On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled, in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, that the First Sale Doctrine trumps a copyright owner’s importation rights. Kirtsaeng came to the United States from Thailand to study at Cornell University. He […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Despite months of rumors that celebrity designer, Tory Burch, was planning to file a trademark infringement suit against her ex-husband and business partner, Chris Burch, over his one-year-old retail venture C. Wonder, Christopher beat her to the punch. Earlier this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First, there was Paris. After jumping onto the bad-girl scene with a DUI in 2006, the hotel heiress’ record includes reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, possession of marijuana and – later – of cocaine, and a 23-day stint […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good news for celebrities and their heirs, Indiana might grant yet another way for you to make money. The right of publicity is a right granted by states and therefore will change from state to state. The state […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Offendables: Thomas, Breyer Team Up with Schwarzenegger One of them is verbose, the other is not. One has millions of dollars invested in as many as 60 diverse assets, the other has a modest retirement account among only 6 assets. One does not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Between Old Navy and Progressive, my life is filled to the brim with awful advertisements. So naturally, I’m always on the lookout for indications that either of their respective ad campaigns might finally end—whether by natural catastrophe, threats of violence, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fictional Prelude It’s a balmy August night in Los Angeles. Nathan Parada, the “Paris Hilton Burglar,” sits alone in his apartment at a plastic kitchen table. There is a highway 20 feet from his front door. The waves of roaring […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last week the Department of Justice shut down the three largest online poker websites leaving up to 10 million online poker players unable to access their accounts. Two additional sites have further been seized since the initial action by the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The United States Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership on April 18, 2011. The case, while perhaps not directly related to entertainment law, arose from alleged patent infringement in Microsoft’s Word 2007 software, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By denying Wal-Mart’s appeal of a $7,000 OSHA fine, the federal government recently made it clear that retailers must apply the same crowd management practices that live entertainment venues have used for years. On November 28, 2008, the “Black Friday” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…