Tattoos, Warhol and Police Parodies

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In Memoriam:  Marybeth Peters

https://www.copyright.gov/about/registers/peters/peters.html

MELENDEZ V. SIRIUS XM

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/21-1769/21-1769-2022-10-04.html

TATTOO CORNER

TATTOO ARTIST WINS VS TAKE2 

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/10/jury-awards-damages-to-tattoo-artist-for-video-game-depiction-alexander-v-wwe-2k-guest-blog-post.htm

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/tattoo-artist-copyright-win-will-create-8308386/

https://copyrightlately.com/tattoo-artist-trial-victory-copyright-lawsuit/

CARDI B WINS LITIGATION REGARDING HER TATTOO

https://kfiam640.iheart.com/featured/la-local-news/content/2022-10-22-cardi-b-wins-federal-lawsuit-over-tattoo-image/

https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-who-kevin-michael-brophy-cardi-b-mixtape-album-cover-art-tattoo-controversy-explained-rapper-wins-lawsuit

https://www.inkedmag.com/original-news/cardi-b-tattoo-infringement (background/photograph here. Content warning: Image slightly vulgar)

ROY MOORE WINS DEFAMATION VERDICT DESPITE ABSENCE OF SHOWING OF ACTUAL MALICE

https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/roy-moore-was-banned-from-the-mall-but-won-his-defamation-suit

SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ON FAIR USE/TRANSFORMATIVENESS IN AWF V. GOLDSMITH 

https://illusionofmore.com/awf-v-goldsmith-the-need-for-a-workable-standard-of-transformativeness/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/justices-debate-whether-warhol-image-is-fair-use-of-photograph-of-prince/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/the-court-of-art-criticism-is-in-session/

POLICE DEPARTMENT FACEBOOK COMMENTS BATTLE.

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/21-3723/21-3723-2022-10-11.html

THE ONION WEIGHS IN ON PETITION FOR CERT IN POLICE PARODY CLAIM

(see also discussion of Novak v. City of Parma, (Ohio) (6th Cir),

https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/22a0090p-06.pdf

and The Onion’s amicus brief in favor of cert)

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03%20-%20Novak-Parma%20-%20Onion%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf

https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/with-the-onions-support-satirist-asks-court-to-revive-lawsuit-against-police-who-arrested-him/

New deadline to respond to office actions for applications

https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/laws/2020-modernization-act/new-response-deadline-applications