The book FREAKONOMICS discusses the concept of ‘whitest’ and ‘blackest’ first names (defined as prevalence among one race coupled with rarity in the other race). The three ‘whitest’ girl names are Molly, Amy and Claire. The three ‘blackest’ girl names are Imani, Ebony and Shanice. The ‘whitest’ boy names are Jake, Connor and Tanner. The three
NY Times On Mr. Softee
NY Times article on MR. SOFTEE policing its mark. Pictured here, private investigator photographing a look-a-like Mr. Softee truck (photo copyright Robert Caplin/NY Times).
Sheet music to MR. SOFTEE jingle.
Veggie Tales And The Copyright Statute Of Frauds
Veggie Tales is a series of animated videos, featuring stories and classic songs such as “Everyone’s Got A Water Buffalo,” “Cebu,” and “We Are The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything.”
Veggie Tales’ creator, Big Idea, negotiated with a distributor over a period of years to grant it an exclusive license. No document styled
Phillips Academy v. KIPP: Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy of Andover, Mass. is a boarding school whose alumni include President Bush and Humphrey Bogart (!).
KIPP: Philips Academy is a charter school in New Orleans, part of the Knowledge is Power Program network of free charter schools targeted at ‘under resourced’ communities.
Phillips of Andover is not tuition free and
Lost v. Lost
Via Nerdlaw, article on dispute over ‘Lost,’ TV show about airplane crash survivors who encounter strange creatures, noting that Gilligan’s Island bears eerie similarity.
Use Of Trademarks On ‘Replica Model Vehicles’
Interesting discussion thread on the INTA list on the use of trademarks on ‘replica model vehicles.’
Live Nude Domain Names and Who Rules The Root?
My original reaction to the proposed .XXX Top level domain was that it was something of a harm reduction initiative not worth over-selling – it will not reduce the amount of adult material on the Web, but might make it a little more difficult (but not impossible) to access such material in certain sequestered networks (schools, libraries
BioCryst Gripe Site UDRP Case
Mark Partridge via CircleID on gripe site case involving BioCrystPharamceuticals.com.
IMPORTANT: Fourth Circ, Decision in Lamparello v. Falwell (FALWELL.COM)
Text in Lamparello v. Falwell, Fourth Circuit decision in which registrant of FALWELL.COM receives summary judgment agaisnt Rev. Falwell, dismissing infringement and cybersquatting action.
FedEx Furniture
A resourceful guy built some furniture completely out of FEDEX boxes.
Then he built a website named FEDEXFURNITURE.COM.
Then FedEx protested on trademark, copyright and terms of service grounds.
Then Standford’s Cyberlaw Clinic helped him out.
Now he’s doing the talk shows.
The analysis likely differs for furniture made of boxes he