This term refers to a person’s ability to control his/her right of publicity after death

Consider the song Hey Jude originally recorded by The Beatles. The Composition was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who assigned the publishing rights to a 3rd party (i.e. Sony/ATV). The Beatles performed the sound recording and assigned the copyright of that sound recording to Capitol Records. Assuming the above facts, if Katy Perry wants to include her cover version of  Hey Jude on a CD, she (or her label) would need what license?

Known as the Rogers Test from our discussion of the case Rogers v. Grimaldi, what is the test comprised of?

What are the 4 aspects of one’s persona that are protected under the ELVIS Act?

Verizon is an example of what type of mark

Copyright protection requires the creation to be a work of authorship. What are the 3 other requirements for Copyright protection? 

Which of the following is NOT a legal element of proving a copyright infringement claim?

During our module on Patents, you read a study from the USPTO detailing statistics from 1990-2019. What best describes the focus of this study?

As my side hustle, i create a new type of sponge that cleans surfaces better than any other sponge on the market. I call it SPONGERRIFIC (name still a work in progress). I want to show the world how great my sponge is, but I worry the public won’t understand its uses without referencing a comparable product. As a result, i create an advertisement where i compare my sponge against the infamous SCRUB DADDY sponge made popular by the TV show, Shark Tank. I don’t get permission from SCRUB DADDY to use its mark in my ad. What would be my best defense to using the SCRUB DADDY name in my comparative advertisement? 

Although many courts no longer acknowledge this rule, the court in the Blurred Lines lawsuit did recognize this rule when the judges required less similarity in the songs based on the extensive amount of access.