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- | **Jonathan Zavin** is an intellectual property attorney who has litigated scores of copyright and trademark cases. He has also advised major film studios, producers, recording companies, new media industries and publishing companies. | + | **Jonathan Zavin** is an intellectual property attorney |
- | At the request of the United States government, Zavin has with the governments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Greece and South Africa to consult regarding the protection of intellectual property rights. | + | ===== Previous Star Trek Case ===== |
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+ | Zavin has previously litigated a prominent Star Trek copyright case with similarities to the Axanar case. | ||
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+ | In Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Carol Publishing Group, et al., Zavin successfully sought an injunction preventing publication of a book, "The Joy of Trek: How to Enhance Your Relationship with a 'Star Trek' Fan," published in 1997 by Carol Publishing Group of Secaucus, N.J. | ||
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+ | Like the [[lawsuit|Axanar suit]], this 1998 case involved a fan accusing Paramount of trying to prohibit him from using the Star Trek copyright after turning a blind eye to its use for years by many others. Representing Paramount, Zavin asked a judge to stop sales of the book by fan Samuel Ramer, and asked for $22 million in damages for all 220 television episodes mentioned in the book.(([[http:// | ||
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+ | The judge in that case issued Zavin' | ||
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+ | > While the book cannot serve as a market substitute for the richly entertaining television shows and movies, <wrap hi>it can interfere with Paramount' | ||
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+ | ===== Biography ===== | ||
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+ | At the request of the United States government, Zavin has advised | ||
Zavin lectures extensively about copyright law before law and industry organizations, | Zavin lectures extensively about copyright law before law and industry organizations, |