Name: Kameelah Hakeem Profession: Administrative Director at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Twenty years ago, I was a newly-minted, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed litigation associate at a firm called Jenkens and Gilchrist (R.I.P.). As luck would have it, I was assigned an amazing legal assistant named Kameelah Hakim. My immediate impression of Kameelah was that she was an intelligent, take-charge, no-nonsense person
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War of the Wordles: Did the New York Times Go Too Far?
Using the DMCA to target hundreds of Wordle-likes, the publication claims exclusive rights in the game’s grid dimensions and color scheme.
Fresh on the heels of filing an infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, The New York Times Co. is flexing its copyright muscles once again, this time targeting the developers of hundreds of games inspired…
California Relaxes COVID-19 Isolation and Testing Guidelines
Acknowledging that we are now at “a different point in time with reduced impacts from COVID-19 compared to previous years,” the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has updated its COVID-19 isolation guidelines in an effort to minimize workplace disruption when a person tests positive for the virus. Under the new guidelines, those who test…
Valentine’s Day Reminder – California Employer Edition
Yes, this is a reminder that Valentine’s Day is coming up, and it falls on February 14 this year. In addition to making dinner reservations and buying loved ones flowers, California employers have the added responsibility of complying with the newly enacted Business & Professions Code Section 16600.1 which says, among other things: For current employees,…
Why the Carlin Estate’s Lawsuit Over Fake Comedy Special May Be DOA
While billed as a groundbreaking move in the battle over unauthorized digital replicas, the George Carlin estate’s new lawsuit faces tough challenges in court.
The late, great George Carlin once said, “I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.” Subversive comedy was Carlin’s…
Kat Von D Tattoo Infringement Trial Begins: What You Need To Know
A federal jury is set to decide whether celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D infringed photographer Jeff Sedlik’s copyright in a Miles Davis portrait by tattooing the image onto her client’s body.
A first-of-its-kind copyright infringement trial is scheduled to begin today in Los Angeles. Like the tattoo at issue in the case, the lawsuit…
FORCES OF NATURE: Sheenika Gandhi
Name: Sheenika Gandhi Profession: Chief Marketing Officer at Greenberg Glusker Kicking off 2024 with a self-made Force who chose a road less traveled. In 2011, Sheenika made the difficult (and scary) decision not to pursue a conventional legal career post law school. At the time, while law, technology and marketing were clear interests, Sheenika had no…
New Year, New Form for Non-Exempt Employees
We hope that your new year is off to a wonderful start! If one of your resolutions is to make sure your employment forms are up to date, our first Laboring Oar newsletter of 2024 will help you achieve that goal. (If only all our resolutions were so easy.) As we shared in our webinar last fall,…
The 5 Worst Copyright Lawsuits of 2023
Thousands will compete, many are objectively baseless, but only five can be crowned the worst of the worst copyright lawsuits of 2023.
We’re nearing the end of December, which means it’s time for Copyright Lately’s annual worst-of list. This year, I’m counting down the five most frivolous, ill-conceived, and all-around cringeworthy copyright lawsuits of…
Public Domain Day 2024 is Coming: Here’s What to Know
Oh Mickey, you’re so fine—but you’re not alone: An avalanche of copyrighted works will enter the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2024. Here’s what it all means.
Yes, yes, Steamboat Willie will enter the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2024—and that’s a shame. Before you accuse me of being some…