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2nd Circuit’s Salinger v Colting Decision
The Second Circuit remanded the Salinger v. Colting case, holding that: eBay abrogated parts of this Court’s preliminary injunction standard in copyright cases, and accordingly, this case must be remanded to the District Court to reevaluate Salinger’s preliminary injunction motion. In light of that holding, we need not decide whether the preliminary injunction issued by [...]
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Sam Moore Lawsuit Against Weinstein Company Will Go to Trial
In late 2008, Sam Moore sued the Weinstein Company over the production of its film “Soul Men.” The premise of the film is that “two estranged soul-singing legends agree to participate in a reunion performance at the Apollo Theater.” One of the “soul-singing” legends happened to resemble “Sam & Dave,” an R&B group to which [...]
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Cybersquating Law
What is Cybersquatting? “Cybersquatting involves the registration as domain names of well-known trademarks by non-trademark holders who then try to sell the names back to the trademark owners.” Sporty’s Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman’s Mkt, Inc., 202 F.3d 489, 493 (2d Cir. 2000). What is the purpose of the law? The Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act “was passed [...]
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Funding for “Artful Narrative and Documentary Films”
Via A Filmmaker’s Life, today I came upon Cinereach, a company that awards $500,000 in grants to “artful and narrative documentary film.” The 2010 Grant Cycle apparently begins soon: 2010 Winter Grant Cycle Letter of Inquiry Submissions Open:October 15, 2009 Letter of Inquiry Deadline: December 1, 2009 Full Proposals Requested from Selected Applicants:January 2010 Grant [...]
“Art Merchant” Under New York Law
When buying or selling art in New York, one should be aware of whether he or she is dealing with an “art merchant.” This was one of the central issues in a dispute between Tom Wesselmann and International Images, Inc.
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Navigating the Complexities of Termination Rights