Thursday, November 05, 2009

A Federal District judge recently sided with Daniel A. Moore, a sports artist, and reaffirmed his capacity to create paintings of University of Alabama football players in action.  The University of Alabama had apparently been contending that Moore’s paintings violated trademark law because of their similarity to the trade dress and trademarks of the University.  The judge held that neither the University uniforms or their crimson color are protected by trademark law.  Some laud this as a victory for First Amendment rights, others fear the loss of lucrative profits many Universities may find in marketing their signature colors.

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