In October of 2019, recording artist Pitbull trademarked his signature yell— “EEEEEEEYOOOOOO!”—making him the first musician to trademark a sound within the product it identifies rather than a sound that
In the past decade, generative artificial intelligence has become a hot topic in copyright law. Recently, several AI developers have faced copyright infringement lawsuits, and the fair use doctrine may
The Supreme Court’s Garcetti v. Ceballos decision in 2005 left open the question of whether public school teachers are protected by the First Amendment when acting “pursuant to their official
Fast fashion has flourished in the past half-decade, capitalizing on the post-COVID digital age and the short attention spans of trend-savvy Gen Z consumers. Shein, a Chinese-founded and Singapore-headquartered fashion
It is generally known that when we post on social media, we give up some of the right to privacy around that post. However, there is a vast and growing
This blog examines the NCAA’s evolving stance on sports gambling in college sports, highlighting its historical zero-tolerance approach, the prevalence of gambling on campuses, and the NCAA’s current efforts to
With the rise of generative AI, new songs are being created that sound just like real artists. This has led music companies, such as Universal Music Group, to have concerns
In 2020, the NIH began to pursue patent enforcement against Moderna, Inc. for using its vaccine technologies. Such an aggressive approach to patent infringement is uncommon for the US government.
The International Tennis Integrity Association (ITIA) has ruled that Simona Halep is guilty of two violations of the Anti-Doping Rules for the 2022 season and handed down a four-year ban
At the heart of the now concluded WGA strike, and the current SAG-AFTRA strike, is that peculiar little financial incentive that has been with unions and producers since the 1930s:
