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Federal Courts Judge Finds Use of NBA Player Tattoos in Video Game Is Not Copyright Infringement

Judge Finds Use of NBA Player Tattoos in Video Game Is Not Copyright Infringement

By Laura Temme, Esq. | Last updated on August 03, 2021

Last week, Take-Two Interactive Software finally overcame copyright infringement claims over its use of professional basketball players' tattoos in its NBA 2K...

Federal Courts FDCPA Requires Listing Owner of the Debt, Not Just the Retailer, 2nd Circuit Holds

FDCPA Requires Listing Owner of the Debt, Not Just the Retailer, 2nd Circuit Holds

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 03, 2021

Many retailers have issued lines of credit to customers in the form of credit cards. Often, this is done in partnership with existing banks and lenders. For...

Federal Courts Collection Letter Falsely Implying Immediate Legal Action Doesn’t Violate FDCPA

Collection Letter Falsely Implying Immediate Legal Action Doesn’t Violate FDCPA

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 03, 2021

A collection agency that sent a notice warning of possible legal action if the debt was not repaid did not violate federal law, according to U.S. District...

Federal Courts Comedian in Car Clear of Copyright Claim

Comedian in Car Clear of Copyright Claim

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 03, 2021

Jerry Seinfeld is still working during the pandemic. His new Netflix stand-up special, taped last year, just released. He is appearing on talk shows from his...

Federal Courts Unusually Combative Second Circuit Denies Review of a Controversial Sanctuary City Case

Unusually Combative Second Circuit Denies Review of a Controversial Sanctuary City Case

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 03, 2021

This week the Second Circuit declined to review en banc a case involving the withholding of federal grant funds to so-called “sanctuary" cities and...

Federal Courts Second Circuit Ends Star Trek's Troubles With Tardigrades

Second Circuit Ends Star Trek's Troubles With Tardigrades

By Joseph Fawbush, Esq. | Last updated on August 03, 2021

The idea of a giant tardigrade is terrifying. Tardigrades are real, microscopic animals that can survive in almost any environment. They are the only known...

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