Warner Bros Sued For Pirating Louis Vuitton Trademark

Posted by Soulskill on Monday December 26, 2011 @08:10AM from the snake-eating-its-own-tail dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "You have to love a case where Warner Brothers, copyright maximalist extraordinaire, gets sued for 'piracy,' in this case for using a knock-off Louis Vuitton bag in a recent movie. This lawsuit has been described as 'awkward' for Warner; I have to agree with that characterization. Louis Vuitton's 22-page complaint (PDF) alleges that Warner Bros. had knowledge that the bag was a knock-off, but went ahead and used it anyway. Apparently Warner Bros. takes IP rights seriously only when its own IP rights are involved."

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they will just shift the blame to some other perso by Joe_Dragon · 2011-12-26 08:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

they will just shift the blame to some other person or just pin it on a intern.
Re:The law is the law by amiga3D · 2011-12-26 08:16 · Score: 5, Insightful

You act as if the law applies to the Movie Studios. How naive.
Re:in moives and tv shows it does not work like th by jtownatpunk.net · 2011-12-26 08:56 · Score: 5, Insightful

Because the companies that owned the rights to those logos wouldn't pay for product placement.