Intellectual Property - Performer's Style - A Quest for Ascertainment, Recognition and Protection
Cheryl L. Hodgson · Digital Commons - DU (University of Denver) · 2021
This article has been submitted to the annual Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition.For cases using this language see Sinatra v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 435 F.2d 711 (9th Cir.1970), cert.denied, 402 U.S. 906 (1971); Booth v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., 362 F. Supp.343 (S.D.N.Y. 1973); Davis v. Trans World Airlines, 297 F. Supp.1145 (C.D. Cal.1969).the plaintiff is the first person to use the said clothes ... and it is true that he originated, combined and perfected the manner of acting and mannerisms mentioned herein as used in motion pictures, and . . . is the first person to originate, use, combine, and perfect 2 93 Cal.App.358, 269 P. 544 (1928). 1 Id. at 360, 269 P. at 545.VOL.52 * . .that certain form of acting, those mannerisms, facial expressions and movements of his body ....