Mark Jaffe, 5 Bridges Law
@markjkings.bsky.social
Lawyer representing creatives in California and New York
Copyright. Trademarks. Helping artists get their copyrights back.
Asterisks everywhere.
https://5bridgeslaw.com/
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Copyright. Trademarks. Helping artists get their copyrights back.
Asterisks everywhere.
https://5bridgeslaw.com/
More links:
https://linktr.ee/markj5bridgeslaw
This case would've been a lousy case to revisit Obergefell. Regrettably, I think the Supreme Court has enough votes to overturn marriage equality when it's properly before it. But it wasn't going to be the Kim Davis petition.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This case would've been a lousy case to revisit Obergefell. Regrettably, I think the Supreme Court has enough votes to overturn marriage equality when it's properly before it. But it wasn't going to be the Kim Davis petition.
Years from now, people are gonna be confused reading the Supreme Court's opinion in Warhol v. Goldsmith. A lawsuit over a photo of Prince, who's not a party, citing Cariou v. Prince who's a different Prince. And the Court uses a Campbell's soup can an example, citing its Campbell decision.
![Moreover, a further justification for Warhol’s use of
Campbell’s logo is apparent. His Soup Cans series targets
the logo. That is, the original copyrighted work is, at least
in part, the object of Warhol’s commentary. It is the very
nature of Campbell’s copyrighted logo—well known to the
public, designed to be reproduced, and a symbol of an everyday item for mass consumption—that enables the commentary. Hence, the use of the copyrighted work not only serves
a completely different purpose, to comment on consumerism rather than to advertise soup, it also “conjures up” the
original work to “she[d] light” on the work itself, not just
the subject of the work. Campbell, 510 U. S., at 579, 588.16
Here, by contrast, AWF’s use of Goldsmith’s photograph
does not target the photograph, nor has AWF offered another compelling justification for the use. See infra, at 34–
35, and nn. 20–21.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:64ruyhhfjvjkoix3uoe7uhfi/bafkreihyuwmsg43yrl25uev3t2pdp7n5i3u3uuni46u2ceybhfrorkdfpu@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Years from now, people are gonna be confused reading the Supreme Court's opinion in Warhol v. Goldsmith. A lawsuit over a photo of Prince, who's not a party, citing Cariou v. Prince who's a different Prince. And the Court uses a Campbell's soup can an example, citing its Campbell decision.
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Meanwhile, in trademarks: Shelby Campbell (that political candidate in Michigan) has filed:
- a brief in opposition to Campbell Soup's motion for a preliminary injunction www.scribd.com/document/946...
- AND a motion to dismiss: www.scribd.com/document/946...
- a brief in opposition to Campbell Soup's motion for a preliminary injunction www.scribd.com/document/946...
- AND a motion to dismiss: www.scribd.com/document/946...
Campbell Brief in opposition to PI | PDF
Campbell Brief in opposition to PI
www.scribd.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Meanwhile, in trademarks: Shelby Campbell (that political candidate in Michigan) has filed:
- a brief in opposition to Campbell Soup's motion for a preliminary injunction www.scribd.com/document/946...
- AND a motion to dismiss: www.scribd.com/document/946...
- a brief in opposition to Campbell Soup's motion for a preliminary injunction www.scribd.com/document/946...
- AND a motion to dismiss: www.scribd.com/document/946...
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Also, Sabrina Shroff--who represented Sandwich Guy--is a phenomenal attorney. I worked on a matter with Sabrina when I was in practice and have no doubt the defense case was expertly litigated.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Also, Sabrina Shroff--who represented Sandwich Guy--is a phenomenal attorney. I worked on a matter with Sabrina when I was in practice and have no doubt the defense case was expertly litigated.
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Husband, also a trial lawyer, just sat on a jury last month and said the same. He was careful not to impose his views and was impressed with the way the jury worked together. Faith in the system reinforced!
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Husband, also a trial lawyer, just sat on a jury last month and said the same. He was careful not to impose his views and was impressed with the way the jury worked together. Faith in the system reinforced!
Being the rare* lawyer who has done trials and also sat on a jury, I believe that jurors review their instructions carefully and do their best to follow them.
Look at these questions, which reflect that.
Lawyers aren't magic. We have more experience with the law, but our brains aren't different.
Look at these questions, which reflect that.
