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Ask Dr. Copyright © About Parodies and Fair Use

February 27, 2023 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright

Dear Doc: I just had a lovely night at the theater, where I saw the musical “Vape.” The show was a copy of “Grease,” but with changed lyrics for nine songs and dialog that exposed just how sexist Grease is. Vape advertises that it is, “A live musical parody of Grease!” Vape doesn’t pay the […]

Ask Dr. Copyright © About the Collision Between Trademark and Copyright Law

January 16, 2023 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Trademark

Dear Doc: My new company paid $500 to a designer in Bulgaria for a company logo. The invoice we received says that we have “the right to use the logo in any way, forever.” We good? Signed,A Bit Worried Dear Bit: A recent case filed in both federal and state courts in Georgia should have […]

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Rule of Law

December 15, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: We all hear about the “Rule of Law”, but lawyers seldom discuss the rules of law, you know, the rules about how the system functions. Can you enlighten me? Signed, Nothing Better To Do Dear NBTD: While the “Rule of Law” means that everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law, […]

Ask Dr. Copyright © about Artificial Intelligence

November 17, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: I have read your columns about how patent law is now mostly unable to protect inventions that incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning computer applications. So…what’s an aspiring inventor in those fields to do? How may such systems be protected? Is all hope lost? Signed, HAL Dear HAL: No. All is not lost. We […]

Ask Dr. Copyright …Copyright is a Federal Law that Protects Forms of Expression

October 17, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Trademark

*Originally posted on April 30, 2015 Dear Doc: A lawyer friend told me that I should copyright the name of my band, The Miseracordions, so that when I make it big (this polka thing is REALLY gonna take off soon!) I can keep other people from using the name. Apart from our music, that just […]

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Legal Reasoning

September 22, 2022 Lawrence Husick Intellectual Property

Dear Doc: I’ve heard about how the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, and declared a century-old state law saying that you need a valid reason to carry a loaded gun anywhere you please because the matters in those cases were not part of the way people thought in 1789 (or 1868, either.) How […]

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Floor Plans

July 21, 2022 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: My wife and I are two of the millions of Internet users who browse real estate websites like Zillow.com, Redfin.com, and Trulia.com. We see a lot of pretty pictures and virtual video tours, but not floor plans, which makes our search for our dream home very frustrating. Why aren’t there any floor plans on these websites? […]

Dear Doc: I’ve heard the expression, “Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.” Attributed to Alexander Pope, in An Essay on Criticism, dated 1709. What does this have to do with copyright law? Signed,All’s Fair Dear AF: In the coming Supreme Court term, the Court has agreed to hear a case which may, at […]

Dear Doc: I have heard that in times of war, intellectual property may be seized to support the war effort. Is that going to happen to Russia? Signed,Vodka (and Ukraine) Lover Dear Lover: Yes, war can be a messy affair, and that extends all the way to intellectual property rights. During World War I (the […]

Numbers are routinely used to name products but that there are so many of them that it takes a lot of marketing to make a number distinctive.

All posts by: Lawrence Husick

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Parodies and Fair Use

Ask Dr. Copyright © About the Collision Between Trademark and Copyright Law

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Rule of Law

Ask Dr. Copyright © about Artificial Intelligence

Ask Dr. Copyright …Copyright is a Federal Law that Protects Forms of Expression

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Legal Reasoning

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Floor Plans

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Developments in Fair Use Doctrine

Ask Dr. Copyright © about Intellectual Property Rights During Time of War

Ask Dr. Copyright © about Trademarks (huh?)

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