California Moves Closer To Passing NCAA Pay Bill
Earlier this month, the California Senate unanimously approved a bill permitting college athletes to receive sponsorship and endorsement money”something the NCAA currently prohibits.
Bud Light Ordered Remove Corn Syrup Language Packaging
In a bit of a head-scratcher, a federal judge in Wisconsin has ordered Anheuser-Busch to remove factually-correct language from Bud Light packaging–namely, that Bud Light contains “No Corn Syrup.”
Viacom Gets Slimed Over Double Dare Challenge
Back in early 2018, Charles Armstrong’s company Armstrong Interactive filed for registration of the trademark “Double Dare”. His application indicated that he intends to use the mark for none other than “entertainment, namely, a continuing children’s show….”
Doritos Tries Losing Its Name In New Ad Campaign
What’s in a name? In a new advertisement, Frito-Lay, maker of Doritos, bets / That which we call a Dorito / By any other name would taste as sweet. Or, for that matter, by no name at all…
Update: Mondelez Demands Facebook Turn Over Stoney Patch Contact Info
It seems like your Gmail contact information might be more secure than you thought. After failing for a month to identify the maker of “Stoney Patch” gummies, Mondelez Canada, Inc. (MDI), maker of Sour Patch Kids, is asking the court to intervene.
Judge Tells Katy Perry To Get Off Her High Horse
In what is already shaping up to be a contentious appeal, a jury in California ordered Katy Perry and several co-writers of her hit song “Dark Horse” to pay $2.8 million in damages to members of a Christian rap group, on the grounds that the 2013 chart-topper infringed the Christian group’s 2008 song “Joyful Noise.”
