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That Facebook Copyright Thing Is Meaningless and You Should Stop Sharing It
Max Read · 11/26/12 11:29AMSony Is Being Sued Because Owen Wilson Paraphrased a Two-Sentence Faulkner Quote in Midnight in Paris
Caity Weaver · 10/26/12 03:50PMOwen Wilson will never say words out loud in this town again: The Hollywood Reporter writes that Sony Picture Classics is being sued by the owners of the rights to William Faulkner's literary works over two sentences the actor uttered in Woody Allen's 2011 film Midnight in Paris. The suit claims the lines violate copyright.
Hasbro Crushes Dreams of Grown Men Who Love My Little Pony
Katie Notopoulos · 12/30/11 03:00PMForget SOPA. The biggest online intellectual property story last week was the shutdown of a website offering downloads of the cartoon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, which shook the burgeoning "brony" community to its core.
Bronies (bro+pony) are adult male fans of the new series launched in 2010 based on the classic ‘80s My Little Pony toy that [spoiler] your mom secretly threw out your collection of when you went to college.
If you think bronyism sounds like something only a serious pervert living in his mother's basement would be into, you're only about 30% correct. To address your immediate question: it's not ironic. It's nerdy guys who genuinely enjoy an animated series about ponies. The show has a legitimate appeal to older audiences—high production values, snappy dialog, and a heartwarming message. But the online fan culture of bronies grew out of 4chan, so they have a computer nerd vestigial tail of Mountain Dew, anime appreciation, chronic virginity, and cyberbullying.
Bronies have their own news sites, fan forums, and even a healthy amount of fan art of ponies doing unspeakable sexual acts on Tumblr. They've had real life meet-ups, and an upcoming BronyCon in New York will feature appearances by voice actors from the show.
Angelina Jolie to Adopt a Copyright Lawyer Next
Lauri Apple · 12/03/11 05:01PM'Occupy This': the Other Occupy Wall Street Trademark
Max Read · 10/27/11 02:08AMDJ Paulie D Sued for $4 Million for Trademark Infringement
Brian Moylan · 07/01/11 02:10PM'Can You Copyright a Nose Job?' Law Profs Wonder
Lauri Apple · 05/29/11 03:17PMInspired by recent litigation involving the copyrightability of Mike Tyson's Maori-inspired facial tattoo, some of America's law professors have contemplated a different-but-similar issue: whether American copyright law protects nose doctors' surgical masterpieces. The answer? Probably not, but it's not completely impossible.
Judge Lets Hangover 2 Open Over Objections of Artist Who Owns Mike Tyson's Face
John Cook · 05/24/11 01:34PMA federal judge has denied tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill's request for an injunction barring The Hangover 2 from opening because the studio didn't ask him for the rights to use Mike Tyson's face tattoo, which Whitmill designed and copyrighted. He still has a "strong likelihood of success" in eventually winning his case, though, according to the judge.
Google Now Treating Copyright Violators Like Drunk Drivers
Adrian Chen · 04/14/11 10:15AMA lot of people use YouTube to upload original content of adorable babies. But a lot of people use it to post copyright-violating clips of TV shows and Lady Gaga videos. Now, YouTube copyright violators will be sentenced to "copyright school."