Earlier this month Guinness World Records filed suit in a Manhattan Federal Court against Scholastic, over their forthcoming Book of World Records 2018, arguing that it “obviously copies and incorporates the trade dress of Guinness World Records 2018, and infringes on GWR’s copyrights and trade dress rights in its book.” Saying that Scholastic’s cover “is nearly identical” to Guinness’s, they charge that “Scholastic’s publication of its book constitutes willful copyright infringement and unfair competition, and is a transparent attempt to trade on the fame and goodwill associated with Guinness World Record brand books.” Guinness asks the court for injunctions, as […]
