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Articles From Kristen D. Brooks

Digital Deception: The U.S. Copyright Office Recommends Federal Legislation for Digital Replicas By Kristen D. Brooks Intellectual Property, September 2024 A look at the shortcomings of the current legal frameworks and the recommendations for new federal legislation relating to digital replicas.
Combatting Child Monetization: A Discussion of the Illinois Family Vlogging Law By Kristen D. Brooks Intellectual Property, December 2023 Illinois is now the first U.S. state to successfully pass a law intended to protect the rights of children who are the subject of family vlogs.
Generic.com Trademarks: USPTO v. Booking.com By Kristen D. Brooks Intellectual Property, March 2021 Generic terms coupled with generic top-level domains, such as .com, .net, or .org, are not per se generic, the Supreme Court holds in USPTO v. Booking.com. What is determinative is the perception of the prospective purchaser, an empirical question.

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