Welcome to our weekly recap of stories relating to intellectual property (including copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, etc.) and entertainment law – art, animation, television, film, digital games, etc. This week’s stories cover the last few weeks and many issues including Maurice Sendak’s passing, musicians reclaiming copyrights, George Clooney, celebrity trademarks and publicity rights, YouTube and Safe Harbor, and more. J
These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this week. We originally send them out through our twitter account @dg_iplaw_edge, so follow us to get them as we find them. But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a weekly recap. The links will take you to their original sources, whether Mashable, Lexology, and/or others. Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this week. Just share in the comments below. Have a great week!
- Weekly Recap 5/21/12 – Stories Relating to Social Media & the Law http://lnkd.in/AP5y-z
- ‘Moonrise’ Among Stars http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/movies/cannes-with-moonrise-kingdom-and-an-auteur-spirit.html?smid=tw-share
- Giverny Blooms in the Bronx http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/arts/design/monets-garden-at-the-new-york-botanical-garden.html?smid=tw-share
- The Queen of Disco, Who Transcended the Era http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/arts/music/donna-summer-queen-of-disco-dies-at-63.html?smid=tw-share
- A Museum, Reborn, Remains True to Its Old Self, Only Better http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/arts/design/the-barnes-foundation-from-suburb-to-city.html?smid=tw-share
- A Bridge-Building, Cross-Cultural Art Project That’s Also Delicious http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/world/americas/in-cuba-cross-cultural-art-project-involves-food.html?smid=tw-share
- Iran threatens to sue Google for not labeling Persian Gulf http://lnkd.in/ZB4Gsb
- Columbia Pictures Wins ‘Social Network’ Lawsuit Over Zuckerberg Classmate http://shar.es/2Nrg0 via @THR
- SAG-AFTRA Merger Lawsuit to be Dropped http://shar.es/2NrHo via @THR
- Copyright Ruling in Georgia State University case http://chronicle.com/article/PublishersGeorgia-State/131876/
- Is Death Bad for You? http://chronicle.com/article/Is-Death-Bad-for-You-/131818/
- Amid Media Upheavals, Television Holds Sway http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/business/media/in-evolving-media-landscape-television-holds-sway.html?smid=tw-share
- A TV Schedule in the Hands of Whoever Holds the Remote http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/business/media/audiences-now-rarely-drawn-to-live-television.html?smid=tw-share
- Using an Offbeat Charm to Keep TV Fans Engaged http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/business/media/kat-dennings-the-funny-girl-who-wandered-into-tv.html?smid=tw-share
- As Talent Flees to Cable, Networks Fight Back http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/14/business/media/as-talent-flees-to-cable-networks-fight-back.html?smid=tw-share
- Lincoln Center Theater to Open a New Stage http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/theater/lincoln-center-theater-to-open-claire-tow-theater-for-lct3.html?smid=tw-share
- A Band Battles Ticketmaster on Sales Fees http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/arts/music/string-cheese-incident-takes-on-ticketmaster.html?smid=tw-share
- A Sly Wink to Pinups of the Past http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/fashion/a-sly-wink-to-pinups-of-the-past.html?smid=tw-share
- Redefining ‘Crossover’ in Latin Pop http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/17/arts/music/latin-pop-group-mana-draws-adoring-crowds.html?smid=tw-share
- How much is that app in the window? – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2702920f-2084-475d-8849-e3a14a88cd02#.T7VGeBvAg8Q.twitter
- Redbox Case: I know what you watched last summer http://www.pillsburylaw.com/index.cfm?pageid=34&itemid=40550
- Cuervo Misses the Mark in Sixth Circuit Appeal Involving Seals on Liquor Bottles http://wp.me/pXbMz-o1 via @wordpressdotcom
- Myspace Settles FTC Privacy Charges http://pages.loebcommunications.com/Share.aspx?i=5b2eddfd8609847063f81e4e92fc2b1e90cb9e03ceeecff0
- Georgia Governor Signs Sweepstakes Bill http://pages.loebcommunications.com/Share.aspx?i=5b2eddfd8609847063f81e4e92fc2b1ed8a7add7892b8766
- Harley v. Nesby – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fa789222-a30a-48cf-b4b7-bfa93ffcb97e#.T7VFxh1voZs.twitter
- Sixth Circuit Upholds Trademark Protection of Maker’s Mark Signature Red Dripping-Wax Seal http://bit.ly/Jz9bAp
- Food and Beverage Law Update http://www.lexology.com/library/document.ashx?g=e5137a01-dff7-4720-8221-3170f1ea5b6e#page=10
