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DJ Logic" Loses Trademark Suit<br/>Second Circuit Affirms Jury Instruction That Cited Only Part of Copyright Act's List of Fair Use Factors<br/>Ticket Sales of Just $180 Don't Bar Statutory Damages of $7,000 Per Song Infringed

8 minute read November 30, 2015 at 11:00 PM
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Stan Soocher
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“DJ Logic” Loses Trademark Suit

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan decided that DJ/turntablist Lee Kibler didn't have a strong, enforceable trademark for the name “DJ Logic,” which he has used since 1999.

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