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IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - Cariou v. Prince, USDC S.D. New York, March 18, 2011
Posted on 31 Mar 2011 by Jonathan Zavin

By Jonathan Zavin of the firm Loeb & Loeb LLP Click here for a copy of the full decision. Court holds that defendant's use of plaintiff's photographs to create "appropriation art" is not a fair use because it does not... Read More

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks - Cariou v. Prince, USDC S.D. New York, March 18, 2011
Posted on 31 Mar 2011 by Jonathan Zavin

By Jonathan Zavin of the firm Loeb & Loeb LLP Click here for a copy of the full decision. Court holds that defendant's use of plaintiff's photographs to create "appropriation art" is not a fair use because it does not... Read More

Home Appliance Manufacturer Sues to Use Julia Child Images in Historical Timeline
Posted on 28 Aug 2012 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

BSH Home Appliances Corporation, the manufacturer of high-end home appliances, last week sued for a declaratory judgment of trademark/copyright non-infringement regarding its use of Julia Child's images. BSH has used Child's images and has... Read More

Is “Project Runway” Now “Project Infringement?” A Missouri Photographer Thinks So
Posted on 5 Aug 2011 by Copyright & Trademark Law Community Staff

A Missouri photographer is accusing A&E, Lifetime and Laura Kathleen Planck, a contestant on the television show "Project Runway," of copyright infringement. According to the complaint filed by Marcie Cobbaert, Lifetime's website... Read More