Beatles' Apple Corps, which is owned by former members of The Beatles, and Subafilms, which owns the Yellow Submarine trademark, won a $77 million payout last week over fake band merchandise. James Sammataro, Pryor Cashman partner and co-chair of the firm's Media + Entertainment Group, spoke to Billboard and gave his thoughts on the significance of this win:
"Apple Corps. Limited did not file this action with the legitimate expectation of collecting an eight-figure judgment," says Sammataro. "It filed to send a message; protect its legitimate licensees; build its case against future infringers and hopefully, just hopefully, catch a few bad actors in the act, seize their assets and put them out of business."
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With two decades of trial experience in high-stakes copyright, trademark, defamation, First Amendment, rights-of-publicity and non-compete matters, Fortune 500 companies, James Sammataro represents leading media entities, professional sports teams and A-list talent in delicate, high-profile disputes.
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