Lawyers aren't magic. We have more experience with the law, but our brains aren't different.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Being the rare* lawyer who has done trials and also sat on a jury, I believe that jurors review their instructions carefully and do their best to follow them.
Look at these questions, which reflect that.
Lawyers aren't magic. We have more experience with the law, but our brains aren't different.
Look at these questions, which reflect that.
Lawyers aren't magic. We have more experience with the law, but our brains aren't different.
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Hey, one more thing re: this discussion we were having earlier.
Stop reposting from big accounts that merely curate reporting from others. Take 10 seconds and find the smaller account that actually broke the news.
I'm trying to be better about this, too.
Stop reposting from big accounts that merely curate reporting from others. Take 10 seconds and find the smaller account that actually broke the news.
I'm trying to be better about this, too.
Look, I’ve unsubscribed and resubscribe to the NYT a dozen times in the last few years.
I, too, have been a target of the “ if you had any ethics you would quit” ire when I worked at Deadspin. But journalism jobs are few and far between these days, and there are very few “good” media owners.
I, too, have been a target of the “ if you had any ethics you would quit” ire when I worked at Deadspin. But journalism jobs are few and far between these days, and there are very few “good” media owners.
You're not very principled if you're working for the NYT at this point. Or at least, it's the wrong damn principles.
November 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Hey, one more thing re: this discussion we were having earlier.
Stop reposting from big accounts that merely curate reporting from others. Take 10 seconds and find the smaller account that actually broke the news.
I'm trying to be better about this, too.
Stop reposting from big accounts that merely curate reporting from others. Take 10 seconds and find the smaller account that actually broke the news.
I'm trying to be better about this, too.
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The note is pretty good evidence that the sandwich guy jurors carefully evaluated the legal merits of the DOJ’s case and weren’t collectively engaged in a nullification exercise.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The note is pretty good evidence that the sandwich guy jurors carefully evaluated the legal merits of the DOJ’s case and weren’t collectively engaged in a nullification exercise.
One thing New York very much gets right is a single fare for public transit regardless of distance. You go from Coney Island to the Bronx, it doesn't cost more. I'm firmly on the hill that's how public transit should operate, including Metro North and LIRR. I'm looking at you @bart.gov
November 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
One thing New York very much gets right is a single fare for public transit regardless of distance. You go from Coney Island to the Bronx, it doesn't cost more. I'm firmly on the hill that's how public transit should operate, including Metro North and LIRR. I'm looking at you @bart.gov
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Judge's response is: Read the discovery order.
The discovery order *agreed to by the parties* already contemplates this issue and provides a mechanism for it, in the first footnote:
Judge's response www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
Discovery order: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
The discovery order *agreed to by the parties* already contemplates this issue and provides a mechanism for it, in the first footnote:
Judge's response www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
Discovery order: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Judge's response is: Read the discovery order.
The discovery order *agreed to by the parties* already contemplates this issue and provides a mechanism for it, in the first footnote:
Judge's response www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
Discovery order: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
The discovery order *agreed to by the parties* already contemplates this issue and provides a mechanism for it, in the first footnote:
Judge's response www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
Discovery order: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71601...
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Neal Katyal's opening volley against Trump's tariffs:
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Neal Katyal's opening volley against Trump's tariffs:
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
"May it please the court: Tariffs are taxes."
I don't know if it's still there but this is what the United States Department of Commerce said about tariffs when I screencapped this in January
www.trade.gov/import-tarif...
www.trade.gov/import-tarif...
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I don't know if it's still there but this is what the United States Department of Commerce said about tariffs when I screencapped this in January
www.trade.gov/import-tarif...
www.trade.gov/import-tarif...
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They bot like us: new class action complaint alleges Spotify looks the other way at millions of fraudulent streams of Drake songs
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Collins aba RBX v Spotify complaint
www.documentcloud.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
They bot like us: new class action complaint alleges Spotify looks the other way at millions of fraudulent streams of Drake songs
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
POST THE SOURCE
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
POST THE SOURCE
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can someone make a supercut of johnson saying he doesn't know anything
Raju: Last week, you were very critical of Biden, you said he didn’t even know who was pardoning. On 60 minutes, Trump admitted not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire guilty of money laundering. Is that also concerning?
Johnson: I don’t know anything about it.
Johnson: I don’t know anything about it.
