06 May, 2024 Subway Series: Right of Publicity for Local Celebrities By Terri Seligman It’s been a while since I wrote my last Subway Series blog post. Frankly, I just wasn’t seeing any subway ads that really moved me, at...
13 Nov, 2023 The Generative AI Journey Continues By Brian Murphy When it comes to tech powered by generative AI, we are on the verge of a Cambrian Explosion, a period during which we can expect an...
04 Apr, 2023 Cops Sue Afroman Alleging "Lemon Pound Cake" Violates Their Right of Publicity By Brian Murphy In Saturday Night Live's cold open last weekend, the newly indicted Donald Trump (played by James Austin Johnson) announced his latest...
22 Jan, 2023 SDNY Holds That New York's Right of Publicity Law Is Not An Intellectual Property Right and Therefore is Subject to Section 230 Immunity By Edward H. Rosenthal This past week, Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York ruled, in what he called a case of first impression, that a...
17 Jan, 2023 Can The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Teach Us Something About Right of Publicity Law? By Brian Murphy The "Real Housewives" franchise is one of my guilty pleasures. Why do I devote so much time to a bunch of exhibitionists who are thirsty...
06 Jul, 2022 Posthumous Right of Publicity Law Covering Digital Replicas Goes Into Effect in Louisiana By Matt Vittone A new right of publicity law, the Allen Toussaint Legacy Act, goes into effect in Louisiana on August 1, 2022. The Act, named for the...
22 Jun, 2022 Actress and TV Personality Mayim Bialik Sues Over False CBD Endorsements By Ariel Radow Mayim Bialik, internationally recognized actress, author, and neuroscientist, filed suit in Florida federal court last week seeking...
18 May, 2022 Hopelessly Devoted to Fair Use: District Court Holds that Vape is Parody of Grease By Brian Murphy Sketchworks Comedy is the producer of Vape, a play advertised as a "millennial parody" of Grease. (You can watch Vape's trailer here.)...
13 Jul, 2021 Borat's Subsequent Litigation Lawsuit By Edward H. Rosenthal Sacha Baron Cohen is no stranger to litigation. The creator of the Borat, Ali G and other characters has been sued on several occasions....
09 Jul, 2021 It’s My Party And I’ll Sue You If I Want To: The Reagan Foundation Sues Over Use Of Marks On Trump-Supporting Website By Glenda Dieuveille Over the last year, journalists have written about the Republican party’s “identity crisis”—should Republicans walk away from Donald...
01 Jul, 2021 College Athletes are Now Able to Monetize Their Names, Images, and Likenesses By Christopher Chase A historic day is upon us. Beginning today, July 1, Division I college athletes will be able to monetize their names, images,...
20 Jun, 2021 Can a Brand Use Ice Cube's "Signature Catchphrase" in a Newsletter Without Permission? By Brian Murphy O’Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube, is a man of many talents: rapper, actor, director, entrepreneur, and social activist, to name...
23 Feb, 2021 Carmen Electra's Crusade Against Strip Clubs Continues: Right of Publicity and Written Consent Under New York Law By Brian Murphy I have previously (over) shared why, in the early 2000s, my younger self considered Carmen Electra to be the luckiest person on planet...
03 Aug, 2020 I See Me, I Sue You: Jordan Jumps at Card Cameos By Mma Afoaku Before the NBA season resumed down in Florida, basketball fans received a big dose of nostalgia with the 10 part airing of the...
27 Jul, 2020 Reagan Foundation Tells President Trump and the RNC to Stop Using Reagan for Fundraising Purposes By Jeff Greenbaum The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute told the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign to stop using...
04 May, 2020 Not-On-The-Subway Series: Celebrity Talk Back By Terri Seligman Remember the Grammy’s a few years back, when Arby’s shouted out to Pharrell Williams on Twitter, requesting the return of its hat. (See...