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Kylie v. Kylie Name Trademark Case
March 1, 2016
Kylie Jenner and Kylie Minogue are in a legal battle over the rights to the trademark KYLIE.
Copyright Case: Can You Create Your Own Star Trek Movie?
February 25, 2016
A current lawsuit brings into question the amount of copyright protection afforded to Star Trek, one of the most successful TV and film franchises. A group of Star Trek fans have been working to create an unauthorized prequel film to be titled Axanar. They’ve put together a short “mockumentary” called Prelude to Axanar to help promote and raise funds for the forthcoming feature: Paramount, the owner of the official Star Trek franchise, has filed a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. This week, the defendants (Axanar Productions), filed a document with the court that raises some interesting questions. Essentially, in Paramount’s complaint, they…
Tattoo Copyright Case – NBA 2K16 Game Leads to Suit Over LeBron & Kobe Tattoos
February 9, 2016
A new lawsuit claims copyright infringement in the video game NBA 2K16 over tattoos on players such as LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. Will a court finally rule on the tattoo copyright issue?
