Are feelings protected expression? On September 23, 2020, Netflix released the “Enola Holmes” movie despite being embroiled in a lawsuit for alleged copyright and trademark infringement brought by the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of the Sherlock…
Apple created an App Store to give customers a wide range of apps they can use form their iPhone. Apple takes a 30% standard fee of all in app purchases, in exchange for allowing developers access to the App Store.…
While the fight between movie studios and theater chains over the exclusivity period has been ongoing, who would have thought it would take a pandemic taking place for this issue to come to a head. We are living in a…
The recent popularity of reality television has generated a new category of talent. Reality television stars like Snooki, Kelly Clarkson, and Kim Kardashian have become famous merely because of their appearance on reality television.[1] This new definition of “talent” has…
Recent box office hit, Hustlers, featuring a slew of well-established celebrities from Jennifer Lopez to Cardi B, has come under fire for claims of exploitation and defamation from the very woman who inspired the movie plot.[1] That woman is Samantha…
We have entered a new decade, surely to be filled with countless changes. To understand just how much can happen in a decade, look back on 2010 and consider how many aspects of life have changed in the last ten…
On August 18, 2014 Taylor Swift released her single “Shake It Off.” This song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, was the number 13 song on the Billboard year end chart, and was certified 9…
Famous recording artist, Lizzo, filed a preemptive lawsuit on October 23rd, 2019 to disprove allegations that Justin and Jeramiah Raisen and Justin “Yves” Rothman deserve author credit for her song, “Truth Hurts.”[1] Lizzo is seeking a declaratory judgment that the…
Many states across the country have either allowed or are drafting legislation to allow for legal sports betting.[1] Under the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992, sports gambling was prohibited under federal law.[2] On May 14, 2018,…
Music legend John Lennon, former Beatles star, once sung the words “you may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”[1] These words, which make up the chorus for one of his most famous songs, Imagine, have a…
Let’s face it – it is nearly impossible to scroll through any form of social media during the weekends of April 14-23 without seeing floods of content surrounding “one of the most critically acclaimed”[1] music and arts festivals in the…
The well-known podcast personality Daryl Campbell a.k.a. Taxstone was recently arrested on January 16, 2017 on federal charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Receipt of a Firearm in Interstate Commerce.[1] The arrest is related to…