Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Paper: Amazon’s Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Goods
Hi everyone, For my paper, I wrote on the issue of counterfeit goods on Amazon and the retailer’s response. I’ve attached this paper below. I hope you enjoy! Matilda Johnson Professor Festinger- please mark this attachment as my assignment. Law 422 Project Matilda Johnson
Paper: Copyright in Let’s Plays and Video Game Playthroughs
Hi everyone, For my paper, I chose to write on a topic that I find very interesting since I watch plenty of videos on gaming. The issue of copyright in Let’s Play videos and livestreams is currently a grey area in law. However, as video ideas and technology evolves, it could become more contentious, especially […]
Paper – The test person for “confusion” a living standard
Hey everyone, Attached is my paper for this course, I am not as creative as some of my peers, but I did find an interesting topic and decided to delve deeper into it. Hence I did what I know best – writing a paper on it. Ps. Prof Festinger – Please mark this. Vishay Paper […]
US Supreme Court rules APIs are covered under fair use
The US Supreme Court overturned a federal decision on Monday that had found Google infringed Oracle’s copyright by including elements of their Java application programming interface (API) in Android OS. The highest court ruled 6-2 that APIs are a narrow category of software to be treated differently from other software (protected more broadly by fair […]
Paper: Canada’s Reluctant Acceptance of International Copyright Protection
Hi Everyone, I’ve attached my paper for the class that explores Canada’s relationship with the Berne Convention. This was a really interesting paper to write as it revealed that, as a net importer of copyrighted works, Canada has traditionally been quite opposed to international copyright protection. Nevertheless, Canada acceded to the Berne Convention in order […]
Ice Cube and Robinhood Trademark Dispute
Hey Everyone, I thought this was an interesting and weird bit of trademark news. Ice Cube is alleging that Robinhood used his likeness and trademark without consent in one of their editorial/blog articles. He claims it’s an act of targeted retaliation for his association with an attorney who is suing Robinhood over their GameStop trading […]
US Patent and Trademark Office – Discussion “.com”
http://www.ipbrief.net/2021/04/01/u-s-patent-and-trademark-office-considers-supreme-court-ruling-on-com-trademarks-in-new-decision/ Hey everyone, I just came across this interesting article. Although it’s about US law, I think it ponders an important question. The article discusses if adding a “.com” to something relives it of its generic status. Have a quick glance at it and let me know what you think, can “.com” become part of […]
Closely watched Colorado cannabis patent lawsuit dropped
https://mjbizdaily.com/closely-watched-colorado-cannabis-patent-lawsuit-dropped/
It’s time to consider a patent reprieve for COVID vaccine
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00863-w
Nike sues MSCHF for Trademark Infringement over ‘Satan Shoes’
Hi everyone, I’ve attached an article I thought was interesting. Nike is suing art collective MSCHF for its release of ‘Satan Shoes’ in collaboration with musician Lil Nas X. The modified Nike Air Max 97s contain Satanic imagery, including a pentagram and a drop of blood suspended in the sole of the shoes. MSCHF’s limited […]