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Comic Books, The First Amendment, And The “Best Test” For Right Of Publicity Issues, Rachel Silverstein Jan 2021

Comic Books, The First Amendment, And The “Best Test” For Right Of Publicity Issues, Rachel Silverstein

Touro Law Review

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The King James Copyright: A Look At The Originality Of Derivative Translations Of The King James Version Of The Bible, Jason L. Cohn Oct 2016

The King James Copyright: A Look At The Originality Of Derivative Translations Of The King James Version Of The Bible, Jason L. Cohn

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

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Confusion Codified: Why Trademark Remedies Make No Sense, Mark A. Thurmon Jun 2016

Confusion Codified: Why Trademark Remedies Make No Sense, Mark A. Thurmon

Journal of Intellectual Property Law

No abstract provided.


Choosing The "Per-Debtor" Approach To Plan Confirmation In Multi-Debtor Chapter 11 Proceedings, Suzanne T. Brindise Jan 2015

Choosing The "Per-Debtor" Approach To Plan Confirmation In Multi-Debtor Chapter 11 Proceedings, Suzanne T. Brindise

Northwestern University Law Review

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Freedom Of Speech & Press: Gross V. New York Times, Co. Jan 1994

Freedom Of Speech & Press: Gross V. New York Times, Co.

Touro Law Review

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42 U.S.C. 1981 Does Not Provide A Remedy For Racial Harassment During Employment., Jeffrey A. Lacy Jan 1990

42 U.S.C. 1981 Does Not Provide A Remedy For Racial Harassment During Employment., Jeffrey A. Lacy

St. Mary's Law Journal

In Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, the United States Supreme Court held 42 U.S.C. § 1981 does not provide a remedy for racial harassment during employment. In 1976, in Runyon v. McCrary, the Court expanded the scope of § 1981 to cover private discrimination in contractual settings, including racial discrimination in private schools, when previously unavailable. More than a decade after the Runyon decision, the Supreme Court in Patterson, established that there were limits to § 1981’s applicability in private racial discrimination claims. Specifically, the Court held while § 1981 prohibits discriminatory conduct while entering into or enforcing a contract, …


Trademarks - Extraterritorial Application Of The Lanham Act, William R. Luney S.Ed. Apr 1957

Trademarks - Extraterritorial Application Of The Lanham Act, William R. Luney S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff, an American corporation, had manufactured and sold women's undergarments in the United States and Canada since 1917, under a U.S. registered trademark, "Vanity Fair." Defendant, a Canadian corporation, had registered the same trademark in Canada in 1915, and for this reason plaintiff's application for a Canadian trademark was denied in 1919. From 1945 to 1953, defendant purchased plaintiff's trademarked goods for resale in Canada. In 1953, defendant began selling goods of Canadian manufacture with its own Vanity Fair trademark, and threatened its competitors in Canada with infringement suits if they continued to sell plaintiff's trademarked goods. In an action …