Wait, the LAPD is a government entity. They are funded with public taxpayer money.
They cannot own a copyright or a trademark. It belongs to the public.
EDIT: this is also why you can use NASA footage and audio recordings royalty free in your own works. Because you already paid for them.
You can use any US Military footage from dvidshub.net as well.
I don’t think that’s right, not least of all because they actually do have LAPD as a registered trademark.
Streisand Effect about to bite them in the ass.
Making threats. Like All Police Do.
That would be a trademark matter, not copyright. It look like they do actually have LAPD as a registered trademark, but I doubt this would be considered trademark infringement, given the very low odd of “likelihood of confusion”.
The Lakers might have a valid claim, though.
I don’t think The Lakers would have a valid claim either, since this is clearly parody and parody is fair use.
