Tide fan whose van is pictured on cover of book about Alabama football sues author.
March 2006
Gaming VERO and the DMCA?
This seems like a paradigmatic lawsuit for IP on the Internet.
Plaintiff creates a guide relating to Defendant’s product, which product is protected by TM and Copyright. Plaintiff sells the guide on eBay. Defendant notifies eBay that Plaintiff’s product infringes, and requests termination of eBay auctions, pursuant to its VERO program. Plaintiff submits multiple…
Can Marvel and DC Both Own The SUPER HERO Trademark?
Los Angeles Times column against claim by Marvel and DC in SUPER HEROES trademark.
I’ve discussed the potential issues re the SUPER HEROS trademark here in 2004, the last time the issue made news. In (brief) response to the emails I’m receiving from readers on this: (1) Despite the text book definition of a…
Parody? Unhappy?
Yahoo Requires U.S. Advertisers To Block Non-U.S. Traffic?
Boing Boing: ‘Yahoo: if you use our ads, you have to block non-US visitors.’
Shameless Self-Promotion Re YANKEE HATER Logo
ESPN.COM article quoting me regarding an opposition brought by the Yankees against someone who filed for a YH logo for his YANKEE HATER gear. To clarify a point, when I said ‘the Yankees aren’t hurt by this’ I was referring to the general practice of fans making fun of their rival’s mascots, which practice…
Google Sued Over Page Rank
Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Google Sued Over Rankings – KinderStart.com v. Google.
Parker v. Google: Transitory Copy Doctrine In Transition?
Google’s caching procedure upheld. Decision here.
Prof. Patry’s commentary ends on the hopeful (to some) note that courts may be moving away from the MAI v. Peak transitory copy doctrine.
HRH Prince Charles v. Associated Newspapers
From the Bird & Bird case bulletin on HRH Prince of Wales v. Associated Newspapers: “The decision on Friday in HRH Prince of Wales v Associated Newspapers examined the balancing act between protecting a public person’s private life and press freedom. It reviewed the extent to which confidential information and copyright works can be…
How Do You Protect The LIVESTRONG Bracelet?
Discussion on Shape Blog here.