Communications Law
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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 […]
Tik Tok and Copyright
Hey Everyone, I thought this was an interesting article on copyright and Tik Tok. Our classes on copyright had me thinking about how “creators” put their content out to the world so effortlessly these days. People are mostly willing to encourage shares/imitations, but sometimes when things really go viral, the creator wants to enforce credit […]
Amazon not liable for “unknowingly” stocking, selling, and dispatching knock-offs
Hi everyone, our trademarks class got me thinking about this EU ruling on Amazon from last year. The issue started when a cosmetics company requested that Amazon hand over some knock-off goods. Amazon complied in part, but also refused to reveal the identity of a seller who was listing the goods. The cosmetics company sued […]