New York Metropolitan Transit Authority protests “MTA Service Specialists” use of MTA logo.
Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta v The Sovereign Order of the Orthodox Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem
A lot of allegations you don’t see in the average trademark complaint. “Plaintiff was founded in the eleventh century in Jerusalem.” “Plaintiff is a sovereign entity.” “Defendant falsely claims it is sovereign.” “Defendant seeks to reveal secrets of the Holy Grail that are maintained by Plaintiff.” Ok, that last one wasn’t in the complaint.
Apparently
RealNetworks Didn’t Think MPAA Would Sue It
“How Do You Deal With Pirated Programs At Work?”
Interesting SlashDot discussion on “How do you deal with pirated programs at work?”
Speedy Graphito
Reeses Pieces v Reeses Nursery and Landscaping
Hershey’s, owner of REESE’S logo for candy, sues Reese’s Nursery and Landscaping. (‘)(‘)
Complaint Reeses Nursery
I’m Giving A Talk March 30 On The Facebook Content Flap
I’m giving a talk March 30 at 6 pm, at New York Law School. The lecture will be entitled: “The Updated Facebook Policy: Who owns your posted information?” I don’t know the answer, so please leave a comment, or twitter me during the talk.
Google: 37% of DMCAs Are Not Valid Copyright Claims, Or They Are, Or They Aren’t
NZ PC World: Google Submission Hammers Section 92A [proposed NZ DMCA type regulation]:
Google has made a detailed submission to the Telecommunications Carriers Forum that heavily criticises the draft code of practice for ISPs in relation to section 92A of the Copyright Act.
In its submission, Google notes that more than half (57%) of the
Nothing Older Than Yesterday’s Obituaries
Prof Goldman: Newspaper Obituaries Aren’t Hot News:
The Scranton Times is suing the Wilkes-Barre newspaper for republishing obituary notices in its Scranton edition that were initially published in the Scranton Times. But the Scranton Times has a problem–funeral homes typically write and submit the obituary notices, so the Scranton Times has no copyright interest