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DON'T INTENSIFY THE "BLUR": WHY THE "BLURRED LINES" VERDICT AND RULING WILL BE AND SHOULD BE REVERSED ON APPEAL
By Manotti L. Jenkins Let’s not get it twisted here. As an avid music consumer, especially of old school R&B, I absolutely love “Got to...
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Apr 14, 20246 min read
THE BEST IP PROTECTION FOR SOFTWARE? COPYRIGHTS ARE THE WAY TO GO FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUAL INVENTORS
By Manotti L. Jenkins No other intellectual creation has divided legal scholars and practitioners concerned with the proper protection of...
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Apr 14, 20245 min read
NOT THAT YOU CARED BEFORE, BUT NOW YOU CAN SING “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” AT A PARTY AND NOT WORRY ABOUT BEING SUED
By Manotti L. Jenkins Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday dear [NAME] Happy Birthday to you Believe it or not,...
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Apr 14, 20246 min read
WITH THE NFL BANKROLLING ITS APPEALS, THE REDSKINS CONTINUE TO DEFEND ITS TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS, CITING TO A LAUNDRY LIST OF “OFFENSIVE” TRADEMARKS
By Manotti L. Jenkins This past summer, it was revealed that the NFL is bankrolling the Redskins’ appeals of the cancellation of six of...
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Apr 14, 20242 min read
AS YOU RECORD YOUR HIT SONG, PLEASE DO NOT FALL PREY TO THE “FOUR NOTE” OR “FIVE SECOND”OR “ONE BAR” MYTH ABOUT MUSIC SAMPLING – YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF DEFENDING AGAINST A COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT
By Manotti L. Jenkins In my nearly 20 years of practicing intellectual property (IP) law, I don’t believe I have heard a more widespread...
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Apr 14, 20244 min read
MJ’s THOUGHTS ON IP LAW: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS AS ILLUSTRATED THROUGH A FICTIONAL SMALL BUSINESS
By Manotti L. Jenkins You and four of your creative, talented, and exquisitely dressed fraternity brothers have been talking about...
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Apr 14, 20245 min read
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