A recent case in Florida federal court provides a reminder of how important it is to plead sufficient allegations against every defendant, even unidentified John Does. COR Clearing, LLC v. Investorhub.com, Inc., Case No. 4:16-mc-00013-RH-CAS (N.D. Fla. May 11, 2016) is a case about unmasking anonymous Internet posters, but because...
On Thursday, the popular online legal blog Lawyerist praised Marc Randazza's amicus brief submitted in the case Paramount Pictures v. Axanar Productions. Randazza, the managing partner of Randazza Legal Group, filed his brief arguing that the Klingon language should be protected from copyright control by Paramount. The Lawyerist wrote: Marc Randazza...
Irish online entertainment news site Entertainment.ie recently published an article on Marc Randazza's amicus brief fighting for legal independence of the Klingon language. Fans have gone on to create fully working English-Klingon dictionaries. However, Paramount CBS, the creators behind Star Trek, are now locked in a legal battle with hardcore fans...
On Thursday, popular the popular Consumer Reports blog Consumerist reported on the fight waged by attorney Marc Randazza against attempts to copyright the Klingon language. As we reported earlier this month, Paramount Pictures is trying to block a crowdfunded Star Trek fan film based, in part, on the studio’s claim that...
UK newspaper The Guardian published an article on Friday about attorney Marc Randazza's fight to protect the Klingon language from being restrained by copyright. The brief, filed on behalf of the Language Creation Society in lawsuit between Paramount Pictures and the producers of a fan-made Star Trek film, argued the...
The United Kingdom's IT publication, The Register, recently published an article describing attorney Marc Randazza's efforts to keep the Klingon language from copyright encroachment. But, the Language Creation Society says, although it is "understandable that Paramount might feel some sense of ownership over the creation," the reality is that it has...
Newser, an online news publication, wrote Thursday about a brief filed in Los Angeles federal court by attorney Marc J. Randazza in the matter of Paramount Pictures v. Axanar Productions. ...
On the heals of the filing of a brief of amicus curiae by Randazza Legal Group managing partner Marc Randazza, The Financial Post published an article discussing the brief. The article, in part, says: The brief provides numerous examples of the widespread cultural use and academic study of Klingon. The court...
The Recorder, a leading online legal news publication, wrote Thursday about an amicus curiae brief filed by attorney Marc Randazza in the matter of Paramount Pictures v. Axanar Productions. Randazza filed the brief on behalf of the Language Creation Society arguing that the Klingon language was not subject to copyright,...
The Lawyer Herald, an online legal news publication, wrote Friday that a brief filed in the case of Paramount Pictures v. Axanar Productions has "spark[ed] debate." Language Creation Society has recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the defendants, arguing the merits of whether the Klingon language could be copyrighted. The...
