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Peer to peer (P2P) legislation

  • Abril Abogados
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  • Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, USA
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  • December 13 2012

Since 2006, when the first European Regulation against illegal downloading was enacted by Finland, most of EU Member States have followed the example

Einstein and his personality rights

  • ENS - Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs
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  • South Africa, USA
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  • December 7 2012

There was an interesting decision in the USA recently on the issue of what Americans call ‘publicity rights’

Celebrity trademark watch: Elizabeth Taylor, godmother of celebrity branding, is this year’s highest earning dead celebrity

  • Foley Hoag LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 30 2012

The history of celebrity endorsements is over 100 years old, dating back to at least the late 19th century when acclaimed stage actress Lillie Langtry began appearing on packages of Pear’s Soap

Pinterest establishes business accounts and marketing guidelines

  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 29 2012

In March, we posted that Pinterest had made changes to its Terms of Service

Federal court finds Albert Einstein’s postmortem publicity rights have expired under New Jersey common law, dismisses lawsuit against General Motors

  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 21 2012

On Oct. 15, the federal district court for the Central District of California dismissed a lawsuit filed against General Motors by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which has long claimed to own the postmortem publicity rights of Albert Einstein

Fifty Shades of Gray market artwork

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 20 2012

Droit moral the legal doctrine that grants artists a moral right to dictate certain treatment of their artwork even after sale has a firm foundation in European law and elsewhere, but has never found much support in U.S. jurisprudence

Washington v. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., et al

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 7 2012

California appellate court affirms anti-SLAPP dismissal of misappropriation claim brought against Grand Theft Auto developers

A public icon: Marilyn Monroe estate loses appeal for publicity rights

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • USA
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  • October 31 2012

Addressing the issue of judicial estoppel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed that Marilyn Monroe’s estate is estopped from asserting the late actress’ rights of publicity under California law, finding that 40 years of judicial proceedings supported the late actress being domiciled in New York at the time of her death, a state which does not recognize posthumous publicity rights

Top sports IP plays of the year - Part 2

  • Lewis and Roca LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 24 2012

As an intellectual property lawyer and avid sports fan, I’m always interested in a case involving the legal intersection between sports and IP

Fashion industry puts on its game face

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 23 2012

As fashion houses are presented with the ever-challenging goal of achieving and maintaining brand recognition, many are now attempting to engage consumers in both the real and virtual worlds

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