Marc H. Simon Honored for his Work for The Innocence Project
CDAS partner Marc H. Simon will be honored and awarded for his work and support on behalf of The Innocence Project at its Young Professionals Committee benefit at the Bowery Hotel, on Thursday, October 25. The Innocence Project — a non-profit legal clinic affiliated with the Cardozo School of Law — is a national litigation
Ivanov
Austin Pendleton, director of acclaimed productions of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters at the Classic Stage Company, now tackles Anton Chekov’s masterpiece, Ivanov. Ethan Hawke stars as Nikolai Ivanov, Chekov’s first dramatic anti-hero, the financially troubled provincial landowner married to a woman who renounced her family to be with him and now finds herself renounced
David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross Starring Al Pacino Opens Saturday, December 8
David Mamet’s Glengarry Glenn Ross, starring Al Pacino, begins previews Friday, October 19 and opens Saturday, December 8. The Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play follows the lives of four desperate Chicago real estate agents over two days as they descend from lies and threats to bribery and burglary in an increasingly frantic push to sell
Google Settles Book Scanning Lawsuit With Publisher Group
On October 4, 2012, Google reached a settlement in the Google Books case with the publisher plaintiffs, which include The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and Simon & Schuster, Inc. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) represented the publishers in the settlement, resolving its seven-year
Nancy E. Wolff – “What You Need to Know About Copyright”
CDAS partner Nancy E. Wolff joins the panel “What You Need to Know About Copyright, Licensing and Image/Footage Usage Trends” presented by Visual Connections, Wednesday, October 24, 10am, at The Altman Building, 135 West 18 Street, New York City. The panel will discuss a variety of copyright issues including fair use, orphan works, royalty free,
Louboutin v. Yves Saint Laurent: The High Stakes High Heels
On September 5, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent Am. Holding, Inc., No. 11-3303 (2d Cir. 2012), held that a single color can be used as a trademark in the fashion industry. The highly anticipated ruling is a significant victory for the
Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc.: A Fair Use “Telenovela”:
On August 14, 2012, the majority of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Monge v. Maya Magazines, Inc., Nos. 10-56710, 11-55483 (9th Cir. 2012), reversed the decision of the District Court for the Central District of California and held that a tabloid’s publication of copyrighted photographs without permission was not a fair use under
Copyright Issues for Educational Institutions: Court Issues Long-Awaited Opinion in Georgia State University Copyright Infringement Case
On May 11, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued its long-awaited opinion in Cambridge University Press v. Becker, No. 1:08-CV-1425-ODE (N.D. Ga. May 11, 2012) which examined one of the new ways professors and students teach and learn in the digital age. Although the court found the University’s copyright
Court Upholds Right to License Celebrity Images
This week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissals of two right of publicity claims against Corbis Corp. — Shirley Jones v. Corbis Corp. and Alberghetti v. Corbis Corp. In the Jones case, the court held that Shirley Jones, star of the TV show “The Partridge Family,” had given her implicit consent to
Ralph Lauren’s Famous Polo Player Put Back on his Horse
The United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently put Ralph Lauren’s famous polo player back on his horse in granting the petition of PRL USA Holdings, Inc., a Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation subsidiary (“PRL”) to cancel the trademark registration of Thread Pit, Inc. (“Thread Pit”).