#unauthorized-use-of-likeness

#unauthorized-use-of-likeness

The film, Michael, originally concluded with the singer's 1993 scandal, when a family accused Jackson of sexually abusing their 13-year-old son. That ending was cut when lawyers for the Jackson Estate found a clause in a settlement with the accuser, which prohibits the dramatization of him in a movie.

"Any time you have to explain your name, you're essentially apologizing for it," says Alexandra Watkins, the founder of naming firm Eat My Words. Her deal-breakers for names include 'looks like a typo' and 'hard to pronounce.'

"Under our precedents, a company is not liable as a copyright infringer for merely providing a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court.

Mark Zuckerberg walked into court to defend Instagram from accusations it addicts children. But it was his entourage that drew the attention of the judge. At least two people flanking the Meta CEO on Wednesday wore Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses-AI-equipped eyewear that can record video. Judge Carolyn Kuhl immediately issued a warning. "If you have done that, you must delete that, or you will be held in contempt of the court," she said, according to CNBC. "This is very serious."

Lost International argued that while the album itself might be expressive, putting the word 'Mayhem' on t-shirts and hoodies shifted the use from artistic expression to source identification. The court rejected this 'disaggregation,' citing precedent from Twentieth Century Fox v. Empire Distribution, which extends First Amendment protection to auxiliary, revenue-generating promotional activities—including merchandise.