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Culturist reader + client @themcbproject sent along a Businessweek article discussing the Maasai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania. Basically, corporate giants have used the tribe’s name and signature cultural attributes, for commercial use. They made serious...
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So, a current hot copyright infringement legal dispute involves Malcolm X’s family and Chicago’s Third World Press. Third World Press purchased the rights from X Legacy, LLC. (Malcom X’s estate) to publish his diary, set to release late November. The...
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One question that I get time and time again is: What happens if I submit a proposal to a potential client. They don’t hire me. But, they jack my ideas and either execute themselves, or they give my idea to someone else who will perform the work cheaply....
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So, this week as we are talking about protecting your cool ish online, a reader sends me a link to an article, “Jay-Z Says ‘Big Pimpin’ Copyright Suit Came Too Late.” Basically, Jay-Z has requested a federal judge to drop a lawsuit filed...
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Of course you know by now that the latest in celeb legal buzz is the “Blurred Lines” fiasco: The Scoop Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and Clifford Harris Jr. filed a preemptive lawsuit against Marvin Gaye III, Nona Gaye, Christian Gaye and Bridgeport...