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
can someone make a supercut of johnson saying he doesn't know anything
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This order, from federal Judge John J. McConnell in Rhode Island, ordering the Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits, is an absolute banger:
"So here's the ORDER and here's the legal direction from the Court...."
Hilarious.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71820...
"So here's the ORDER and here's the legal direction from the Court...."
Hilarious.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71820...
![Temporary Restraining Order” (ECF No. 18) have stated that:
Defendants are expeditiously attempting to comply with the Court’s
order while also considering whether any emergency relief is required.
Given the operational difficulties set forth in Defendants’ declaration,
Doc. No. 14-2, clarity as to the Court’s ruling is critical to ensure that
Defendants can comply with the Court’s order while avoiding an
operational collapse as described in that declaration.
ECF No. 18 at 2. Also, the President of the United States stated Friday evening
that:
I do not want Americans to go hungry . . . [I] ask the Court to clarify how
we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible. . . . If we are given the
appropriate legal direction by the Court, it will BE MY HONOR to
provide the funding . . .
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Truth Social (Oct. 31, 2025, at 6:10 PM).1
So, here’s the ORDER and here’s the legal direction from the Court.2 Having
reviewed the Complaint, Motion, Memorandum of Law, Declarations, and evidence
in support of the Motion, as well as the papers filed in opposition to this Motion, and](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qqdqgzpqwyho4cxzso62m54q/bafkreiefelfqgmf55o26hztoeawtjeopv67x5ufv64mkva4h4hogxccgrm@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This order, from federal Judge John J. McConnell in Rhode Island, ordering the Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits, is an absolute banger:
"So here's the ORDER and here's the legal direction from the Court...."
Hilarious.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71820...
"So here's the ORDER and here's the legal direction from the Court...."
Hilarious.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71820...
Might split sheet later: Cam'ron sues J. Cole, seeking a declaratory judgment that he is co-owner of the sound recording "Ready '24"
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Cam'ron v J Cole complaint
www.documentcloud.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Might split sheet later: Cam'ron sues J. Cole, seeking a declaratory judgment that he is co-owner of the sound recording "Ready '24"
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Lizzo has been sued for copyright infringement by the rightsholder to Win Or Lose (We Tried), performed by Sam Dees. The complaint alleges she sampled it for a bit she performed on her TikTok/Instagram video. Lizzo's 30-second track wasn't released.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
GRC Jimmy Gin v Melissa Jefferson - Lizzo good jeans compalint
www.documentcloud.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Lizzo has been sued for copyright infringement by the rightsholder to Win Or Lose (We Tried), performed by Sam Dees. The complaint alleges she sampled it for a bit she performed on her TikTok/Instagram video. Lizzo's 30-second track wasn't released.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Ingrassia's opening paragraph really seems like a self-own, doesn't it?
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ingrassia's opening paragraph really seems like a self-own, doesn't it?
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I obtained a copy of Paul Ingrassia's complaint against Politico. You can read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I obtained a copy of Paul Ingrassia's complaint against Politico. You can read it here:
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...
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talking to a reporter about smucker's v. TJ tomorrow & not confident i won't accidentally say something weird about this guy
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
talking to a reporter about smucker's v. TJ tomorrow & not confident i won't accidentally say something weird about this guy
I hate how much this guy has to run with every ridiculous narrative that Trump's brain projects. But also, we should keep running the videos of Trump's stooges explaining executive orders to him before he signs them. Because Trump doesn't read or understand them.
Mike Johnson: "Every executive action signed by the autopen without written authorization should be voided ... including all the pardons that he signed."
October 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I hate how much this guy has to run with every ridiculous narrative that Trump's brain projects. But also, we should keep running the videos of Trump's stooges explaining executive orders to him before he signs them. Because Trump doesn't read or understand them.
I've seen many people post that Kenny Loggins filed a $500 million lawsuit vs. Donald Trump over Trump's use of "Danger Zone" in that TrumpCrap video. Nobody posts a source and I haven't found a lawsuit on the docket. But I doubted it before I looked for it.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I've seen many people post that Kenny Loggins filed a $500 million lawsuit vs. Donald Trump over Trump's use of "Danger Zone" in that TrumpCrap video. Nobody posts a source and I haven't found a lawsuit on the docket. But I doubted it before I looked for it.
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I don't want to brag or anything but I just got good customer service over the phone
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I don't want to brag or anything but I just got good customer service over the phone