August 2006
American Caveman?
Target’s Target?
Counterfeit Chic on a new Target handbag and its, uh, inspiration.
Picture It Sold v. iSold It
Prof Goldman: “Do Quotation Marks Matter? — Picture It Sold v. iSold It” (keyword case).
[Fill In Barney The Dinosaur Joke Here]
What can be said about Barney the Dinosaur that hasn’t already been said?
EFF Sues Barney to Defend Online Speech.
Some URGENT Free Advice For Companies That Provide RSS Feeds
There’s something of a holy grail regarding developing a good format for delivering news to the mobile user – for example, the commuter who may wish to read the morning headlines on his/her Treo.
One format is the ‘river of news‘ that provides a feed of headlines that flows along the screen like…
An Ounce Of Prevention Or Bad Publicity?
Law.com discusses Baker & MacKenzie’s use of preventative letters to warn ISPs of possible infringing activities during the recent World Cup, and subsequent fall-out.
Film Class: Vonage Parodies
NY Times: “Agencies Are Watching as Ads Go Online.”
You will not be able to get the “Woo Hoo” song out of your head if you watch these consecutively.
This seems to be an authorized Vonage ‘People Do Stupid Things” commercial
Here is a self-described ‘mockery’ of the Vonage ad:
Another, labeled ‘Vonage…
PLAY PEN v. PIG PEN As Background In “Grand Theft Auto”
E.S.S. Entertainment 2000 v. Rock Star Videos, CV 05-02966 MMM (C.D. CA July 28, 2006). HT DC.
Modified version of LA strip club used in background of video game. Infringement action dismissed on summary judgement. Name of club was changed from PLAY PEN to PIG PEN, but logo, trade dress (including a sign saying…
After 60 Days Warner Bros. Would Depose The Dead Guys Kids
Link to a motion to extend deadlines in which Warner Bros. suggests that it will depose the deceased defendant’s children. I would be interested in knowing the amount in controversy. Via Boing Boing.