Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Young Wook Song
Trademarks and Freedom of Expression
In the 2016 Republican primary debate, Senator Marco Rubio and Donald Trump had an exchange where senator Rubio joked about the size of Donald Trump’s hands alluding to another part of his anatomy. Referring to this exchange, Steve Elster began selling merchandise using the phrase “TRUMP TOO SMALL” and applied to register the phrase as […]
DEEZ NUTZ – Trademark Infringement?
Hi all, thought I’d share a couple stories I found were interesting. The largest youtuber, Mr Beast, got sued for trademark infringement for the use of the name “Deez Nutz” on one of his candy bars by a peanut company called “Dee’s Nuts”. Lawyers for Mr Beast unsuccessfully argued that the term has been used […]
Perverse Incentives
Hi all, I wanted to share a podcast episode I listened to recently. The podcast, “The Daily” by the New York Times, discussed how Gilead (a pharmaceutical company) delayed the release of a new version of a drug to maximize its profits from existing patents. Gilead initially developed a drug for H.I.V. treatment which had […]