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10 May 2011, 7:26 am by Zoe Tillman
Comparing the city’s behavior to “a standup comic who delivers the punch-lines of his jokes first” or “a plane with landing gear that deploys just after touchdown,” Lamberth wrote that “a discovery violation of this exotic magnitude is literally unheard of in this Court. [read post]
18 Sep 2005, 7:10 pm
And so it began, this documentary of the adventures of a law student and his three-legged cat in Washington, DC. [read post]
18 May 2011, 9:48 am by Robert Scott Lawrence
Just try and use the Superman symbol for your business and see how fast you get sued by DC Comics and whatever movie studio is contemplating the next installment in the series. [read post]
11 Oct 2017, 3:16 pm
” – AmeriKat Annsley this time invites her friend Rachel Fertig, part of the “next generation” of IP lawyers, to share some DC tips.Furie-ous creator of Pepe the Frog determined to use copyright to get his green creation backCan the author of a comic character oppose what he believes to be a distortion of the character’s meaning? [read post]
21 May 2015, 6:43 pm
In one case, EFF defended the creator of the online comic The Oatmeal after he was sued for defamation for criticizing the rival humor website FunnyJunk. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 4:14 pm by INFORRM
DC Comics, 30 Cal. 4th 881 (2003) – DC Comics depiction of the Winter brothers as villainous half worm, half-human characters in a comic book was protected as caricature in an expressive story. [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 3:31 pm by Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer
It has been almost three years since the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) held its last in-person conference in Washington, DC. [read post]
18 Sep 2020, 11:08 am by Eugene Volokh
DC Comics (Cal. 2003) (alleged depiction of musicians Johnny and Edgar Winter as "Johnny and Edgar Autumn" in comic book protected by the First Amendment; though the Autumns shared physical attributes and style of dress with the Winters, the Autumns were "depicted as villainous half-worm, half-human offspring born from the rape of their mother by a supernatural worm creature that had escaped from a hole in the ground"—i.e., were "but cartoon… [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 11:58 am by Elise Sherr Allison
” Marvel Entertainment (@marvel), ESPN (@espn) and DC Universe (@thedcuniverse) also tweeted as did the American Federation of Teachers (@sharemylesson). [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 4:09 am
Sadly, copyright issues are seriously under-represented in the above overview, but some IPKat readers will hopefully enjoy a series of posts beginning next week on some of the most famous comic book industry cases in anticipation of the 9th Circuit Court's judgment (US), hopefully imminent, on Warner Bros' (DC Comics) appeal concerning rights in Superkatman. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 11:58 am by Elise Sherr Allison
” Marvel Entertainment (@marvel), ESPN (@espn) and DC Universe (@thedcuniverse) also tweeted as did the American Federation of Teachers (@sharemylesson). [read post]
13 Aug 2021, 4:09 am by Chris Seaton
While I understand the decision, a much better fit would’ve been CCH Pounder, who did a bang up job voicing the head of Task Force X in many DC animated productions. [read post]
7 Oct 2014, 12:21 pm by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Supreme Court Won’t Intervene in Shuster-DC Fight Over Superman First off today, Kevin Melrose at Comic Book Resources reports that the U.S. [read post]
4 Jan 2013, 4:00 am by Terry Hart
Eriq Gardner reports on an ongoing action by Warner Bros, who, through their subsidiary DC Comics, own the rights to Batman, and a maker of a replica Batmobile. [read post]
22 Mar 2013, 11:12 am by Jonathan Bailey
The case started when heirs to the two Superman creators attempted to terminate agreements that were signed when the first comics were published. [read post]
15 Nov 2010, 7:44 am
 Perhaps DC Comics might feel inclined to move, says Merpel, since at least one SUPERMAN figurative mark is registered in the UK for goods in class 5, including "pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations" and, for the young at heart, "baby aspirin". [read post]
1 Oct 2012, 6:36 am by Lorraine Fleck
DC At The Box Office http://ow.ly/e27EY  Apple denied trademark for music icon thanks to… MySpace http://ow.ly/e26w9  REO Speedwagon and Boz Scaggs Suing Sony Music for Alleged Unpaid Royalties http://ow.ly/dZHvI [read post]