Cute dogs and Lion King jokes spark million dollar lawsuits

About this episode

The episode discusses a trademark dispute involving a magazine and a major publisher, as well as a viral comedy case related to The Lion King.

A small magazine with dogs in designer clothing on its covers finds itself up against Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue, in a trademark dispute over name. Both sides are defending the right to use the name ‘Dogue’. A separate case carries a $27m claim after a comedian’s take on The Lion King’s opening lyrics went viral. Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty Series Producer: Louise Clarke Digital Video Producer: Daniel Raza Researcher: Helena Warwick-Cross Production Coordinator: Phoebe Lomas Technical Producers: Nicky Edwards and Mark Burrows Editor: Clare Fordham Assistant Commissioning Producer: Rechmial Miller Commissioning Producer: Adam Eland Assistant Commissioner: Will Drysdale Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts

People in this episode

Host: Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty

Topics covered

• trademark dispute
• comedy
• viral content
• legal issues
• entertainment news

Keywords

• trademark
• Dogue
• Condé Nast
• The Lion King
• lawsuit
• comedy
• viral
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Condé Nast

Books & works: Vogue, The Lion King

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