Lanham Act
The Book
THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World
This book from Harvard University Press by Professor Jennifer Rothman traces the history and development of the right of publicity and its current collision course with individual liberty, free speech and copyright law.
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Mixed Victory for Jackson Estate in Tax Court
On May 3rd, the U.S. Tax Court issued the long-awaited decision in the long-running litigation over the estate taxes owed by the Michael Jackson estate. In a...
Ariana Grande Sues Forever 21 over Social Media Posts
Last week pop sensation Ariana Grande filed a lawsuit against Forever 21 for violation of both her statutory and common law right of publicity under...
DJ Khaled Sues Over Use of His Son's Name
Last week Khaled M. Khaled, known popularly as DJ Khaled, and the company ATK Entertainment filed a ...
Fox Moves for a TKO in Lawsuit Brought by Muhammad Ali Estate
Earlier this week Fox filed motions for judgment on the pleadings and an...
Whitney Houston Estate Settles with IRS over Right of Publicity Valuation
The Whitney Houston estate and the IRS have settled their dispute over the value of the Grammy award-winner’s estate. The more than $11 million dollar disagreement in the amount of taxes owed centered on the valuation of Houston’s intellectual property rights, and particularly the value of her...
Company that Owns Muhammad Ali sues Fox over Tribute to Late Boxer
The company that owns and manages former boxing great Muhammad Ali's right of publicity and trademarks has sued Fox Broadcasting in federal district court in Illinois. The...
Jazz Great Thelonious Monk’s Heir Objects to Brother Thelonious Beer
Earlier this week, Thelonious Monk, Jr. filed a lawsuit against North Coast Brewing Co. in the federal district court of California for...
Harris Faulkner Hamster Case Settles
No surprise here. As I predicted, Hasbro and Harris Faulkner have reached a ...
Student Athletes Lose Sixth Circuit Appeal in Marshall v. ESPN
Yesterday, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a short opinion affirming a...
The Hamster Case Continues as District Court Denies Hasbro's Motion to Dismiss
A district court in New Jersey denied Hasbro's motion to dimiss Fox news reporter, Harris Faulkner's right of publicity claim. I wrote earlier about Faulkner's lawsuit against Hasbro for naming its hamster toy Harris Faulkner.
The real-life Faulkner claims that the toy...
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