Jonathan Handel

University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, Adjunct

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Of Counsel at TroyGould, Contributing Editor at The Hollywood Reporter, and adjunct faculty at USC and Southwestern law schools.

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Queensland University of Technology

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Papers by Jonathan Handel

Hollywood on Strike! (Excerpts)

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

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Mark My Words (Trademarking Movie Titles)

Titles are troublesome. Case law and U.S. Trademark Office rules provide that while the title of ... more Titles are troublesome. Case law and U.S. Trademark Office rules provide that while the title of a series of creative works - such as books or movies - can be registered for trademark protection, the title of a single work cannot. This article provides other legal strategies to register a movie title.

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Culture Clash on the Internet

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Available on the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-handel/culture-clash-o... more

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Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown: Why Content's Kingdom is Slipping Away

Vand. J. Ent. & Tech. L., 2008

This Article examines the ongoing power struggle between the content industries (with a particula... more This Article examines the ongoing power struggle between the content industries (with a particular focus on Hollywood) and the technology industry. These two sectors are intertwined like never before, yet their fates seem wildly divergent, with content stumbling while distribution technology thrives.

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