Like Run-DMC, me and My Adidas do the illest things. You know, slaying all suckers who perpetrate, laying down law from state to state. And when I travel on gravel, dirt road…
Jonny Balfus
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I was supposed to be a rock star but, through no fault of my own, ended up an intellectual property lawyer in Los Angeles. I'm not saying that's your fault, but I'm not not saying it, if you know what I mean.
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Take a look at the picture above. Do you know what it is? Can you identify it? Of course you can! You probably remember its catchy ”Gimme a break” jingle….
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A few nights past Dr. Keepit and I watched ”Finding Vivian Maier,” a documentary about an unknown photographer whose street scenes, cityscapes and studies of ordinary people rival those of…
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Just so you know, this isn’t a sexy article. It’s about recent legal developments concerning grey market goods; not some pervy tycoon and his obsession with nubile coeds. Sorry! Now…
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My very first KI2Y column on PopDose was this clever bit about how rights of publicity might attach to dead celebrities. Do rights to famous folk’s images survive their tragic demise, or…
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When you were in school you went to parties. You sat around accomplishing not too much and, when The Tune came on, everyone chimed in on the big sing-along…
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So I’m standing on the 7th Avenue subway platform in lower Manhattan, circa 1983. Two knuckleheads are discussing a picture of a baby in a circle. The primitive image is drawn…
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In a hole in the ground there lived a lawsuit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet lawsuit, filled with the ends of contracts and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry,…
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I scream, you scream, we all scream for hardcore pornography! Hippie royalty Ben & Jerry were not amused when L.A. smut merchants Caballero Video released a series of dirty…
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The first Velvet Underground Album only sold 5,000 copies, but everyone that bought it filed a lawsuit.
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In which Harry Potter encounters his most dangerous nemesis yet: Copyright Infringers! Foolish muggles. You know what happens when you get into a lawsuit with JK Rowling, author of the…
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Q: How does Google make money from your searches? You know you don’t pay anything when you stalk your ex, scan Kobe’s lifetime stats, or check to see if your…
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Everyone knows that Homer Simpson loves beer. During the long-running animated series The Simpsons Homer has philosophized: ”Beer. Now there’s a temporary solution.” He’s also threatened ”I would kill everyone…
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The story of how Joy Division met Mickey Mouse in the greatest trademark case that never was. Last week’s KI2Y post about the unlawful appropriation of popular songs by…
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The popular practice of pinching pop tunes for political purposes — without permission.
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Okay, so a couple of weeks ago snobby British fashion house Burberry posts a timeline on Facebook…
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