All articles tagged with #cease and desist
Jayden Daniels sent a cease-and-desist over LSU using his No. 5 for DJ Pickett, prompting widespread backlash. Adam Schein condemned the move, dubbing Daniels 'dead to LSU,' while pundits criticized the optics and questioned uniform-number traditions. The piece notes potential crisis PR moves to repair Daniels' image and the possibility of rekindling ties with LSU in the future.
DJ Pickett plans to wear No. 5 this season at LSU despite a cease-and-desist letter from Jayden Daniels’ camp. The Pickett family says LSU hasn’t instructed them to change the number, Lane Kiffin has supported honoring the recruitment promise, and the dispute is framed by unclear recruiting communications during Kelly’s tenure rather than any action by Pickett himself.
The New York Knicks sent a cease-and-desist letter to Aber Kawas’ campaign after promotional materials used the Knicks logo with the team name replaced by “Kawas,” accusing the campaign of trademark infringement, false advertising, false association, and unfair competition. Kawas is the Democrat nominee for New York Senate District 12 and has been backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani; the Knicks say they’re not endorsing any candidate and demanded removal of all materials using Knicks intellectual property and to stop further use. The dispute echoes a prior similar issue involving Mamdani’s campaigns and underscores tensions between the campaign and the sports organization over IP rights.
Elon Musk filed a cease-and-desist against German broadcaster ZDF over a report that linked him to inciting anti-migrant violence in Belfast. ZDF removed the disputed passage and added a disclaimer after the legal letter, with Musk’s lawyer calling it a clear victory. The case centers on media coverage of Belfast protests and Musk’s amplification of online posts by far-right figures.
Elon Musk threatened legal action after German broadcaster ZDF removed a programme intro that linked him to UK activist Tommy Robinson and claimed he had called for a 'migrant hunt' during Belfast protests; ZDF apologized, added a transparency note, and the dispute drew AfD support while highlighting online rhetoric surrounding the Belfast riots.
Underdog Sports received a cease-and-desist letter from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s lawyers after promoting ‘Unethical Hoops,’ an Operation-inspired game that mocks the two-time NBA MVP’s foul-drawing; the letter demands Underdog stop using Gilgeous-Alexander’s NIL in all media and promotions, destroy the board game, and desist from further use of his name, image, or likeness.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s legal team issued a cease-and-desist to Underdog over its viral “Unethical Hoops” board game that mocks the Thunder star’s flopping. The move sparked a polarized NBA reaction, with critics calling it pathetic while others defend image-rights and the right to profit from NIL. Underdog says it won’t remove the game, highlighting ongoing tensions between athletes’ rights and viral, jokey content in the playoff-era NBA.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s lawyers served a cease-and-desist to Underdog Sports over a promo game called Unethical Hoops that buzzed for a foul whenever SGA was touched. The letter demands the destruction of all copies and an end to using his name, image, or NIL across media and products. Underdog declined to comment, and the game remained online as the dispute unfolds amid ongoing debates about SGA’s foul-drawing style and ethical considerations in his play.
Nintendo reportedly sent Cody Rhodes a polite cease-and-desist after he briefly wore boots featuring The Legend of Zelda's Triforce in 2013, with Rhodes saying Nintendo asked him to remove the logo even though he admired Zelda and felt the Triforce fit his character; he complied, and Nintendo's approach was described as kind.
Stormforge, a private World of Warcraft server project, will cease all operations by May 14, 2026 after a cease-and-desist from Blizzard; realms remain online until closure but no new accounts can be created. With Blizzard winning a court case against Turtle WoW, the crackdown on fan-run servers appears to continue, pushing players toward official WoW Classic options. Stormforge says it will pivot to its own non-Blizzard projects in the future.
Rep. Eric Swalwell has filed a cease-and-desist with FBI Director Kash Patel, urging him not to release files about Swalwell’s past ties to Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese intelligence operative. Swalwell, a leading candidate for California governor, argues that releasing the files would smear him and violate his First Amendment rights and DOJ rules, potentially exposing the FBI to liability. The Washington Post reported Patel’s efforts to release the decade-old file; Swalwell denies any wrongdoing and says he assisted in the FBI investigation. The FBI has not commented.
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell sent a cease-and-desist to the FBI, seeking to block the release of files from a decade-old investigation into a Chinese fund-raiser linked to the congressman, arguing disclosures would violate his First Amendment rights, longstanding DOJ rules on investigations used to influence elections, and the Privacy Act; the Trump administration had pushed to collect documents from the case, but no charges were brought.
Global Situation Room sent a cease-and-desist to Polymarket over its Washington bar pop-up, arguing that naming it ‘The Situation Room’ infringes its trademark and could confuse consumers; Polymarket’s bar, billed as the world’s first to monitor the situation with live feeds and trading screens, is set to open at an undisclosed DC location, with Polymarket not yet commenting on the letter.
Sony’s shutdown of Bluepoint Games has fans frustrated as the studio behind Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes exits, fueling talk of a Bloodborne remake while Sony simultaneously issues a cease-and-desist to a fan project for Bloodborne, suggesting IP enforcement even amid uncertainty about future Bloodborne plans.
Sony Pictures Entertainment has issued a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance alleging that Seedance 2.0 infringes SPE’s copyrighted works and lacks adequate guardrails, joining earlier letters from Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Netflix; SPE demands cessation of infringing outputs and removal of SPE content from Seedance 2.0’s training data and datasets, accusing ByteDance of willful infringement.