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In addition to millions of dollars, NBC is also receiving a competition-free start to the new Bravo program, The Fashion Show. The terms of the settlement pushed the premiere of the already-taped sixth season of Project Runway back to mid-August, allowing The Fashion Show to premiere on May 7th without any Project Runway competition. Tags: JETL contracts entertainment film/television lawsuits NBC Project Runway Bravo Weinstein Company Lifetime The Fashion Show Jeff Zucker MORE
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Two Osgoode Hall law students, Saba Samarian and Alessia Monastero, have launched a fashion law blog, Unprecedentedly Chic. It's aimed at the non-lawyer who wants to understand legal issues that have an impact on fashion and related disciplines. The women MORE
Samson Vermont, University of Miami School of Law, has published The Dubious Legal Rationale for Denying Copyright to Fashion. Here is the abstract. This essay clarifies the useful article doctrine and argues that it does not, as clarified, bar copyright MORE
By Eriq Gardner A women's clothing company is suing Canadian Broadcasting Company after a reporter for the television station snuck into a New York fashion show without an invitation and taped the event. According to the complaint filed by Nygard. MORE
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Last week, the entertainment and business law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp launched Ooh Law Law, a blog about fashion law. Targeted for fashion industry executives and legal professionals involved in the fashion industry, the blog promises to provide regulatory news, legal updates and business insights for fashion industry executives. MORE
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Dallas/Fort Worth Texas fashion law trademark litigation trademark registration Uncategorized Plano, Texas-based retailer, JC Penney Corporation, Inc., asked a judge in Texas federal court to find JCP’s use of the name Aspen to describe a pair of winter boots is not infringing of Aspen Licensing International, Inc’s “Aspen” trademark for footwear. MORE
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Amber is a documentary filmmaker who recently shot fashion week, and related events. We filmed at a trade show and a fashion show. AUDIO: TRANSCRIPT: [link]. link]. What are the legal risks when you film in places and at events where people will inevitably wind up in the background of your shots? MORE
Shoe designers and fashion industry darlings Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison learned a lesson similar to Steve Jobs when he was fired by APPLE — if you take the investors’ money, you might be giving up a lot of control. fashion law Trademark trademark litigation trademark registrationImagine that one day shoes you designed are gobbled up by Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Naomi Campbell. MORE
Here's the Oscar site's Road to the Oscars: Tags: Oscars Bennett Miller fashion forecasts James Franco Judd Apatow Oscars red carpet Seth Rogen short wrap-ups The Oscars aren't truly over until you've scanned all the frocks and party coverage and caught the winners on Oprah and looked at who did best on the Oscar predicts (I got five wrong) and checked the wrap-ups and yes, early forecasts of what will be going for Oscar gold next year: here's Kris Tapley and Jeff Wells. MORE
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Two law professors assess Senator Schumer's attempt to protect the rights of fashion designers via a revision of the copyright law in the op-ed pages of the New York Times here MORE
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Last week, the entertainment and business law firm Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp launched Ooh Law Law, a blog about fashion law. Targeted for fashion industry executives and legal professionals involved in the fashion industry, the blog promises to provide regulatory news, legal updates and business insights for fashion industry executives.
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Samson Vermont, University of Miami School of Law, has published The Dubious Legal Rationale for Denying Copyright to Fashion. Here is the abstract. This essay clarifies the useful article doctrine and argues that it does not, as clarified, bar copyright
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AUGUST 13, 2010
Two law professors assess Senator Schumer's attempt to protect the rights of fashion designers via a revision of the copyright law in the op-ed pages of the New York Times here
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The suit claims the company assumed Talitha Peters was being treated for an addiction to illegal substances while on a temporary medical leave. read more. THR, Esq. Style Style THR Online
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OCTOBER 7, 2015
Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Rihana and Jay Z join her for a lawsuit against ElevenParis. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Style THR Online
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DECEMBER 22, 2009
By Eriq Gardner A women's clothing company is suing Canadian Broadcasting Company after a reporter for the television station snuck into a New York fashion show without an invitation and taped the event. According to the complaint filed by Nygard.
