In Dryer, Bethea and White v. The National Football League, 14-3428 (8th Cir. February 26, 2016) (Available here), the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the National Football League (“NFL”) on the appellant’s right-of-publicity and Lanham … [Read more...] about NFL Players Right-of-Publicity Claims in NFL Films Preempted by Copyright Act
Domain Name Entitled to First Amendment Protection
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a U.S. District Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Texas law stating that the subject domain name may be commercial speech entitled to some First Amendment, freedom of speech rights. Gibson v. Texas … [Read more...] about Domain Name Entitled to First Amendment Protection
