Music Videos: The Gray Area in First Amendment Protected Speech And The Resulting Trademark Consequences

Authors

Lindsey Gold, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Volume

2018

First Page

13

Last Page

46

Publication Date

2018

Document Type

Note

Abstract

This Note argues for a federal classification of music videos as noncommercial, artistic speech under the First Amendment. As an artistic expression of a singer, music videos are no longer the promotional mini-movies they once were; they are now utilized widely by artists to express their artistic preferences—including the communication of social, political, and cultural doctrine.

Keywords

Antidilution Laws, Business and the Law, Dilution Laws, Intellectual Property Law, Trade Regulation, Trademarks, First Amendment, Investment, Commerce, Legislation

Recommended Citation

Lindsey Gold, Music Videos: The Gray Area in First Amendment Protected Speech And The Resulting Trademark Consequences, 2018 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 13 (2018).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/de-novo/57