Mitchell Zimmerman
Fenwick & West LLP
Articles
Online Publishers Beware: An iPhone Snap May Go Viral, but Unauthorized Commercial Use is Still Not Fair Use
USA - January 17 2019 When nuptials are celebrated at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, the newlyweds may be in for a surprise when the owner drops by to provide a…
All the World’s a Stage, and Some Players Are De Minimis Under Copyright Law
USA - July 10 2018 The out-of-doors world abounds with copyrighted works, and visual authorship is everywhere on display: giant visuals on buses, designs on T-shirts…
Disney v. VidAngel: Ninth Circuit Bedevils Streamer of Unobjectionable Flicks
USA - November 6 2017 In August 2017, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidelines governing registration of marks consisting of a surname and other wording…
Fox v. Aereokiller: Another Nail in the Internet “Cable” Coffin
USA - July 27 2017 Back in 2014, the Supreme Court, in American Broadcasting Companies. v. Aereo, Inc. (Aereo I), shot down a service designed to offer its…
Setting Up a DMCA Safe Harbor - It’s Not Enough to Crib a “Take-Down” Policy From Another Website!
USA - June 27 2017 For nearly every enterprise with an online presence, seeking the benefits of the DMCA safe harbors is a no-brainer. But it’s not quite as simple as…
