Entries from LAist tagged with 'infringement'
August 22, 2007
Poor Paul Sunich. First he lost his monkey. Now he's lost his middle name. Costa Mesa-based Paul Frank Sunich, creator of the ubiquitous Julius the Monkey icon, can no longer put his name on T-shirts, according to a 16-page ruling yesterday by an Orange County U.S. District Court judge. Paul Frank Industries (PFI) prevailed in a trademark infringement lawsuit against the designer, who last year after a falling-out with the company he co-founded ten years......
Continue Reading "How Paul Frank Lost His Name"March 23, 2007
The Daily Show's Demetri Martin examines the legality of watching him discuss the legality of watching The Daily Show on YouTube. For the full effect, watch it illegally via this embedded YouTube player before Viacom submits its takedown notice. If the YouTube video doesn't work, watch legally via Comedy Central's videoplayer, embedded after the jump.......
Continue Reading "This is a Safe Harbor Zone"February 22, 2007
This is your last warning. Don't go posting those Oscar screeners on the Internet. Not now, and not ever! After all, you could end up like Salvador Nunez Jr., a 27-year-old Norwalk resident who was charged today with copyright infringement. Nunez allegedly got DVD copies of Flushed Away from his sister, who has the privilege of reviewing cartoons for the Academy. The MPAA knows this because they imprint digital watermarks on all screeners in......
Continue Reading "Flushed Away... Cartoon Justice?"