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New student edited fashion law blog: Case Clothesed.com. Very stylish name. Other blogs in this particular area that I follow include Susan Scafidi's quite wonderful Counterfeit Chic
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JANUARY 3, 2012
Eriq Gardner Jim Marshall, whose photographs of musicians became famous, died the night he was scheduled to attend a fashion boutique in SoHo, New York. Here's the strange story of what happened next. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Style
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Bigger is better when it comes to studio space. read more. THR, Esq. Style Movies Style Business THR Online
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JANUARY 16, 2017
Two Osgoode Hall law students, Saba Samarian and Alessia Monastero, have launched a fashion law blog, Unprecedentedly Chic. It's aimed at the non-lawyer who wants to understand legal issues that have an impact on fashion and related disciplines. The women
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Three Lions Entertainment allegedly is on the hook for $2.45 million read more. The Business THR Online THR, Esq. Television Business
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Eriq Gardner Can a music video infringe the copyright on a still photo? read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Style
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JULY 2, 2012
The plaintiff claims that the media-focused websites of ABC legal analyst Dan Abrams have violated copyright by displaying and LINKING to unauthorized photos of Lotte Moss. read more. THR, Esq. Style Style Business Kate Moss
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APRIL 3, 2013
They allege that they are hourly employees who are due overtime on the popular Joan Rivers-hosted E! series. read more. THR, Esq. Television Style Kelly Osbourne Business Joan Rivers
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NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Three Lions Entertainment is allegedly unable to pay its bills read more. The Business Music Nicki Minaj THR Online THR, Esq. Television Jennifer Lopez CBS Pitbull Ryan Seacrest Business CBS Corporation
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APRIL 22, 2013
"It was quite wonderful," said President Clinton of the fiery speech. read more. Leonardo DiCaprio GLAAD Media Awards Movies Charlize Theron THR, Esq. Bill Clinton
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JULY 15, 2013
Is Rivers writing or showrunning "Fashion Police" during a WGA-sanctioned walkout? Television Fashion Police Labor Business Joan Rivers The penalties could be severe, but she may have some unexpected defenses. read more. Bastard Machine E! THR, Esq.
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APRIL 10, 2013
The filing with a California labor agency seeks $400,000 in back wages the writers say they are owed. A similar suit was filed by E! writers last week seeking $1.1 million read more. Entertainment THR, Esq. Television Comcast Joan Rivers
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The suit likens the show to a kind of "old-fashioned sexism." read more. THR, Esq. Culture Culture THR Online
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AUGUST 2, 2012
Shoe designers and fashion industry darlings Kari Sigerson and Miranda Morrison learned a lesson similar to Steve Jobs when he was fired by APPLE — if you take the investors’ money, you might be giving up a lot of control. fashion law Trademark trademark litigation trademark registrationImagine that one day shoes you designed are gobbled up by Reese Witherspoon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Naomi Campbell.
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APRIL 23, 2013
Dallas/Fort Worth Texas fashion law trademark litigation trademark registration Uncategorized Plano, Texas-based retailer, JC Penney Corporation, Inc., asked a judge in Texas federal court to find JCP’s use of the name Aspen to describe a pair of winter boots is not infringing of Aspen Licensing International, Inc’s “Aspen” trademark for footwear.
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APRIL 24, 2013
Dallas/Fort Worth Texas fashion law trademark litigation trademark registration Blow Dry Bar – Houston. While in LA I marveled at all the hair salons for blow drying hair. Who knew these salons were all over Texas. And, as much as we Texas gals like our hair fixed, it does seem like a natural fit. Houston, Texas-based Blow Dry Bar, LLC seeks a declaratory judgment of non-infringement against Dallas, Texas-based DryBar Holdings, LLC’s trademark and trade dress.
