Supreme Court Petitioned to Overturn 8th Circuit’s Holding on Architectural Plans that Upends “Standard Marketing Practices” in Real Estate Industry



In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss the 8th Circuit’s opinion on copyright protection for architectural plans that could uphend “standard marketing practices” in Real Estate.

Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.


Heirs of Evel Knievel Clearly Do Not Have a Friend in Disney



In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedodiscuss a dispute between the heirs of Evel Knievel and Disney, over claims of similarities between the late daredevil and the “Toy Story 4” character Duke Caboom.

Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.


If a Photograph is Infringed But No One Sees it, is it Still Infringement?



In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss a photographer’s copyright infringement lawsuit against a travel website that stored his image on a webpage where it’s unlikely to be viewed by the public.

Watch this episode on the Weintraub Youtube channel, here.


More NFT Confusion: Art Collector Files Lawsuit to Establish Right to Turn Painting into NFT



In this episode of The Briefing by the IP Law BlogScott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss an art collector’s attempt to turn a painting that was purchased into a series of NFTs, and the artist’s estate’s effort to stop it.

Watch this episode on the Weintraub YouTube channel, here.