Friday, September 24, 2004

OUTWIT, OUTPLAY, OUTSUE: The Seventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court's decision that CBS's sale of SURVIVOR soundtrack CDs and merchandise does not infringe on "Eye of The Tiger" band SURVIVOR's trademark. It's a pretty straightforward (and, in my view, well-reasoned) trademark law opinion, but I post here because of the closing paragraph in the opinion by Judge Diane Wood, which begins:
Sullivan, through his band Survivor, has been fortunate enough to have a
successful rock band, succeeding in a business where many fail. CBS,
through its show Survivor, has (for better or for worse) revolutionized the
world of reality television.
Glad to know that's the law of the land somewhere.

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