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Curated stories and scholarship past and present about the intersection of Blackness and IP. Sharing =/= endorsement.
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Interested in seeing more and more #copyright termination cases: www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
Salt-N-Pepa sue Universal over ownership of master recordings
Push It hitmakers Sandra Denton and Cheryl James claim Universal is blocking the return of their copyright, but label claims it has repeatedly attempted a resolution
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/... #trademark
Lamar Jackson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. locked in trademark battle over the number 8
Lamar Jackson is fighting to protect his trademarks on the number eight.
sports.yahoo.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The lesson is make sure your musical compositions are properly registered! #copyright

www.vitallaw.com/news/copyrig...
Wolters Kluwer
www.vitallaw.com
February 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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www.vibe.com/news/enterta...
Notorious B.I.G. Estate Sues Retailers Selling Unauthorized Prints Of Rapper
The Notorious B.I.G.'s estate is taking legal action against multiple retailers who are allegedly selling unauthorized merchandise.
www.vibe.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
blackip.bsky.social
Happy Black History (and future!) Month!
apnews.com/article/prou...

#trademark
Black church in DC that was vandalized by the Proud Boys gains control over the group's trademark
The Proud Boys has lost the trademark to their name and logos after a judge gave the rights to an historic Black church in Washington that was vandalized by the far-right group's members in 2020.
apnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
blackip.bsky.social
A nice way to start off the year is with something that facially appears to be a #NIL suit? www.sportico.com/law/analysis...
FSU’s Leonard Hamilton Sued Over Alleged Unpaid NIL Promises
FSU head men's basketball coach Leonard Hamilton is accused of failing to pay promises of $250,000 to recruited players and is now sued.
www.sportico.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Moving over from the other micro-blogging platform.
January 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM