October 05, 2021
Dr. Seuss Enterprises and ComicMix LLC said that they have settled the long-running copyright lawsuit filed by the famed author's estate over the Dr. Seuss-"Star Trek" mashup "Oh the Places You'll Boldly Go," according to a joint motion filed in California federal court Tuesday.
August 10, 2021
A California federal judge says that a jury trial will be necessary to decide whether a comic book mashup of Dr. Seuss and "Star Trek" infringed the copyrights of the famed author's estate.
April 12, 2021
Dr. Seuss' estate wants a California federal court to find that a comic book "mashup" of his work and "Star Trek" impermissibly ripped off the estate's copyrights, saying an opinion from the Ninth Circuit made clear there was infringement.
December 20, 2019
From Jerry Seinfeld to Taylor Swift to a pair of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, 2019 saw a slew of rulings on important copyright cases. To keep it all straight, here's a breakdown of the 10 biggest ones you need to remember, plus 10 more you should know that didn't make the cut.
April 10, 2019
The creatives behind a Dr. Seuss-"Star Trek" mashup book asked a California federal judge Wednesday to award them attorney fees, saying a fizzled infringement case brought by the famed author's estate was "overly aggressive."
March 12, 2019
A California federal judge ruled Tuesday that a mashup of Dr. Seuss and "Star Trek" was protected by copyright law's fair use doctrine, tossing out an infringement case filed by the famed author's estate.
December 12, 2018
The creators of a Dr. Seuss-"Star Trek" mashup told a federal judge to give a copyright case the hook, arguing their work doesn't hurt sales of the original children's book.
May 22, 2018
The creators of a parody mashup book combining Star Trek and Dr. Seuss won a ruling Monday dismissing trademark accusations over the title of the story, which a California federal judge said was protected by the First Amendment.
December 08, 2017
A mashup of "Star Trek" and Dr. Seuss cannot yet live long and prosper, a California federal judge declared Thursday as she refused to beam the parody's creators out of a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the owner of the rights to the beloved children's books.