Pirates of the Copyrighted: Who Will Defend Creators from Marauding State Governments:

Communications Lawyer: The Journal of Media, Information and Communications Law, Volume 35, Number 3, Summer 2020

By Lincoln Bandlow and Brian D. Wassom


June 2016  – Articles

Kirtsaeng Episode II: The Revenge of the Factors

Media Law Resource Center Bulletin


December 2015  – Articles

To Give Fees Or Not To Give Fees, That Is The Question (With A Different Answer In Every Circuit): The Circuit Split Over Attorneys’ Fees Awards Under the Copyright Act

ActMedia Media Law Resource Center Bulletin

By Lincoln Bandlow


2014 – Articles

Documentary Filmmakers and Fair Use: Tips for Documentary Filmmakers

By Lincoln Bandlow


February 2013 – Articles

Photographic Memory: Docudrama’s Recreation of Photograph Not a Copyright Infringement

Media Law Resource Center

By Lincoln Bandlow


December 6, 2012 – Articles

Litigation: An Email Is Not Enough to Transfer Copyright

Inside Counsel

By Lincoln Bandlow


October 2012  – Articles

Legal Blond Bombshell – Ninth Circuit Holds That Marilyn Monroe’s Right of Publicity Died With Her

Media Law Resource Center

By Lincoln Bandlow


September 2012  – Articles

Case Comment: The Wet T-Shirt Contest And The Secret Wedding: Using Copyright Law to Hide Your Past

Media Law Resource Center Bulletin

By Lincoln Bandlow


November 2, 2011 – Articles

IP: Statutory Damages and Constitutional Limits

Inside Counsel

By Lincoln Bandlow


October 2011 – Articles

Statutory Damages and Constitutional Limits: Sony BMG Entertainment v. Tenenbaum

MLRC Media Law Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


January 2011 – Articles

JAMS Virtual Roundtable: Copyright Dispute Resolution

JAMS Newsletter

By Lincoln Bandlow


April 2010 – Articles

Velcro Suit Does Not Stick: Court Dismisses Copyright Claims Against Bruno

Media Law Resource Center

By Lincoln Bandlow


August 2009  – Articles

Voluntary Dismissal And Fee Awards In Copyright Cases

MRLC Media Law Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


July 2009 – Articles

Court Applies Section 230 Immunity To Assault Claim Against MySpace

MRLC Media Law Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


January 9, 2009 – Articles

Music to a Lawyer’s Ears: A New Treatise for Copyright Practitioners

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


December 2008 – Articles

Avoiding the First Amendment in Right of Publicity Cases: The Usual Suspects

Media Law Resource Center

By Lincoln Bandlow


July 2008

Court Dismisses Copyright Claim Over 1980s Parody Film: Use of Three Words from Song was De Minimus and Fair

UseMLRC Media Law Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


Summer 2007 – Articles

Reality Show Releases: They May Need an Extreme Makeover

MPI Source

By Lincoln Bandlow


May 3, 2007 – Articles

Language of Reality

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


April 16, 2007 – Articles

New Treatise in Town: ‘Party on Copyright’ Takes on Melville, 9th Circuit

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


February 21, 2007 – Articles

Something is Rotten in the Courts in Illinois

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


2007 – Articles

Back for a Second Cup: Court of Appeal Sends Taster’s Choice Case Back for Retrial after Addressing Important Issues Regarding Right of Publicity Law

New Matter – Official Publication of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, Volume 32, Number 2

By Lincoln Bandlow


September 2005  – Articles

Greeting Card that Spoofs Paris Hilton a Matter of Public Concern But Not Protected as a Matter of Law

MRLC Media Law Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


August 2005 – Articles

Models Win Right of Publicity Trial Against Advertising Agency

MRLC Media Law Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


March 9, 2001 – Articles

Net Notice: Giving Proper Notice To Service Providers

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


May 10, 1999 – Articles

Creating a Monster: Courts Set High Standards for Disclaimers in Trademark Infringement Actions

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


April 16, 1999 – Articles

Harmful Headline: Caption Alone Can Be Defamatory

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


February 1, 1999 – Articles

Parody in Purple: District Court Holds that a Spoof of the Children’s Character Barney was not an Infringement

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


December 14, 1998 – Articles

Windup in Court: Identifiability in Right of Publicity Cases

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


October 7, 1998 – Articles

Obscene Amphibian: First Amendment Protects Foul Frog on Beer Label

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


August 31, 1998 – Articles

Clear View: Use of Works in Motion Pictures and the Fair Use Defense

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


August 3, 1998 – Articles

Cliché Domain: Lyrics Invoking Popular Expressions are Unprotected

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


June 29, 1998 – Articles

Sue Velvet: The Velvet Elvis Must ‘Leave the Building’ After a 5th Circuit Ruling Rejected the Parody Defense and Held that Nightclub Infringes the Trademark Rights of the Presley Estate

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


February 12, 1998 – Articles

Parodies Lost: What’s the Difference Between Taking and Targeting? Two Recent Federal Court Decisions Illustrate the Distinction and Provide Insight on What is Fair Use

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


December 26, 1997 – Articles

Service Providers Given Insulation From Liability

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


November 5, 1997 – Articles

Imitation of Life: Fictionalization of Real People in Films

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


October 27, 1997 – Articles

Pinching the Prop: A Recent Case Sheds Light on When Television Show Producers Should Seek Permission Before Using a Copyrighted Work on a Set

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


June 26, 1997 – Articles

Provider Protection: Federal Court Ruling May Shield Internet Services

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


March, 1997 – Articles

Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Federal Law Banning the Broadcast of Advertisements for Casino Gambling

LDRC Libel Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


August, 1996 – Articles

Ninth Circuit Upholds Statutes That Restrict the Use of Automatic Dialing and Announcing Devices

LDRC Libel Letter

By Lincoln Bandlow


April 25, 1996 – Articles

Beyond Infringe

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


April 15, 1996 – Articles

Trademark Dilution: Make a Federal Case Out of It

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow


January 11, 1996 – Articles

Did CBS Choke? Network May Have Had Little Reason To Fear a Tobacco Company Lawsuit

Los Angeles Daily Journal

By Lincoln Bandlow