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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #73

  Hannah Samendinger  |  January 30, 2018 2 min read

  Boing Boing (Happy Mutants LLC) filed a motion to dismiss in their case against Playboy, who is alleging copyright infringement because of links to images of Playboy cent...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #69

  Hannah Samendinger  |  January 04, 2018 2 min read

  A reverse class action copyright infringement lawsuit in Canada (the first of its kind) could create a "machine" for obtaining cash settlements from those illegally downl...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #64

  Hannah Samendinger  |  November 21, 2017 2 min read

  Does linking to copyrighted images constitute copyright infringement? Playboy is taking BoingBoing to court over just that. ...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #63

  Hannah Samendinger  |  November 15, 2017 2 min read

  A Brooklyn jury found that the graffiti on the 5Pointz complex, despite its transient nature, should be considered art and was illegally destroyed....

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• Alt Trademarks: Episode 15 – Anne Gilson LaLonde

  Alt Legal Team  |  November 15, 2017 21 min read

  Hannah speaks with Anne Gilson LaLonde. Anne is the author of the trademark treatise Gilson on Trademarks. She took over authorship of the book from her father, Jerome Gi...

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• Alt Legal IP News – Issue #61

  Hannah Samendinger  |  October 31, 2017 2 min read

  In case you need a last minute costume idea, I'd suggest a patented dino outfit made for one or for two. ...

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