CINE 230 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - The Walt Disney Company, Copyright Infringement, Public Domain

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Trademark law and public law have evolved in recent years to allow companies extraordinary private rights over words, images, and tools that constitute our society. Trademark dilution act of 1995-gave owners of trademarks new powers to silence any uses that might blur or dilute trademarks. The anti-cybersquatting consumer protection act of 1999-law gives trademark holders new powers to force internet domain-name holders to surrender domain names. Ex: mattel tries to sue for barbie girl song and images of distorted barbie by mark. Ex: beproud. com made a ups doll, ups sued. Property rights in words (with trademarks) expand to ridiculous extremes. Ex: groucho"s a night in casablanca vs casablanca ; even though casablanca was a city. Ralph lauren and us polo association having issues over who can use the word. Polo as ralph lauren trademarked it in the 1960"s. ^court argued that us polo association could only use polo in connection to its name.

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