Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Mar. 10, 2017
If you liked it, then you should've bought the rights to it
To better understand the recent $20 million lawsuit filed against Beyoncé for alleged copyright infringement, it might help to start with Dracula.
Gerald L. Sauer
Partner
Sauer & Wagner LLP
litigation, intellectual property, business law
1801 Century Park E Ste 1150
Los Angeles , CA 90067-2331
Phone: (310) 712-8102
Fax: (310) 712-8108
Email: gsauer@swattys.com
UC Hastings
Gerald Sauer is a founding partner at Sauer & Wagner LLP in Los Angeles. He has been litigating for 34 years, and specializes in intellectual property and business law. He can be reached at (310) 712-8102 or by email at gsauer@swattys.com
To better understand the recent $20 million lawsuit filed against Beyoncé for alleged copyright infringement, it might help to start with Dracula.
In 1966, the heirs to Hollywood icon Béla Lugosi -- his wife and son -- sued Universal Pictures for merchandising Lugosi's likeness on a world of Count Dracula products. Dozens of Lugosi's Dracula products included plastic models, puzzles, belt buckles, trading cards, kites, clothing and swizzle sticks.
His family argued the studio w...
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