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The Briefing: Millions at Stake – How 2 Live Crew Beat Bankruptcy to Reclaim Their Music
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The Briefing: The Dark Side of Halloween – Unlicensed Costumes and the Legal Haunt
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Defendant Lovo has moved to dismiss an amended complaint alleging that the voice actor Plaintiffs’ voices were unlawfully cloned by Defendant Lovo’s AI Voice Generator. Plaintiffs allege that Lovo’s CEO stated on a podcast...more
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In this episode, Rusty Close and Austin Padgett discuss trademarks and why the WWF, the World Wrestling Federation, rebranded itself as WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment. No Infringement Intended, hosted by Rusty Close...more
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Welcome back to the Spotlight! Hard enough as it is to believe, but as sure as I am incessantly refreshing my web browser for stories about Juan Soto’s free agency, we’re nearly at the end of the year. Indeed, if the cold...more
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Vicarious and contributory liability are terms well-known to every tort lawyer and law student. They should also be familiar to business owners and managers. The legal theories of vicarious and contributory liability are...more
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When you see a T-shirt or hat with a recognizable, old logo on it, do you look to the current brand owner as its source? Universities and companies will often try to protect their goodwill in these images even after they have...more
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A Pennsylvania federal jury ruled in favor of Pennsylvania State University, finding that Vintage Brand, an online retailer, willfully infringed on the university's trademarks. The decision marks a significant win for...more
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In this episode of On Record PR, sponsored by Lawline, Jennifer Simpson Carr goes on record with Sean Douglass, associate attorney at Panitch Schwarze, to discuss the impact of AI-generated content on intellectual property...more
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