Better known as the overachieving, hyper-enthusiastic Chotchkie’s waiter “Brian” from the iconic Mike Judge comedy “Office Space,” actor Todd Duffey has lost a lawsuit he filed over the use of his image in merchandise for the film—namely, the Office Space “Box of Flair” published by Perseus Book Group, which includes a book about the movie
When Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, Time, Inc. published a special commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated Presents. Jewel Foods, Inc., a Chicago-area supermarket chain store operator was offered advertising space in the publication in exchange for placement of the edition its approximately 175 stores. Jewel apparently
“Whole Lotta Love” Mired in Muddy Water The case: Willie Dixon v. Led Zeppelin (1985) The complaint: Plagiarism. Some lyrics of the Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” were lifted from a 1962 Muddy Waters song written by Willie Dixon, “You Need Love.” The outcome: The case was settled out of court. Led Zeppelin conceded writing
The big dog in the whiskey world, Jack Daniels has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over “confusingly similar” packaging against the distiller of boutique brand, Popcorn Sutton’s Tennessee Whiskey. (Read the AP article in USA Today) According to the suit filed October 18, 2013 in Nashville, Jack Daniels is especially taking issue with Popcorn Sutton’s