A significant trademark ruling came down on Monday in University of Ala. Bd of Trustees v. New Life, Inc. The case pitted the University of Alabama, a longtime college football powerhouse, against Daniel Moore, an artist who creates and sells paintings of famous ‘Bama football plays. The University claimed that these images, such as the one to the left of this paragraph, violated their trademark rights in the distinctive ‘Bama uniform and logo. Does an artist have the right to use trademarks in his works? And what are the broader implications of the ruling?
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JOBS Act: Basic Requirements
June 6, 2012
JOBS Act: Basic Requirements Last week, I wrote about the JOBS Act, discussing some of the pros and cons of crowdfunding for startup companies. In this post, I’ll go into a bit more detail about the requirements companies have to meet in order to access the world of Internet crowdfunding.
JOBS Act Legalizes Crowdfunding for Startups
May 30, 2012
JOBS Act Legalizes Crowdfunding for Startups The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (aka JOBS Act) was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The Act is intended to encourage funding for small businesses by making it easier for certain small businesses to comply with securities regulations (or bypass certain regulations entirely.) Title III of the Act, known as Crowdfunding, amends Section 4 of the Securities Act to create a new exemption for offerings of “crowdfunded” securities. It will exempt issuers from the requirements of Section 5 of the Act when they offer and…
Battleship v. American Battleship
May 24, 2012
Battleship v. American Battleship Universal has had several problems with its recent wannabe blockbuster Battleship. The main problem is that it was a box-office bomb. Despite the fact that movie fans have been able to see this coming from miles away, Universal also decided to pick a fight with an obscure movie studio, Global Asylum, over an allegedly similar movie. To be fair, Global Asylum has been asking for this fight for a long time. Read on for the story of Battleship v. American Battleship.