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JANUARY 24, 2018
The singer-turned-fashion mogul is being sued for a photo of herself that was posted to her official accounts. read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech THR Online Jessica Simpson
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Fashion designer Roy is accused of mishandling a business the two started together. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Style Business THR Online
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AUGUST 12, 2010
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DECEMBER 21, 2012
Fashion retailer attempts to glam on to glitzy Hollywood. read more. Movies THR, Esq. Style
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DECEMBER 17, 2009
The proposed law has yielded lively debates amongst legal commentators and industry professionals regarding whether or not fashion designs should be protected under copyright law. Tags: JETL career constitution contracts copyright courts financial government intellectual property lawsuits legislation privacy technology copyright infringement design design piracy prohibition act DPPA economy fashion piracy sumptuary
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APRIL 7, 2009
In addition to millions of dollars, NBC is also receiving a competition-free start to the new Bravo program, The Fashion Show. The terms of the settlement pushed the premiere of the already-taped sixth season of Project Runway back to mid-August, allowing The Fashion Show to premiere on May 7th without any Project Runway competition. Tags: JETL contracts entertainment film/television lawsuits NBC Project Runway Bravo Weinstein Company Lifetime The Fashion Show Jeff Zucker
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AUGUST 1, 2011
Eriq Gardner Photographer claims that when reality fashion show featured past work from a contestant, it violated the copyright on her photographs. read more. THR, Esq. Television Television
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JANUARY 14, 2016
The renowned street artist known as "Rime" wins the right to pursue a well known fashion designer for ripping off his mural. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Style Culture Business THR Online
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JUNE 18, 2012
A federal judge dismisses the case after finding that fashion label hadn't plausibly made the case that the knockoff bag in a brief scene confused consumers. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Style Business The Hangover Part II
Thompson On Hollywood
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Here's the Oscar site's Road to the Oscars: Tags: Oscars Bennett Miller fashion forecasts James Franco Judd Apatow Oscars red carpet Seth Rogen short wrap-ups The Oscars aren't truly over until you've scanned all the frocks and party coverage and caught the winners on Oprah and looked at who did best on the Oscar predicts (I got five wrong) and checked the wrap-ups and yes, early forecasts of what will be going for Oscar gold next year: here's Kris Tapley and Jeff Wells.
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JUNE 26, 2012
Add one more lawsuit to the singer's growing list of disputes with managers, housekeepers, insurers, fashion designers, security guards and others. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music Courtney Love Kurt Cobain
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JANUARY 9, 2015
Van Halen accused fashion designer Kelly Van Halen of diluting the band''s name read more. Music THR Online THR, Esq. Style Business
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MARCH 3, 2011
Matthew Belloni Rocker Courtney Love has settled the lawsuit brought against her by a fashion designer who claims she was defamed in a series of messages posted on Twitter. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Courtney Love
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MAY 4, 2017
Amber is a documentary filmmaker who recently shot fashion week, and related events. We filmed at a trade show and a fashion show. AUDIO: TRANSCRIPT: [link]. link]. What are the legal risks when you film in places and at events where people will inevitably wind up in the background of your shots?
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AUGUST 8, 2013
Scott says that when he was forced to change clothing as a fashion correspondent, it violated his right to gender identity and gender expression. read more. Music THR, Esq. Television Style BET Awards
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MAY 12, 2012
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy
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JANUARY 11, 2013
Stefan Bechtold, ETH Zurich, has published The Fashion of TV Show Formats. Here is the abstract. Over the last years, a vibrant global market for TV show formats has developed. New game show, casting, soap, telenovela, documentary and other formats
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
If they don’t pay in a timely fashion, they could wind up on the hook for as much as three times the amount in question. AUDIO: TRANSCRIPT: [link]. What could you do if your agent is taking too long to get you your money after they’ve been paid. Hi, I’m Gordon Firemark, and this is Asked and Answered, where I help you take your career and business in entertainment to the next level.
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OCTOBER 7, 2013
Rivers'' writing for the show "Fashion Police" which is currently being struck by its writing staff. The Writers Guild and Joan Rivers have settled the WGA complaint over Ms. The WGA East had set October 14 as the date for
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MARCH 12, 2012
Eriq Gardner Power Rangers color-and-design combos are nostalgically back in fashion. But the owner of the long-running kids' TV show wants to use their legal zords to shut down anything resembling unlicensed merchandise. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Style Business
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