- Safe Harbor Rule of DMCA Not Absolute – Viacom wins over YouTube http://www.theiplawblog.com/archives/-cyberspace-law-second-circuit-holds-that-youtube-is-not-protected-by-the-safe-harbor-provisions-of-the-digital-millennium-copyright-act.html#page=1
- Champagne Trademark http://www.theiplawblog.com/archives/-trademark-law-where-is-my-champagne.html#page=1
- Check out this site: http://lockelordadmark.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/young-man-theres-no-need-to-feel.html
- PhD’s for Artisits? Does it make the art better? http://chronicle.com/blogs/brainstorm/paint-it-high-and-deep-2/46950
- If you work in publishing, you may die laughing from this: How a Book Is Born: http://j.mp/Lb18WA
- Academic Tools from Pens to Tablets http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/doing-the-rounds/29513
- CBGB Is Dead. Long Live CBGB. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/arts/music/cbgb-owners-plan-a-festival-and-seek-a-new-location.html?smid=tw-share
- Amazon Leaps Into High End of the Fashion Pool http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/business/amazon-plans-its-next-conquest-your-closet.html?smid=tw-share
- @theForefront: The Celebrity Fashion Tweet http://bit.ly/JbIMnM
- Celebrity Trademark Watch: Marilyn, Elvis and Michael Teach Us How to Beat the High Cost of Dying http://bit.ly/JbIygv
- CBS Sues ABC Over ‘Big Brother’-Type Reality Show ‘Glass House’ http://shar.es/2Ow89 via @THR
- Was Lawyer’s Rhymed Dec. 23 Riff on ‘Night Before Xmas’ an Ethics Violation? Appeals Court Will Rule – http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/was_lawyers_rhymed_dec._23_riff_on_night_before_xmas_an_ethics_violation_ap/
- Ethics Complaint Against Ex-PD Includes Allegation She Used the S-Word in Court – http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ethics_complaint_against_ex-pd_includes_allegation_she_used_the_s-word/
- Johnny Depp Stars in Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’: http://nyti.ms/JYkNZ0
- A Murality Play http://bit.ly/KZlQPy
- George Clooney and Julia Roberts sue over the unauthorized use of their images in commercial advertisements – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=230def78-39bf-4c27-9e8e-5ef86d035aab#.T7BMcMXp6ZE.twitter
- April Fools’ Day Prank Leads To Trade Secrets Litigation http://bit.ly/KZltEF
- Cryptic Calendar and the People Who Made It http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/arts/design/maya-2012-lords-of-time-at-the-penn-museum.html?smid=tw-share
- The Mother of All Bad TV Moms http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/arts/television/jane-wyatt-on-father-knows-best.html?smid=tw-share
- Guilty Verdict in Murder Case That Involved Singer’s Family http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/us/verdict-in-killing-of-jennifer-hudsons-relatives.html?smid=tw-share
- Writer’s Cramp: In the E-Reader Era, a Book a Year Is Slacking http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/business/in-e-reader-age-of-writers-cramp-a-book-a-year-is-slacking.html?smid=tw-share
- Thanks, Maurice http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/opinion/sunday/remembering-maurice-sendak.html?smid=tw-share
- http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/global-accessibility-awareness-day-may-9/39892
- Maurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books/maurice-sendak-childrens-author-dies-at-83.html?smid=tw-share
- How ‘Mad Men’ Landed the Beatles: All You Need Is Love (and $250,000): http://nyti.ms/J9Kuwh
- Village People Singer Wins a Legal Battle in Fight to Reclaim Song Rights: http://nyti.ms/KDaIrl
- A ‘Wild Rumpus’ With Maurice Sendak: http://nyti.ms/IVv74f
- Campus Gossip Site Exposed http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/creator-of-penn-state-campus-gossip-site-unmasks-student-posters/36301?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
- US Government wants you to write social media instructions in your will. This is a big step forward. If you are inte…http://lnkd.in/zhFFw4
- #tips Today’s Top Stories: Yahoo CEO Apologizes for Botched Bio, Toshiba Posts $899 Million Profit http://bit.ly/IXXzWm #socialmedia
- In Honor of No Socks Day: 10 Sock Tweets (May 8) http://shar.es/2dxcF via @sharethis
- Hip-Hop Copyright Case Had Little Explanation http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/business/media/hip-hop-site-dajaz1s-copyright-case-ends-in-confusion.html?smid=tw-share
- Artist’s Family Says Gallery Ignored Warning of Fakes http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/arts/design/knoedler-now-in-dispute-over-diebenkorn-drawings.html?smid=tw-share
- ‘60 Minutes’ Gets Younger, and Its Viewers Do Too http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/business/media/60-minutes-gets-younger-and-its-viewers-do-too.html?smid=tw-share
- Scholarships for Projects that Make People Laugh http://chronicle.com/article/A-Laughing-Matter-333333/131802/
