The Supreme Court stated Monday it’s going to hear a dispute over a canine toy that bought whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s barking mad.
Jack Daniel’s had requested the justices to listen to its case towards the producer of the plastic Bad Spaniels toy. The toy mimics the Jack Daniel’s bottle and label however is a parody. While the unique bottle has the phrases “Old No. 7 brand” and “Tennessee Sour Mash Whiskey,” the parody proclaims: “The Old No. 2 on Your Tennessee Carpet.”
The case gained’t be argued till early 2023 with a choice anticipated earlier than the courtroom leaves for its summer season recess.
Publishing merger formally kaput
Simon & Schuster’s company mum or dad has formally ended the settlement for Penguin Random House to buy the writer, a proposed sale a federal decide already had blocked final month.
Paramount Global additionally introduced Monday that it nonetheless plans to promote Simon & Schuster, a virtually century-old firm the place authors embrace Stephen King, Colleen Hoover and Bob Woodward.
“Simon & Schuster remains a non-core asset to Paramount, as was determined in early 2020 when Paramount conducted a strategic review of its assets,” Paramount introduced. “Simon & Schuster is a highly valuable business with a recent record of strong performance, however it is not video-based and therefore does not fit strategically within Paramount’s broader portfolio.”
Other members of e book publishing’s so-called “Big Five” — which embrace Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Publishing, Hachette Book Group and Macmillan — might now attempt for Simon & Schuster.
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