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Weintraub Tobin

It’s No “Fair Use” Trying To Parody Dr. Seuss

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One of the last books written by Dr. Seuss, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” is one of the bestselling books during graduation season each year. The copyright for this book, like all of the works of Dr. Seuss, belongs to Dr. Seuss...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Star Trek, Dr. Seuss Mash-Up, Continues to Make Law

In the latest round of the battle over a Star Trek version of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, a California federal court judge has ruled the junior publication’s title did not violate trademark law....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Oh, the Places Copyright and Trademark Law Go!

In a case described by the judge as presenting an “important question regarding the emerging ‘mash-up’ culture,” a jury will consider the copyright and trademark claims raised by a Star Trek version of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Of Klingons and Copyrights: Trekkie Fan Film Hits Fair Use Flameout

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A Star-Trek fan-film is boldly headed to a jury trial to determine whether Axanar Productions—the company behind the fan-film—is liable for copyright infringement. Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios sued Axanar Productions...more

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Phasers Set to Stun – Star Trek and Fan Film Producers Trade Copyright Shots

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Fan films and fan fiction ordinarily don’t end up being the subject of a federal court lawsuit. Most fan fiction are creative expressions reflecting adoration of a series, film or character and the majority of copyright...more

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