Posts Tagged: misappropriation

“Office Space” Legal “Flair-up” Dismissed by Judge (*not Mike)

Better known as the overachieving, hyper-enthusiastic Chotchkie’s waiter “Brian” from the iconic Mike Judge comedy “Office Space,” actor Todd Duffey has lost a lawsuit he filed over the use of his image in merchandise for the film—namely, the Office Space “Box of Flair” published by Perseus Book Group, which includes a book about the movie

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Michael Jordan Crossover: Court Reverses Ruling in MJ’s $5 Million Misappropriation of Identity Case against Grocery Store Chain

When Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, Time, Inc. published a special commemorative issue of Sports Illustrated Presents. Jewel Foods, Inc., a Chicago-area supermarket chain store operator was offered advertising space in the publication in exchange for placement of the edition its approximately 175 stores. Jewel apparently

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