The Briefing

Cooperstown Strikes Out: Parody, Fair Use & Trademark Law

Can a brand stop a creator from making fun of it? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Richard D. Buckley, Jr. break down the lawsuit over Baseball Doesn’t Exist’s video mocking Cooperstown Dreams Park and why a federal judge dismissed the copyright and federal trademark claims. They explore: Why the video’s use of the park’s logo and promotional footage qua