Holley Horrell

Holley Horrell

August 02, 2024 | Law.com

Eighth Circuit on Copyright Law: Simple Form Is Not Copyrightable and Using a Meme Was Not Fair Use

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit expanded its jurisprudence on copyright law twice in recent months. Addressing questions ranging from copyrightability to fair use, and arising from separate disputes involving a car dealership's customer intake form and a popular meme, these two opinions round out a body of just seven decisions on copyright law released by this appellate court in the past five years.

By Holley Horrell

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October 28, 2019 | Law.com

'Willful' Thinking: Supreme Court Set To Clarify When Trademark Owners May Recover Profit Awards

Does the Lanham Act entitle a trademark owner to an award of the infringer's profits as a remedy for infringement under §1125(a) only if the infringement was willful?

By Holley Horrell

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