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NFL Versus . . . Who Dat?
Some T-shirt vendors were asking this question after they received cease-and-desist letters from the National Football League compelling them to stop selling shirts that included the traditional cheer of New Orleans Saints fans.
The NFL had asserted rights to “who dat” earlier last week through the Florida Department of State, and it issued cease-and-desist orders against New Orleans vendors, including the Fleurty Girl shop on Oak Street, which sells Saints memorabilia decorated with the phrase.
JetLawBlog
- Monday, February 8, 2010
Labels oppose reduction in Tenenbaum award; defendant 'is the poster child for willful copyright infringement'
Joel Tenebaum is a "long-term, hardcore, and willful copyright infringer whose misconduct caused Plaintiffs to suffer incalculable harm," the record labels argued today in their brief opposing his motion to reduce the jury's award of $675,000 for downloading and "sharing" 30 songs over the KaZaA peer-to-peer network. The labels' brief shows no mercy toward the Boston University physics grad student, repeating that "Time after time, Tenenbaum falsely denied responsibility for the infringement, blamed his friends and family for his own illicit activities, and lied under oath": Tenenbaum complains
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, February 8, 2010
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Pilots Overwhelmingly AFTRA Again
About 60 pilots for scripted network primetime programs will be shot under AFTRA contracts this year, while few – or perhaps none – will be produced under SAG jurisdiction, according to sources close to the two unions, who spoke on condition of anonymity. This continues a trend that began last year, when roughly 90% of pilots (and 83% of pilot pickups ) went AFTRA. Those numbers, in turn, were a stunning reversal from previous years, which had had SAG garnering about 90% of pilots and 86% of pickups in 2008.
Digital Media Law
- Monday, February 8, 2010
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New copyright blog: 'Shades of Gray'
Just a quick plug for Shades of Gray , an excellent new copyright blog from Naomi Jane Gray , a partner at Harvey Siskind LLP in San Francisco. So far, Naomi has posts on the Copyright Office's new deposit exemption for online works , the decision in the IsoHunt case , and Judge Gertner's order rejecting fair use in the Joel Tenenbaum case . I
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, February 8, 2010
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Mama’s Got the Magic of Clorox…And Clorox’s got an Attorney when it Twitters
What other big news event can there be on just days after Facebook updates its interface without street riots? How about the fact that Clorox has quietly opened a position for a dedicated social media lawyer to advise it as it makes its continued (and surprisingly robust) inroads into social media? That is indication enough that traditional brands are not only leveraging new technologies, but that they recognize the unique legal pitfalls associated with talking directly with the customers.
BizMediaLaw
- Monday, February 8, 2010
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Labels reject remittitur, opt for third trial on damages in Jammie Thomas-Rasset case
The record label plaintiffs have opted for a third trial against Jammie Thomas-Rasset rather than accept the court's decision to reduce the jury's award from $1.92 million to $54,000. In a six-page notice filed late today, the labels said they "find it impossible to accept a remittitur that could be read to set a new standard for statutory damages – essentially capping those damages at three times the minimum statutory amount
Copyrights & Campaigns
- Monday, February 8, 2010
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3 Reasons why copyright registration is important for all kinds of documents
Copyright registration is increasingly important for all types of businesses and all types of documents. it’s not just about media content.
Companies and individuals should consider registering their copyrights in all kinds of documents they may consider valuable. Sales presentations and info sheets can be easily lifted by competitors,
Gordon P. Firemark
- Monday, February 8, 2010
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Judge SLAPPs Joe Francis, rules Playboy model's claims relevant to 'treatment of women'
By Eriq Gardner "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has been given a SLAPP by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge in a defamation case that stemmed from him allegedly punching a Playboy model. Former Playmate of the Year Jayde...
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Forget Oscars; 'Avatar' beats 'Hurt Locker' for most-pirated crown
By Eriq Gardner "Avatar" might have tied "The Hurt Locker" for most Oscar nominations last week (with nine apiece), but the sci-fi epic is winning in at least one category: The film once again was the most-pirated movie on the...
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