website TheDirty.com can be liable for comments posted by third parties, refusing to rule as a matter of law that the site is immune under Section 230 of the...more