Copyright | Copyright, Advertising Regulations and Data Privacy | Commercial Speech | Trademarks and Appropriation | More Appropriation & Right of Publicity |
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Feist Publications, Inc. v. Telephone Service Co.
What 1991 case ruled that the publisher of a regional telephone directory did not violate the copyright of a smaller local directory because it was just a listing.
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Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
What 1984 case ruled that making individual copies of television episodes for the purposes of time shifting is fair use, not copyright infringement.
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Valentine v. Chrestensen
What 1942 case established the difference between speech and commercial speech and ruled that commercial speech is not protected under the first amendment.
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Hasbro v. Asus
What 2012 case established that search results cannot be used as evidence for consumer confusion.
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Carson v. Here’s Johnny Portable Toilets
What 1983 case found that a celebrity's identity is not only their likeness or name but also includes any characteristic or phrase that is associated with them.
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Eldred v. Ashcroft
What 2003 case ruled that extending copyright length is allowed as long as it is not indefinite.
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A&M Records v. Napster
What 2001 case found that file-sharing services can be held liable for contributory and vicarious infringement of labels' intellectual property
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Virginia Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Consumers Union
What 1976 case held that a ban on the advertising of pharmaceutical prices was unconstitutional and that the First Amendment protects companies and consumers?
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PETA v. Doughney
What 2001 case ruled that a parody can dilute the actual companies brand, which is trademark infringement and not protected speech.
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DiCorcia v. Nussenzweig
What 2007 case established that a photographer could display, publish, and sell street photography without the consent of the subjects of those photographs
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Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises
What 1984 case established the Fair Use Test and ruled that a magazine publishing a leaked manuscript without the author's permission was not fair use.
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Lenz v. Universal City Studios
What 2001 case found that before a Youtube video is taken down, they must determine if the copyrightable material is being used in good faith under fair use.
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Central Hudson Gas & Electric v. Public Service Commission
What 1980 case created a legal test to determine what the restictions of commerical speech are.
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Matal v. Tam
What 2017 case ruled that the disparagement clause was unconstitutional and that trademarks can be used as a vehicle for protected speech
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Lohan v. Take Two Interactive Software
What 2018 case established that generic images that happen to resemble a celebrity's likeness are not actionable for a right of publicity claim
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Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc
What 1993 case ruled that parody will always pass the fair use test as long as it does not violate the trademark
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FTC v POM Wonderful
What 2015 case established that if you are going to advertise that a product has health benefits, you must have sufficient research done to back up those claims.
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Hoffman Estates v. Flipside
What 1982 case failed the Central Hudson test and held that businesses must hold a licence to advertise the sale of drug paraphernalia.
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Roberson v Rochester Folding Box Co.
What 1902 case established that it was illegal to use one's name or likeness for advertising or trade purposes without consent
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Hart v. EA Games
What 2013 case ruled that the use of college athletes likeness without their consent was not a transformative use and violated their right of publicity.
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New York Times v. Tasini
What 2001 case ruled that when publishers publish freelancers already-published work in online databases without the freelancers' permission, it violates the copyright?
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Google Spain v. AEPD & González
What 2014 case held that search engines are responsible for the appearance of personal data on websites published by third parties.
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Kasky v. Nike
What 2002 case created the Limited Purpose test to determine what is commercial and non-commercial speech?
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White v. Samsung
What 1992 case found that celebrities solely own the right to exploit the value of their identity.
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Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard
What 1977 case found that the recording and publishing of a street entertainer's act restricts their ability to make money and violates his right to publicity.
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