- Oprah wins dismissal in trademark lawsuit – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=be768a2d-760a-40a2-954c-1a4a081e0702#.T6aKlae4A2s.twitter
- Golan v. Holder – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b026ce70-d72f-4d52-974d-5569d1ba0ff3#.T6aKcJj-eJE.twitter
- Clay v. Cameron – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=dc08fdd5-c5c2-44a6-ae15-126885b874b1#.T6aKPIYvN6c.twitter
- New reasons to protect trademarks through registration – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=912cb620-fc4f-43f3-ab40-0d49d9ff4406#.T6aJ0jORfs0.twitter
- Reporter’s Tweeted Photo Leads to Mistrial in Topeka Murder Case – http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/reporters_tweeted_photo_leads_to_mistrial_in_topeka_murder_case/
- 9th Circuit Narrows Computer Fraud Law, Protecting Lying Homely People and Web-Surfing Workers – http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/9th_circuit_narrows_computer_fraud_law_protecting_lying_homely_people_and_w/
- Reliving the Golden Oldies: Rockers Reclaim Tunes After Revised Copyright Laws – http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/reliving_the_golden_oldies_rockers_reclaim_tunes_after_revised_copyright_la/
- The Supreme Court Spurns Wikipedia, But Federal Appeals Courts Cited It Nearly 100 Times in 5 Years – http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the_supreme_court_spurns_wikipedia_but_federal_appeals_courts_cited_it_near/
- The Righthaven Experiment: A Journalist Wonders If a Copyright Troll Was Right to Sue Him – http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_righthaven_experiment_a_journalist_wonders_if_a_copyright_troll_was_rig/
- Who’s Rocking to the Music? That’s the Chef http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/dining/when-the-music-moves-the-chef-and-the-menu.html?smid=tw-share
- ‘Nice Work if You Can Get It,’ at Imperial Theater: http://nyti.ms/ID3xuN
- Genres Stretch, for Better and Worse, as YouTube Takes On TV http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/arts/television/youtubes-original-channels-take-on-tv.html?smid=tw-share
- S.E.C. Asks if Hollywood Paid Bribes in China http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/business/global/sec-asks-if-hollywood-paid-bribes-in-china.html?smid=tw-share
- Using U.S. Dollars, Zimbabwe Finds a Problem: No Change http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/world/africa/using-us-dollars-zimbabwe-finds-a-problem-no-change.html?smid=tw-share
- Beyonce’s Baby Blue – “BLUE IVY CARTER” – Lexology: http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e171b3aa-ba43-42a9-ad60-a416ea0a4937#.T6aH_eUEYdU.twitter
- Music Film Is Delayed by Fees for Songs http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/movies/wrecking-crew-film-focuses-on-session-players.html?smid=tw-share
- New Design From the Milan Furniture Fair: http://nyti.ms/InzghN
- Navigating a Tightrope With Amazon http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/business/media/byliner-takes-buzz-bissingers-e-book-off-amazon.html?smid=tw-share
- A Radio Merger in New York Reflects a Shifting Industry http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/business/media/a-radio-merger-in-new-york-reflects-a-shifting-industry.html?smid=tw-share
- In China, Foreign Films Meet a Powerful Gatekeeper http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/30/business/media/china-film-group-acts-as-a-powerful-gatekeeper.html?smid=tw-share
- Seacrest Assembles TV Empire http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/arts/television/ryan-seacrest-signs-new-contract-with-nbc-universal.html?smid=tw-share
- Trying to Fill Broadway Seats With Those Who Fill the Pews http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/theater/trying-to-fill-broadway-seats-with-those-who-fill-the-pews.html?smid=tw-share
- Hey Ya! District Court Dismisses Copyright Lawsuit Against André 3000’s “Class of 3000” http://wp.me/pXbMz-nU via @wordpressdotcom
- On an Island, Worker Bees Fill a Long White Hive http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/05/arts/design/frieze-new-york-contemporary-art-fair.html?smid=tw-share
- How McDonald’s Came Back Bigger Than Ever http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/magazine/how-mcdonalds-came-back-bigger-than-ever.html?smid=tw-share
- The Screen Can’t Hear When You Yell ‘Bravo’ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/arts/music/met-operas-live-in-hd-series-outside-of-new-york.html?smid=tw-share
- Introducing Zombie, Esq.: http://youtu.be/UvkfAIilvcU via @youtube
- Tweets in Space: Or Social Media for Aliens – Forbes http://shar.es/25HYn
- Companies Using Pinterest, Be Careful Not to Get Pricked http://lnkd.in/ZXwD6g
- The April 2012 Update on 6th Circuit Copyright Litigation Is Out! http://goo.gl/e6rHO
- Think. Believe. Dream. Dare. — Walt Disney’s “Four Most Important Words.”