Worries About the Propertization of Color
Trademarks come in a variety of forms. Indeed, trademark protection is not restricted to verbal marks like “Coca-Cola” and “Apple” but extends to an array of non-verbal source identifiers. Among…
Trademarks come in a variety of forms. Indeed, trademark protection is not restricted to verbal marks like “Coca-Cola” and “Apple” but extends to an array of non-verbal source identifiers. Among…
Our infatuation with high-profile celebrity trials is not a new phenomenon. Approximately 150 million people watched as O.J. Simpson was tried for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson,…
Despite the two lawsuits recently brought against MSCHF, the brand isn’t too worried about being sued. The art collective aptly pronounced “Mischief” approaches lawsuits as it does everything, from its…
In 2015, a unanimous jury found that the 2013 hit single ‘Blurred Lines’ had infringed upon copyrighted elements of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 song ‘Got to Give it Up’ and ordered…
AI-generated imagery is taking the world by storm. Consumer-facing AI systems such DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney are able to near-instantly generate impressive visual works based on textual prompts.…
Kieran Hebden, the English producer known as Four Tet, has been a major presence in electronic music over the last two decades. In the early 2000s, he began to attract…
Music publishing executives greeted the August 31st announcement from the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and Digital Media Association (DiMA) with triumph and optimism. The…
Jacob Golan* Download a PDF version of this article here. Introduction I. Scientific and Legal Boundaries of Fermented Foods’ Microbiome A. Issues with Defining “Microbes” and “Fermentation” B. Disentangling Biogeography…
M P Ram Mohan* & Aditya Gupta** Download a PDF version of this article here. Academic research and publishing are facing a crisis. The importance of access to academic literature…
Our Spring 2022 Issue—Volume 11, Issue 3—considers intellectual property debates happening across the world. We begin in India, where a pending copyright case threatens access to academic literature. Authors M…