Legal Opinion
Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Jostens, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 10, 1997No. 95 Civ. 8236(DC)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
CHIN, District Judge.
In 1990, the country western singer Aaron Tippin released a song entitled “You’ve Got to Stand for Something.” It contained the line, “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.” The song was a hit and rose to number five on the national country charts in February 1991.
In December 1992, defendant Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”), a company that produces and sells class rings, initiated an advertising campaign built on the theme, “If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything.” The campaign prominently featured this slogan in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Faith Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., Home Box Office, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Jerome D. Salinger A/K/A J.D. Salinger v. Random House, Inc. And Ian HamiltonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Jostens, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Silberstein v. Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Muller v. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORP.District Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Currin v. Arista Records, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2010
- Tufamerica, Inc. v. WB Music Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2014
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