Natalie Bravo is an IPilogue Writer and a 2L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. DBrand, a Canadian accessories company notorious for its tongue-in-cheek marketing, taunted Sony earlier…
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Out of Bounds: Lebron Facing Lawsuit over Recent Social Media Post
NBA player Lebron James is facing a lawsuit for posting a picture of himself. Complex Magazine and Sports Illustrated reported that a New York copyright attorney filed a lawsuit against…
High Court of Justice of England and Wales Determines Fabrics Considered Works of Artistic Craftmanship
Earlier in April 2020, in Response Clothing Ltd v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ltd, [2020] EWHC 148, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the Court) determined that…
Internet Archive: Challenging Copyright Holders Around the World
On March 24, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet Archive (archive.org) announced a National Emergency Library providing unlimited public access to its collection of 1.4 million archived…
The Lawsuit About Nothing: Seinfeld Beats Copyright Lawsuit over ‘Comedians in Cars’
US comedian Jerry Seinfeld was recently the subject of legal action, as a former colleague, Christian Charles, claimed to have pitched the original idea for the Netflix series Comedians in…
The Curse of Iconic Fashion: When Social Media Marketing and Copyright Protection Collide
In Fall 2019, Splash News launched a lawsuit against Cardi B, Moschino and its Creative Director Jeremy Scott for infringing U.S. federal copyright law. Splash claims that social media posts…