First Amendment

The case isn’t over by a long shot, but District Court Judge Propst has ruled in favor of Daniel Moore in the the University of Alabama’s 4-year trademark lawsuit claiming that his artwork violates UA trademarks.Memorandum Opinion, Nov. 2, 2009Memorandum Opinion, Nov. 2, 2009Attachments to Memorandum opinion All parties have indicated that they will appeal, and as the judge notes in his opinion, the final word will be the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Nonetheless, this is an important step, as there really shouldn’t be any question that a painting of a football game should be just as protected by the First Amendment as a newspaper photograph. For those who don’t have access to the Court’s electronic document system, I’m including a copy of the judge’s memorandum opinion and attachments to the opinion.