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Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
Netflix's Major Shift To Original Content
The holiday season brings with it a lot of different exciting things: the weather is getting colder, retailers are having holiday season sales, and Netflix announced thirty new original Christmas...
By Elad Jerusalem
Un-Blurring the Lines of Copyright Infringement
In 2015, the music industry was rocked by the "Blurred Lines" copyright infringement case.[footnote]See Williams v. Bridgeport Music, Inc., No. LACV1306004JAKAGRX, 2015 WL 4479500 (C.D. Cal. July 14, 2015).[/footnote] In...
By Amanda Benincasa
Liability With Regard to Artificial Intelligence
In 2016, Microsoft developed a chatbot—a piece of artificial intelligence ("AI") software created to "develop conversational understanding by interacting with humans"—named Tay to engage with users on Twitter.[footnote]Amy Kraft, Microsoft...
By Pearse Walsh
Section 230: Platforms, Plain Meaning, and Projecting the Rulemaking Process to Come
For the past few years, Republicans and Democrats have found little to agree upon, however, there is widespread bipartisan support for reforming one area of internet law: Section 230 of...
By AJ Harris
It's Outta Here! SCOTUS Decision Sets Stage for Slugfest Over Minor League Baseball Players' Wages
With the conclusion of the 2020 Major League Baseball ("MLB") World Series, baseball fans are instinctively looking ahead towards pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training and the start of...
By Kevin Darby
Just Sign Here: Borat II, Rudy Giuliani, and the Power of a Written Consent Agreement
Sacha Baron Cohen made headlines again last week,[footnote]E.g., Jacob Sarkisian, The 8 wildest things that happened during the filming of 'Borat 2', Insider (Oct. 28, 2020, 3:29 PM), https://www.insider.com/borat-2-craziest-things-filming-sacha-baron-cohen-2020-10 [https://perma.cc/FJ7K-LSG8];...
By Maggie Casey
There's No Place Like Tiffany, Except When Tiffany is at Costco
Valentine's Day, February 14, 2013: a day full of love, romance, and for some lucky couples, diamond rings. Many smiling loved ones proudly proposed to their significant others with "Tiffany"...
By Jeana Thompson
Former Football Players and Their Families Fight to Hold Riddell Liable for Brain Injuries
Each fall, football players across America take the field to face off against each other for four intense quarters week after week. The sport is one of the most popular...
By Annika Kapur
Supreme Court Set to Rule on Constitutionality of Administrative Patent Judges
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.[footnote]Smith & Nephew, Inc. v. Arthrex, Inc. No 19-1452, 2020 WL 6037207 (U.S....
By Anna Zhou
Hop Off: Inside the Ongoing Trademark Battle Between Streetwear Brand Off-White and S.C. Johnson & Son Over Use of the Mark "OFF"
For a company so committed to creating fashion that is avant-garde, Virgil Abloh's Off-White is in the trenches of yet another trademark dispute. The streetwear brand is guided by the...
By Alexandra Machado
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