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It takes an Empire to hold Dr. Seuss back: court revisits TM claim and rejects liability for mashup

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, No. 16-CV-2779-JLS, 2018 WL 2306733 (S.D. Cal. May 22, 2018)Twentieth Century Fox Television v. Empire Distribution, Inc., 875 F.3d 1192 (9th Cir. 2017), interprets and applies the test from Rogers v. Grimaldi, 875 … Continue reading

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I'm a judge, not a media theorist, Jim: NFU doesn't protect use of Dr. Seuss font in mashup case

Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. ComicMix LLC, No. 16-CV-2779 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 7, 2017) Though the court dismissed the first trademark/copyright infringement complaint against this Star Trek/Dr. Seuss mashup, the amended complaint survives.Copyright: It’s still transformative, but the complaint added … Continue reading

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