Here is a demand letter via The Smoking Gun written by Mary-Kate Olsen’s representatives to the distributor of a Save Mary-Kate T-Shirt, alleging trademark, publicity and privacy right infringement.

A bill ‘imposing penalties on the creators of spyware,’ The Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act (SPY ACT)  was approved by the Acronym Committee and passed by the full House, 399-1. 

The Senate is simultaneousy considering the Software Principles Yielding Better Levels of Consumer Knoweldge (SPY BLOCK) Act.

Via BBC.

Chanel sells sexy fashion and perfume. Sexy Chanel, now renamed Sexy Chanelle, sells, uh, escort services in Toronto.  Oddly, she charges $4000 for 12 hours but $10,000 for 24 hours.  In any event, Chanel has sued her over her use of the domain name SEXYCHANEL.COM.  Part of the problem is the perfume bottle on…

I’ve known Warwick Rothnie since before he took silk and became a barrister in Australia.  He now has an Australian IP blog named IPWar’s.

The Unknown Tech Lawyer has also started an IP blog.

Counterfeiting in Ireland.

Counterfeiting in Russia.

Counterfeiting in Southern California.

Counterfeiting in Mexico.

Counterfeiting in India.

NY Times article on Entrepreneur Media’s numerous battles regarding rights over the mark ENTREPRENEUR.

The Business Software Alliance is distributing the Cyber-Ethics Champion Code, a signed pledge for kids to not infringe copyright.

VP Cheney referred to ‘factcheck.com’ when he meant to say ‘factcheck.org.’  Last night the .com resolved to one of those ‘page o’ links’ holding pages.  Today it directs to George Soros’ ‘Why we must not re-elect President Bush’ site.  Via John Palfrey.