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https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/04/todays-quick-tm-read.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Today's quick TM read Jeremy N. Sheff, Accentuate the Normative: A Response to Professor McKenna . Nicely sets out the big questions about where we're going in... rebecca tushnetlogtodayquicktm https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2014/07/your-daily-unauthorized-use.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Your daily unauthorized use Geisinger Medical Center is expanding . Here's one of the images of what the new version will look like: Okay, but who are those hand... rebecca tushnetyour dailylogunauthorizeduse https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2021/02/ip-writing-competition-for-law-students.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: IP writing competition for law students From NYIPLA: The New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) is currently accepting submissions for the Hon. William C. Conner... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2009/01/future-of-music-policy-day.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Future of Music policy day How will the new administration affect music? Learn more here . The date: Feb. 11, at the National Geographic. future of musicrebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2008/06/canvas-on-demand-and-copyrightability.html?showComment=1221605040000 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Canvas on Demand and copyrightability Patry's recent post on Meshwerks , which addressed the copyrightability of certain digital models of cars, came to mind when I came across... canvas on demandrebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/12/perils-of-automated-recommendation-ads.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: perils of automated recommendation ads A promotional e-mail from Spotify included the text "Have you heard this song by Lily Allen? Give it a try. Fuck You." The ASA upheld a c... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2010/05/victors-little-secrets-last-stand.html?showComment=1274988242046 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Victor's Little Secret's last stand? V Secret Catalogue, Inc. v. Moseley, --- F.3d ----, 2010 WL 1979429 (6th Cir.) Over a vigorous dissent, which seems to me entirely correct, ... rebecca tushnetlittle secret https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/09/copyright-question-of-day.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Copyright question of the day Senator Cruz, of course, has immunity for anything he says in speech and debate. But is C-SPAN at risk for broadcasting his rendition of Gr... rebecca tushnetof the https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2009/06/aba-consumer-protection-conference-part.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: ABA Consumer Protection Conference, part 1 rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2015/02/wipip-part-2-copyright.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: WIPIP, part 2: Copyright Session 1, Copyright Jim Gibson [with Chris Cotropia]: Random sample of copyright cases filed 20080-2011, coded 957 cases for parties... rebecca tushnetlogpartcopyright https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2014/03/getty-images-test.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Getty Images test This is a test of the Getty embed code. I expect to check periodically to see whether ads have been run across it, as provided for/threate... rebecca tushnetgetty imageslogtest https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2023/02/wipip-concurrent-session-3-copyright.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: WIPIP Concurrent Session #3: Copyright Doctrine rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2015/05/reading-list-entertainment-franchises.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Reading list: entertainment franchises and Drassinower rebecca tushnetlog reading https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2006/05/are-bad-reviews-necessary.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Are bad reviews necessary? The NYT just ran a story on the decline in film screenings for movie critics. In fact, the story is really about the decline in studios' r... rebecca tushnetbad reviewslognecessary https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/11/boop-oop-do-over.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Boop-oop-a-do-over Fleischer Studios, Inc. v. A.V.E.L.A., Inc., No. 2:06-cv-06229 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2012) The 9 th Circuit withdrew its first opinion in ... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-bird-its-plane-its-copy.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a copy The recent Superman case includes as an attachment the entirety of the Action Comics #1 in which Superman first appeared, in color. That ... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2008/03/organization-for-transformative-works.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Organization for Transformative Works membership drive Membership is now open for the Organization For Transformative Works . Membership confers a warm fuzzy feeling and the right to vote in bo... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2024/08/ipsc-session-2-copyrighttrademark.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: IPSC session 2 copyright/trademark Copyrightable Subject Matter Kevin Collins, Copyright in Suburbia (Collins is a registered architect as well as a law prof) The stakes: ... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2016/09/stanford-sociology-psychology-of-ip.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Stanford Sociology & Psychology of IP, branding Session 4: The sociology and psychology of brands Discussion leaders: Jeanne Fromer: A lot of work in this area. Some is about how consum... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2007/06/announcement-archive-of-our-own.