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Mr. Balfus writes Keep It To Yourself, an intellectual property column for the online entertainment and culture magazine PopDose.com. Click on the titles below to read
some of the most popular KI2Y articles:
"Sneaker Pimps" – IP Protection for the most popular kicks
"Shaped Crusaders" – Can 3D shapes be trademarked?
"Finding Vivian's Copyright" – Who owns the copyright in found, unpublished art?
“50 States of Gray” – How gray market goods laws conflict with IP protections
“The Hawking Dead” – New case law on the sale of Jimi Hendrix/celebrity merchandise
“The Writing on the Wall” – Banksy, wall thieves and the copyright to street art
“My Precious” – Enforcing Warner Bros. Lord of the Rings IP empire
“Banana Polemic” – Wherein The Velvet Underground faces off with Andy Warhol
“Just Desserts?” – Ben & Jerry trademark tarnishment: peace pops pornographically parodied!
“Mischief Managed” – Fair Use in the wizarding world of her majesty, JK Rowling
“The Unhappiest Shirt On Earth” – Disney vs. Joy Division, an epic trademark near miss
“Rosetta Stoned” – Infringing famous trademarks by metatag advertising
“Excuse My French” – Clueless misuse of copyrighted music in political campaigns
“The Unusual Suspects” – Do celebrities have rights of publicity in the afterlife?