Lee S. Brenner
Venable LLP
Articles
Vanessa Bryant v. County of Los Angeles, et al.
USA - May 17 2022 More than two years have passed since the tragic helicopter crash that killed basketball player Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, and all…
Sticks and Stones May Break Your Competitor, But Protests May Be Protected
USA - October 18 2021 The first rule of comparative advertising has always been that you can say pretty much whatever you want, as long as you don’t lie. But there is a…
Second Circuit Finds Andy Warhol’s Use of Prince Photograph Not Fair Use
USA - May 6 2021 In a case involving Andy Warhol’s works known as the “Prince Series,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reined in the fair-use defense…
New York Supreme Court Upholds Presumption of Public Access to Judicial Proceedings
USA - February 8 2021 The Supreme Court of New York recently denied a motion to seal the record in the case of Choi v. Solomon, stating that “harsh words are not a basis…
Ninth Circuit Panel Adopts “Asserted Truths” Doctrine in Holding Jersey Boys Musical Does Not Infringe Copyright
USA - January 13 2021 A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the Nevada District Court’s ruling that the play Jersey Boys did not infringe…
