Dr Alberto Godioli, University of Groningen
On May 27th 2023, Sri Lankan comedian and human rights activist Nathasha Edirisooriya was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department of Sri Lanka (CID) under section 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and …
Professor Laura Little and Andrew Rosen, Temple University School of Law
Yes, it is true. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear yet another funny trademark case. This case dates back to 2018, when a lawyer out of California filed …
Dr. Jennifer Young, University of Groningen
A chilling effect is once more creeping across China affecting both music and comedy. China is again clamping down on freedom of expression and appears increasingly concerned about the power of satire as …
Prof. Laura E. Little and Andrew Rosen, Temple University School of Law
For those hoping the U.S. Supreme Court would demystify the role of parody, or humor more generally, in the sphere of trademark infringement and dilution, disappointment may await. …
Dr Sabine Jacques (University of East Anglia), 6 April 2023
[This post was originally published on the University of East Anglia School of Law Research Blog. We are reposting it by kind permission of the author]
On …
Dr Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen), 23 March 2023
In her concurring opinion to Patrício Monteiro Telo de Abreu v. Portugal (No. 42713/15, judgment of 7 June 2022), Judge Julia Motoc highlighted the importance of recognising the harm caused by …
Humor and Conflict in the Digital Age (HACIDA), an ENLIGHT Scientific Research Network at Ghent University, welcomes proposals for 20-minute presentations as part of a two-day conference in Ghent, Belgium (29-30 November 2023).
The HACIDA conference will focus on the …
The recordings of the online presentations from this year’s AHSN conference are now available! The conference was held on 6-10 February 2023, and focused on the theme ‘A Human Right to Humour.’ It was preceded by a conversation on Rachel …
Prof. Laura E. Little (Temple Law School), 20 December 2022
Factual Background
Jack Daniel’s whiskey manufacturer initiated this case when VIP Products started to market a dog toy in the image of a Jack Daniel’s liquor bottle. VIP designs, markets, …
2 December 2022
Jennifer Young and Alberto Godioli (University of Groningen) are convening a stream on ‘Comedy Controversies: Humour and Free Speech’ within the upcoming annual conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (Derry – Londonderry, 4-6 April 2023).
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