Did the song “Cousin Dupree” inspire the movie “You, Me and Dupree”? Steely Dan thinks so.
Today’s trivia question: name song titles subsequently used as movie titles. Should we include bio-pics (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Walk The Line)? Movies inspired by songs (Ode to Billy Joe)?
We’ll go first:
Peggy Sue Got Married
LV Brand Awning?
Check out this photo via Counterfeit Chic.
Reimagined Logos
Various logos, reimagined. HT kottke.
Trademark Blog Befriends Court In First Amendment/Trademark Case
The Trademark Blog was a signatory on a friend of the court brief in Freecycle v. Oey. The case involved two problematic points – a finding that talking about a trademark (without more) might constitute trademark infringement, and an order enjoinging defendant from making any remark that might disparage plaintiff’s trademark. Details at the Volokh
Video – How To Spot A Fake Rolex
From ReplicaWatchReport.com
Lagerfeld on Counterfeiting
Showing Off Your New Trade Dress
Details here at Shape Blog.
YouTube TOS – Anatomy Of A Blog Thread
This Boing Boing post on YouTube’s terms of service as it pertains to any rights it reserves in the user’s submissions, illustrates a common pattern of how the blogosphere puzzles out contractual terms:
1. Alarmist Parade of Horribles (YouTube will own your stuff and sell it)
2. Amen Chorus in Comment Thread (Those thieving
Your Brain On Brands
Austrian website Monochrom (an art-technology-philosophy group) attempts to investigate branding power by asking consumers to draw famous logos from memory.