Ep 201 — Disney, Ferrari, and Mormon Church and Copyright/Trademark Law/History | The Firm

What do Disney, Ferrari, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have in common? They're rather litigious when people do things they don't like. We go through the history of copyright and trademark to provide background for some notable recent lawsuits involving these companies. That launches us into a discussion about the recent lawsuit filed by the Mormon Church against John Dehlin, Mormon Stories, and the Open Stories Foundation. After that we talk about The Firm, a Tom Cruise movie where the good guy wins against the Mafia, a corrupt law firm, and the FBI. We end with some good news about targeting depression for treatment.

Show Notes: 

https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-law/copyright-act/

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/24-10900/24-10900-2024-10-20.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_copyright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBpI13dxkI

https://copyright.gov/about/1790-copyright-act.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gWaAJR5L18

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript

https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-regulations/

https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/trademarks/law/Trademark_Statutes.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_trademark_law

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1909

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Act_of_1870

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Copyright_Act_of_1891

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-disneyland-memorial-o_b_5859

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_Dilution_Revision_Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Anka

https://www.courthousenews.com/disney-goes-on-trial-over-moana-copyright-infringement-claims/

https://blog.ipleaders.in/popular-copyright-infringement-cases-highlighting-disney-protective-intellectual-property-rights/

https://copyrightalliance.org/copyright-cases/disney-v-vidangel/

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/disney-google-ai-copyright-infringement-cease-and-desist-letter-1236606429/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-sued-enforcing-rights-mickey-mouse-public-domain-1236378997/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

https://carbuzz.com/features/7-times-ferrari-filed-lawsuits-against-its-own-fans/

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a30750318/ferrari-purosangue-name-lawsuit/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFepk2ZoJtQ

https://gileriodekel.com/2026/04/the-lds-church-is-suing-mormon-stories/

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/getting-it-right-clarifying-trademark-branding-concerns

https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1svqcdy/a_tale_of_two_responses_the_book_of_mormon/

https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1svnrzq/if_youre_worried_about_brand_confusion_and_people/

https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1sxh2yy/lds_lawsuit_against_dehlin_too_little_too_late/

https://humblymybrain.substack.com/p/the-lds-church-vs-mormon-stories?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1b8vxy&triedRedirect=true

https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1suvu8w/re_mormon_stories_litigation_a_brief_primer_on/

https://www.reddit.com/r/mormon/comments/1sp83g4/lds_church_lawsuit_against_mormon_stories_rejects/

Index librorum prohibitorum (in Latin): https://archive.org/details/case_wing_z1020_i39_1664/mode/2up 

MOGP: The Firm : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106918/?ref_=tttrv_ov_bk 

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Happy News: For the first time, scientists pinpoint the brain cells behind depression: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260423022010.htm 

Accidental Medical Discoveries: How Tenacity and Pure Dumb Luck Changed the World by Robert W Winters.

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