Entertainment Law
Nov. 18, 2015
Andrew J. Thomas
Jenner & Block LLP Los Angeles
The phrase "clean slate" kept Thomas busy in litigation for two and a half years, "defending a studio's right to use a descriptive phrase to tell a creative story," he said.
"In 'The Dark Knight Rises' movie there's a subplot where Catwoman is trying to acquire some software that will delete her criminal history and allow her to have a clean slate," Thomas said, explaining that the name of the fictional software sparked a lawsuit.
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