TRIAL SET FOR TAYLOR SWIFT’S “SHAKE IT OFF” LAWSUIT »
By: Hannah Abes
Taylor Swift cannot seem to shake off her “Shake It Off” lawsuit. It has been five years since songwriters …
SOME THINGS ARE (NOT) MEANT TO BE: WHY SONGWRITER’S HEIRS CAN’T PROFIT OFF NEW ELVIS MOVIE »
On June 24, 2022, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was released in theaters across America.[1] Since then, …
THE ARTWORK FORMERLY A PHOTOGRAPH OF PRINCE: ANDY WARHOL CASE BRINGS THE FAIR USE DOCTRINE BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT »
By: Matthew Bade
On October 12th, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Andy Warhol Foundation, Inc. v. Goldsmith.[1] This …
COLLEGIATE ATHLETES, NIL AND THE COLLECTIVE CONTROVERSY »
By: Shayna Stuart*
*Shayna Stuart is an attorney at Richards & Moskowitz, PLC, was the 2017-2018 Notes and Comments Editor for SELJ, …
Designer Hayley Paige loses Instagram account after licensing the right to her name »
By: Madison Budinich
Designers often lose the rights to their own names by selling their business, and the rights that go with that …
CryptoPunks, CryptoKitties, and Crypto Copy-Cats »
By: Lucas Minnick
You are looking at CryptoPunk 7804, one of the finest pieces of digital art of the 21st century. What is …
No More Pirated Manga? »
By: Eric Mormon
The Japanese Parliament revised Japan’s copyright laws to address manga piracy, and the new laws went into effect on October …
CHANGING THE GAME? A NEW PATENT SHAKES UP THE BASEBALL SABERMETRICS COMMUNITY »
By: Emily Parker
Baseball sabermetrics have grown increasingly popular over the last few years.[1] Sabermetrics refers to “the use of statistical analysis …
Copyright and Zoom: To Prosecute or Dismiss? »
By: Anthony Julian
Distanced education and separated social communication during the COVID-19 pandemic came with endless challenges. In addition to the devasting …
Caught in a Web of Intellectual Property Rights: Interpreting Spider-Man’s Exclusivity »
By: Kristen Morrill
The video game company Crystal Dynamics recently released the greatly anticipated Marvel Avengers video game on September 4th, 2020. The game …
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