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Announcement: an archive of our own An announcement, forwarded from FanArchive : A group of fanfic fans is forming to set up a nonprofit organization for collective fannish pro... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2024/04/tiktoks-other-smaller-legal-problem.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Tiktok's other, smaller legal problem Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co. v. Tiktok Inc., 2024 WL 1772833, No. 23-cv-06012-SI (N.D. Cal. Apr. 23, 2024) Skipping the copyright... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2017/09/twitter-news.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Twitter news An enterprising law student is livetweeting from the ABA's Trademark Day at the PTO, @stemlak Also, I'm now Twitter verified, which has y... rebecca tushnetlogtwitternews https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2009/02/keyword-buys-as-unfair-competition.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: keyword buys as unfair competition Heartbrand Beef, Inc. v. Lobel's of New York, LLC, 2009 WL 311087 (S.D. Tex.) Eric Goldman seems to like this decision, but my read is... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/03/drake-part-5.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Drake part 5 Panel 5: Copyright Law Susan Corbett, Senior Lecturer, School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington (N.Z.)... rebecca tushnetlogdrakepart https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2011/12/megaupload.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Megaupload OK, I know that there is plenty to say about this video , including Megaupload's relationship to infringement, UMG's questionable takedown n... rebecca tushnetlogmegaupload https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2009/09/tprc-2009-copyright-dmca-and-iprs.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: TPRC 2009: Copyright, DMCA and IPRs Moderator: Sherwin Siy, Public Knowledge Statutory Damages in Copyright Law: A Remedy in Need of Reform Pamela Samuelson, University of Cali... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/05/40-million-award-against-skechers.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: $40 million award against Skechers Skechers will pay $40 million for its unsubstantiated claims that its funny-shaped shoes improved fitness and health. Via the Trademark Bl... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2017/12/?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 12/01/2017 - 01/01/2018 False advertising and more rebecca tushnetlog https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2007/11/chiasmus-of-day.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Chiasmus of the day Gregory P. Magarian, Market Triumphalism, Electoral Pathologies, and the Abiding Wisdom of First Amendment Access Rights , 35 Hofstra L. Rev... rebecca tushnetof thelogchiasmusday https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2018/04/1201-hearings-la-streamlined-video.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 1201 hearings, LA, streamlined video exemption IN SUPPORT Art Neill New Media Rights Elizabeth Rosenblatt Organization for Transformative Works Jack Lerner, Brian Tamsut, and Jovan C. ... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2011/10/ Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 10/01/2011 - 11/01/2011 False advertising and more rebecca tushnetlog https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2015/03/materials-on-privacy-and-surveillance.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Materials on privacy and surveillance Terry Diggs, an adjunct at U.C. Hastings Law, alerted me to a website she put together for a privacy/surveillance website with both text an... rebecca tushneton privacy https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2019/10/?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 10/01/2019 - 11/01/2019 False advertising and more rebecca tushnetlog https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2006/09/trail-of-failure-to-attribute.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Trail of ... failure to attribute Chalfant v. Tubb, --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2006 WL 2524242 (N.D. Okla. ) Plaintiffs Chalfant and Preston alleged that defendants used a scre... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/11/contract-language-isnt-commercial-speech.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Contract language isn't commercial speech? Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Bunge North America, Inc., 2012 WL 5879271 (N.D. Iowa) Previously, the court denied a preliminary injunction ... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2010/09/whirlpool-generates-more-evidentiary.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Whirlpool generates more evidentiary rulings If I were better at this I'm sure I could work up a Scylla and Charybdis joke. LG Electronics v. Whirlpool Corp., 2010 WL 3613814 (N.D. Il... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-ipad-review.html?showComment=1272808803685&m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: my iPad review OT, but possibly of interest. The law school allowed me to test drive one because I use a tablet in teaching and wanted to see whether the i... rebecca tushnetlogipadreview https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/03/?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 03/01/2013 - 04/01/2013 False advertising and more rebecca tushnetlog https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2017/03/gwharvard-conference-infringement-and.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: GW/Harvard conference: Infringement and Defenses Infringement and Defenses Moderator: Prof. Michael B. Abramowicz, George Washington University Law School William F. Lee, WilmerHale ... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2022/05/?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 05/01/2022 - 06/01/2022 False advertising and more rebecca tushnetlog https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2003/12/?