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The corporate that produces Drunk Shakespeare-branded theatrical exhibits has sued Amazon, claiming that an episode of Prime Video’s YA ice hockey romantic drama, “Off Campus,” used its logos with out permission.
Brass Jar, the New York firm behind Drunk Shakespeare, didn’t specify the quantity of damages it’s searching for, however mentioned within the grievance: “On account of such infringement by Defendants, Brass Jar can also be entitled to get well lawyer’s charges, treble damages, and/or statutory damages of as much as $2 million per infringed mark and per kind of service offered, and in accordance with every kind of product offered, if relevant, in accordance with 15 USC § 1117.”
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“Off Campus,” primarily based on a sequence of novels by Elle Kennedy, launched all eight episodes on Prime Video on Might 13, 2026.
In Episode 4 of Season 1, titled “The Breakup,” there’s “an prolonged sequence set in a fictional faculty manufacturing of ‘Drunk Shakespeare,’ in addition to a number of strains of dialogue referencing ‘Drunk Shakespeare,’ with out Plaintiff’s authorization or consent,” the lawsuit states.
Amazon’s alleged unauthorized use of the Drunk Shakespeare and Drunk logos, in keeping with Brass Jar’s lawsuit, “has triggered and is more likely to proceed to trigger confusion – together with reverse confusion – error and deception amongst customers as to the supply, sponsorship or affiliation of Defendants’ Off Campus Sequence and Plaintiff’s Brass Jar Productions.”
Brass Jar claims its reside theater productions of Drunk Shakespeare mix “Shakespearean efficiency with alcohol consumption in an intimate, refined, upscale, professionally staged setting.” The corporate at present levels exhibits in New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Houston, and presents different Drunk-branded productions (together with Drunk Romeo & Juliet, Drunk Dracula, Drunk Pirates and Drunk Christmas Carol).
Brass Jar mentioned in a June 3 letter that its lawyer knowledgeable Amazon of Brass Jar’s “rights within the asserted marks and requested that the events focus on a decision of Plaintiff’s issues relating to Hors Campus’ unauthorized use of Plaintiff’s logos and commerce gown.” In line with the lawsuit, Amazon’s lawyer “responded in a letter that included an in depth dialogue of why Defendants’ Program didn’t infringe Plaintiff’s copyrights, though Plaintiff made no allegation within the June 3 letter that Off Campus infringed Plaintiff’s copyrights.”
Brass Jar filed swimsuit towards Amazon on Thursday, September 17, within the U.S. District Courtroom for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division. A duplicate of the grievance is on the market at this hyperlink.
In line with Drunk Shakespeare’s description of the present, it goes like this: “5 skilled actors come collectively as members of the Drunk Shakespeare Society, and one in all them drinks 5 glasses of whiskey earlier than making an attempt a lead position in a Shakespearean traditional. What follows is 90 minutes of comedy, mayhem, and rapid-fire improvisation because the 4 sober actors battle to maintain the script on observe. No two performances are ever the identical. It is all about who drinks and what they drink.