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Working with social influencers: compliance tips for brands
It is evident from a casual gaze through social pages or comms industry commentary that brands are turning to ‘social influencers’ to promote their products through online social channels, with the...
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Brand ambassadors who go off-brand
Personalities who become brand ambassadors can be a powerful marketing tool for brands. From celebrities to social media influencers, they have the potential to make brands and products relatable and...
View ArticleSocial media hangout with Stephen and Jules Lund
Yesterday, Stephen participated in a social media and the law hangout with radio personality, Jules Lund. In front of a live audience at Mumbrella House, they both discussed social media issues,...
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Graffiti and copyright
You may remember Katy Perry wearing a Moschino-designed ‘graffiti’ dress at the Met Gala earlier this year? Or maybe you remember Gigi Hadid wearing it at the 2015 Moschino runway show? Last month, an...
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She should be so lucky: Kylie Minogue opposes Kylie Jenner’s ‘Kylie’ US...
In 2015, reality TV star Kylie Jenner filed a number of federal trademark applications in connection with both her first name and her full name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”),...
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Image rights – the debate continues post mortem
In both Australia and the UK, there is no such thing as an “image right” or “right of privacy” which allows a celebrity to control the use of his or her name or image. This was confirmed by the UK High...
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Prince lives on, in his trade mark form
Just days before his death, a trade mark application lodged by Prince was approved for publication in the US. The application sought to protect the “Prince” name in classes 25 and 41, covering clothing...
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Spoiler alert
In 2003, Steve Carbon (‘Steve’), a blogger from Dallas, started a newsletter that leaked reports from the show the Bachelor and the Bachelorette that had not yet been aired, even revealing the finale...
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Image rights can get messi!
Barcelona football star, Lionel Messi, was recently sentenced to 21 months in prison and fined the equivalent of $2.95 million after being found guilty of tax fraud. Messi allegedly used different...
View ArticlePerformers and the Entertainment Industry Act
Welcome to the next installment of our dissemination of all your questions surrounding the Entertainment Law Act. In an earlier blog we looked at what it means to be a performer representative. This...
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