Look no further for the latest in Sports and Entertainment Law News! Putting Up Links for Sports and Entertainment…the PULSE. ENTERTAINMENT Are you infringing on copyright? “Yuuup!” The legal battle over who gets to say “Yuuup!” Gary Busey gets […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Look no further for the latest in Sports and Entertainment Law News!! Putting Up Links for Sports and Entertainment…the PULSE ENTERTAINMENT Spiderman Broadway musical sued for copyright infringement by co-writer and former director of the show. Spain fines Larry Crowne […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mike Tyson is one of the most famous boxers of all time. His talent, eccentric personality, and sensational antics have occupied the public consciousness for decades. Perhaps that’s why people think of one man and one man only when […] ↓ 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…
There is just something wrong with Rihanna (an artist whose recent Grammy performance reminded me that tight, revealing clothes aren’t for everyone) dragging a half-naked and gagged Perez Hilton around a yard by a dog leash on national television. It poses […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most people know Gerard Butler from his blockbuster role as sculpted “King Leonidas” from the film “300.” Few people know that he also has a legal degree from the University of Glasgow, which adds an ironic twist to his current […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Hollywood Bowl was ready for a show this past Friday. I entered dressed to the hilt and with the necessary grit to dance into the night. Signs warned: “Tonight’s performance will include the use of Lasers, Strobes, and Fog/Smoke […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Swedish restaurant called Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant, located in Sister Bay, Wisconsin trademarked the rooftop goats that attracted customers since it opened in 1973. The goats have been trademarked since 1996. The goats became the symbol of the restaurant […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mike Love is a litigious guy. As the court in Love v. Associated Newspapers famously said, Mr. Love “wishes they all could be California torts.” Love v. Associated Newspapers, Ltd., 611 F.3d 601, 608 (9th Cir. 2010). While that case […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…