Articles by Alexander Dowd
Alexander Dowd is a 2L at the Washington College of Law with an interest in Intellectual Property, especially Trademark and Copyright law. He is a Junior Blogger for the Intellectual Property Brief. He graduated from Brown University in 2010 with concentrations in Hispanic Studies and Commerce. He is originally from Buffalo, New York.
The Hobbit Pub in Southampton in England has been threatened with legal action for copyright infringement by lawyers representing the Saul Zaentz Company. The company has offered to allow licensing of the copyright for a fee. The show of public support for the pub has been enormous, with actors Sir Ian Mckellen and Stephen Fry offering to pay the licensing fees.
The UFC is known in the entertainment industry for their hard line stance against copyright infringement. They were strong supporters of SOPA and have brought legal action against websites illegally streaming their pay-per-view shows. Their latest lawsuit against Greenfeedz.com is different because they state that they intend to go after the end users who watched the illegal stream as well.
Dan Henderson and Matt Lindland were once teammates at the famed Team Quest mixed martial arts fighting club. Now Henderson, still an actively competing fighter, is suing Lindland alleging copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition for using the Team Quest name and logo.
