The Dr. Seuss Enterprises lawsuit against us is finally over. In August 2016, we put up a Kickstarter for Oh, The Places You’ll Boldly Go!, a mash-up of Star Trek and Dr. Seuss to be written by David Gerrold, drawn by Ty Templeton, edited by Glenn Hauman, and published by ComicMix LLC later that year….
DSE legal views are just cockeyed, but amici briefers are taking our side!
We hope DSE will not try now to state
that this was a market they could– penetrate.
Summary judgment at last we’ve received, And our victory has been finally achieved. The judge ruled at last that our book is fair use And so we’re allowed to mash-up Trek and Seuss. We don’t want to brag. And we will not gloat. Allow us instead, to gratefully promote— We thank the lawyer who brought…
As part of our campaign to highlight our ongoing battle against Dr. Seuss Enterprises (and we hope you can help us out) we’re highlighting examples of art that wouldn’t exist without fair use. Here’s one from Roger Langridge, well known for his work on Snarked!, The Muppet Show, Mugwhump the Great, Popeye, and Doctor Who,…
Copyright lawsuits are hard to endure,
but if you help us out, then you’re part of the cure.
Yesterday, Judge Janis Sammartino handed down a ruling in our ongoing case, Dr. Seuss Enterprises v. ComicMix, allowing the case to proceed to discovery while narrowing the allegations in significant ways. Buried in the order is a very important point that has implications for the entire comics industry, to wit (with footnotes and citations omitted):…
Judge Dismisses Trademark Claims; Copyright Claim Will “Boldly Go Forward”
If you gaze at ABC’s fall schedule, all of a sudden you’ll find a show called Samantha Who? This is not another Doctor Who spin-off, and star Christina Applegate is probably not the new companion. This show was originally titled Sam I Am until the Dr. Seuss estate (Private Snafu‘s Theodore Geisel) said something to…