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004 False advertising and more rebecca tushnetlog https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/02/copyright-bullying-as-censorship.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Copyright bullying as censorship A good story at Salon about the use of meritless but terrifying copyright claims in service of the real agenda of silencing critics of a to... rebecca tushnetlogcopyrightbullyingcensorship https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2006/02/protect-your-skin-from-false-claims.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Protect your skin from false claims Kennedy Industries, Inc. v. Aparo , 2005 WL 3752270 (E.D.Pa.) Plaintiff sells skin protection and skin cream for wrestlers; its product... protect your skinrebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2016/01/is-jigsaw-puzzle-useful-article.html?showComment=1453319046871&m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Is a jigsaw puzzle a useful article? I am pondering this question as I contemplate writing my massive "why you should do wooden jigsaw puzzles" post, because of the exception fo... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2010/12/law-and-multiverse.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Law and the Multiverse A blog exploring legal questions posed by superpowers! Most relevant to this blog so far: Batman and patents . (My use of Batman, for comp... rebecca tushnetand theloglawmultiverse https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2009/06/when-is-froot-not-fruit.html?showComment=1244131850817 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: When is Froot not Fruit? Videtto v. Kellogg USA, 2009 WL 1439086 (E.D. Cal.) Sugawara v. Pepsico, Inc., 2009 WL 1439115 (E.D. Cal.) Because the language in both... rebecca tushnet https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2025/03/natural-claims-proceed-because.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: "natural" claims proceed because reasonable consumers can know little... Goetz v. Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC, 2025 WL 692426, No. 24-CV-04799 (JPO) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2025) Plaintiffs alleged violations of Sect... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2017/02/p-fails-to-clean-up-natural-suit-over.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: P&G fails to clean up "natural" suit over baby wipes https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/02/lanham-act-standing-and-advertising-or.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Lanham Act standing and "advertising or promotion" https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2007/05/lawsuits-still-not-so-sweet-for-splenda.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Lawsuits still not so sweet for Splenda McNeil Nutritionals, LLC v. Heartland Sweeteners LLC, 2007 WL 1520101 (E.D. Pa.) Hard upon its settlement of Merisant's false advertising c... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2025/03/discovery-rule-applies-to-false.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: discovery rule applies to false "reference price" allegations at outlet... Clark v. Eddie Bauer LLC, --- F.Supp.3d ----, 2025 WL 814924, No. 2:20-cv-01106-RAJ (W.D. Wash. Mar. 12, 2025) A good choice for publicati... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2017/09/allegedly-disingenuous-not-for-human.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Allegedly disingenuous "not for human consumption" label can't avoid... Nutrition Distribution LLC v. PEP Research, LLC, No. 16cv2328, 2017 WL 3972509 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2017) Plaintiff sells natural supple... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2016/09/star-trek-fan-films-and-transformative.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Star Trek, fan films and transformative use I have a conversation with Henry Jenkins on these topics up at his blog. https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2021/09/rogers-v-grimaldi-doesnt-apply-to.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Rogers v Grimaldi doesn't apply to alcohol, but Peaky Blinders still... Caryn Mandabach Prods. Ltd. v. Sadlers Brewhouse Ltd., 2021 WL 2497928, No. CV 20-10220-CBM-(JEMx) (C.D. Cal. May 19, 2021) Mandabach prod... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2015/11/trademark-question-of-day-hamilton.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Trademark question of the day, Hamilton edition Yes, this is a Hamilton blog for the foreseeable future. As they say, sorry not sorry. Last night, Bernie Sanders sent me this email: ... question of the day https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2023/01/trademarks-and-t-shirts-on-vacation.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Trademarks and T-shirts on vacation, Jerusalem edition A gift given to my daughter (the cat kindly agreed to stop sitting on it for 10 seconds to allow this picture to be taken): Some other vaca... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2023/02/trademark-question-of-day-harvard.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Trademark question of the day, Harvard edition When I was younger, I had a shirt that had VE RI OLD in the traditional Harvard shield configuration. The local burrito place just rolled t... question of the day https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2017/04/4th-cir-affirms-dismissal-where-p-didnt.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: 4th Cir. affirms dismissal where P didn't allege specific lost... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/06/claim-proceeds-against-alleged.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Claim proceeds against alleged mastermind of fake download sites Yordy v. Plimus, Inc., No. 3:12-cv-00229-TEH (N.D. Cal. June 14, 2012) Plimus provides payment processing and other services for online... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2019/03/can-retailer-be-directly-liable-for.