Elton John’s Song “Nikita” Is Not Copyright Infringement of Thematic Concepts...
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that unprotectable elements of a song, when considered together, are not enough to support a claim of copyright infringement. Guy Hobbs v. Elton John, Case No....
View ArticleLooseleaf Booklet With Sheets of Photographs Showing Sculpture is Sufficient...
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that loose photographs of a sculpture, stuck in a book, were sufficient to be classified as a copyrightable “collection.” Neri v. Monroe, et al., Case No....
View ArticleAltered Mayor’s Photo on T-shirts was Transformative Fair Use and Not...
In Michael Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation LLC and Underground Printing-Wisconsin, LLC, 766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. 2014) (available here), Defendant Sconnie Nation made some t-shirts and tank tops displaying the...
View ArticleObscure Online Agreements: Not Effective or Enforceable
When an online contract is obscurely hidden and referred to as a service agreement, the arbitration clause is not enforceable because the consumer did not agree to the contract and, as result, the...
View ArticleButter and Fishing Tackle – No Land O’Lakes Confusion
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that fishing tackle sold under the trademark LAND O’LAKES is not confusingly similar to butter and other dairy products sold under the trademark LAND...
View ArticleElton John’s Song “Nikita” Is Not Copyright Infringement of Thematic Concepts...
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that unprotectable elements of a song, when considered together, are not enough to support a claim of copyright infringement. Guy Hobbs v. Elton John, Case No....
View ArticleLooseleaf Booklet With Sheets of Photographs Showing Sculpture is Sufficient...
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that loose photographs of a sculpture, stuck in a book, were sufficient to be classified as a copyrightable “collection.” Neri v. Monroe, et al., Case No....
View ArticleAltered Mayor’s Photo on T-shirts was Transformative Fair Use and Not...
In Michael Kienitz v. Sconnie Nation LLC and Underground Printing-Wisconsin, LLC, 766 F.3d 756 (7th Cir. 2014) (available here), Defendant Sconnie Nation made some t-shirts and tank tops displaying the...
View ArticleObscure Online Agreements: Not Effective or Enforceable
When an online contract is obscurely hidden and referred to as a service agreement, the arbitration clause is not enforceable because the consumer did not agree to the contract and, as result, the...
View ArticleButter and Fishing Tackle – No Land O’Lakes Confusion
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that fishing tackle sold under the trademark LAND O’LAKES is not confusingly similar to butter and other dairy products sold under the trademark LAND...
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