A few months’ back, the TMCA wrote about a copyright dispute between the campaign committee of former Iowa Congressman Steve King and Laney Griner, the owner of the photograph used in the popular “Success Kid” meme. The...more
9/20/2024
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Years ago, Laney Griner took a picture of her then toddler son, Sam, at the beach clenching his fist in what appeared like a celebratory gesture. The photo went viral, and later became a widely used meme on the internet known...more
4/23/2024
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Over his highly successful career, comedian Lewis Black has certainly done his share of hard work writing jokes. He also has copyrighted them. Now he and a host of other famous comedians are seeking compensation for the use...more
In 1994, Firooz Zahedi was hired by Miramax to photograph the actress Uma Thurman as her character Mia Wallace in the film Pulp Fiction. Miramax paid Zahedi $10,000 for his work, used one of his photographs of Mia Wallace...more
This season the Toronto Raptors missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2013. But this year has not been a total bust for the 2019 NBA Champions, because last month the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board dismissed claims...more
In the 1980s and early 1990s, thousands of posters of former Major League star Lenny Dykstra undoubtedly decorated the bedroom walls of New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies fans. Following a recent decision by Justice...more
One of the philosophies of the world-famous Palm restaurant is to treat guests like family. That philosophy may need to be re-examined in light of a recent decision by the New York Supreme Court in Ganzi v. Ganzi, a case...more
12/7/2018
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On the day after the airing of “Fortune Be Not Crost,” the sixth episode of season four of Fox’s popular show “Empire,” Fox had some good fortune of its own when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a declaratory...more
Fed Ex Office and Print Services recently scored a victory in Great Minds v. FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc., securing dismissal of a copyright infringement action based on the copying of educational materials for...more
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the dismissal on summary judgment of copyright infringement claims brought by Daniel Marino (not that Dan Marino) against Usher and nineteen other defendants in Marino v....more
CBS recently secured a potential landmark victory that could benefit radio stations, streaming services, and satellite radio providers—many of whom have been mired in litigation for years with owners of sound recordings of...more
6/16/2016
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