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: can a retailer be directly liable for false advertising on packages? two cases (out of several involving this plaintiff) Outlaw Laboratory, LP v. Shenoor Enterprise, Inc., 2019 WL 1040644, No. 18-CV-2299... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2007/03/when-lanham-act-violations-arent.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: When Lanham Act violations aren't "advertising injury" Federal Insurance Co. v. Symons Corp., 2007 WL 689679 (Cal. App. 1 Dist.) Symons lost a large Lanham Act false advertising case, also involv... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2019/03/consumer-successfully-pleads-falsity.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: consumer successfully pleads falsity for "weight management" supplement Nathan v. Vitamin Shoppe, Inc., 2019 WL 1200554, No. 17-cv-01590-BEN-KSC (S.D. Cal. Mar. 12, 2019) Vitamin Shoppe sells Garcinia Cambo... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2025/01/are-certificates-of-analysis-and-other.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: are certificates of analysis and other technical specs commercial... Sweegen, Inc. v. Manus Bio Inc., No. 8:24-cv-01757-JVS-DFM, 2024 WL 5317280 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2024) Sweegen is one of the largest suppli... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2026/04/prefacing-statements-with-allegedly-or.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: prefacing statements with "allegedly" or calling them "estimates"... V Shred, LLC v. Kramer, 2026 WL 895614, No. 2:25-cv-01341-CDS-DJA (D. Nev. Apr. 1, 2026) V Shred is a health and wellness company speciali... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2018/03/falsity-claim-isnt-ticket-for-cancelled.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Falsity claim isn't the ticket for cancelled concert Universal Attractions, Inc. v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 2018 WL 1089747, No. 17 Civ. 3782 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 12, 2018) Universal, ... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/09/allegedly-copied-infomercial-cant.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Allegedly copied infomercial can't support misappropriation claim Morningware, Inc. v. Hearthware Home Products, Inc., 2012 WL 3835825 (N.D. Ill.) Another chunk of the dispute between these parties w... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2022/02/advertising-while-not-authorized-by.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: advertising while not authorized by Medicare to deliver services... Wound Care Concepts, Inc. v. Vohra Health Services, P.A., 2022 WL 320952, No. 19-62078-CIV-SMITH (S.D. Fla. Jan. 28, 2022) Wound Care is a... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2020/12/what-dastar-took-does-1202-give-back.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: What Dastar took, does 1202 give back? Another older case found in my year-end roundup. Pilla v. Gilat, 2020 WL 1309086, No. 19-CV-2255 (KMK) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 19, 2020) Pilla prov... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/02/do-universities-have-obligation-to.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Do universities have an obligation to police health claims made in... Is Herbalife using UCLA's name to bolster its credibility? And if so, does the university approve? It would be interesting to know, espec... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/02/false-advertising-claim-based-on.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: False advertising claim based on licensed slogan isn't covered by ad... Basic Research, LLC v. Admiral Ins. Co., --- P.3d ----, 2013 WL 563359 (Utah), 727 Utah Adv. Rep. 5, 2013 UT 6 Basic Research wanted ... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2009/10/orphan-drug-maker-fails-to-enjoin.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Orphan drug maker fails to enjoin competitors Mut. Pharm. Co. v. Watson Pharm., Inc., 2009 WL 3401117 (C.D. Cal.) The parties distribute a prescription drug whose sole active ingred... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2020/01/reading-list-pam-samuelson-on-legal.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Reading list: Pam Samuelson on legal writing Pamela Samuelson, Good Legal Writing: of Orwell and WindowPanes From the archives: Excellent short piece on legal writing, for studen... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2007/05/static-control-v-lexmark-not-just-for.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Static Control v. Lexmark: not just for anticircumvention anymore Static Control Components, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., 2007 WL 1310134 (E.D. Ky.) Lexmark sells certain printer toner cartridg... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2020/07/july-29-webinar-mccarthy-series-what.html?m=1 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: July 29 Webinar - The McCarthy Series: What the BOOKING.COM Ruling... I'll be part of the panel: On Wednesday, July 29th, at 12 noon Eastern Standard Time (9 AM PST), the McCarthy Institute will host a webinar... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2013/04/unusual-copyright-permission-term-leads.html?m=0 Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Unusual copyright permission term leads to unsuccessful lawsuit Great British Teddy Bear Co. v. McNeil-PPC, Inc., 2013 WL 1286148 (S.D.N.Y.) Plaintiff sued McNeil-PPC and Vidal Partnership (an ad a... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2021/09/slack-fill-and-healthy-claims-unite-in.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: slack fill and "healthy" claims unite in one case Stewart v. Kodiak Cakes, LLC, 2021 WL 1698695, No. 19-cv-2454-MMA (MSB) (S.D. Cal. Apr. 29, 2021) Plaintiffs alleged that Kodiak was liabl... https://tushnet.blogspot.com/2012/04/no-lack-of-substantiation-claim-under.html Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: No "lack of substantiation" claim under Cal. law Stanley v. Bayer Healthcare LLC, 2012 WL 1132920 (S.D. Cal.) Stanley brought a putative class action under the CLRA and UCL as well as f...