Brace yourself: Shark Week is coming. We all know and love the annual celebration of Elasmobranchii (yes, I had to look that up.) And with Shark Week comes the yearly trademark question: can you use the name Shark Week?
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Podcast Trademark Tips
May 5, 2015
Podcasts continue to grow in popularity. If you’re a podcaster, or you’re thinking of launching your own podcast, what do you need to know about trademarks? I’ve put together some Podcast Trademark Tips to help keep podcasters out of legal trouble and guide them towards brands that they can own and protect.
Trademark Dispute: Can a Video Game Use Another Company’s Trademark?
February 24, 2015
When can you use another company’s trademark in an artistic work? A recent trademark dispute involving the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts and an image of a monkey (no, not the famous monkey selfie) digs into this question.
Copyright Fair Use: Fifty Shades of Grey
February 17, 2015
The origin of the book, movie, and general cultural phenomenon that is Fifty Shades of Grey is an interesting case study about copyright fair use in the world of online content creation. Let’s skip all the innuendo and get down to the good stuff – when is it OK to publish your own takeoff of an existing media property?
