June 2009

Just received a ‘broadcast’ email from INTA about the upcoming Facebook “landrush’ on personalized URLs. I think that this is sorta unusual: other than in the context of domain names, I can’t recall INTA taking a proactive stance on a ‘private’ matter before this. Could be wrong:
Dear INTA Member:
The International Trademark Association would

Magellan Media Partners: “The Impact of Piracy“:

Both pirated and un-pirated titles showed similar growth in sales in the first few weeks after a title is published, followed by a decline after peak. Average sales for unpirated content start higher and peak later, although this may reflect the specific nature of titles in

Yahoo has sued the NFL Players Union re the use of statistics in fanstasy football games, after Minnesota District Court rules in favor of CBS Interactive in similar suit. CBS decision and Yahoo complaint reproduced below.
Decision Cbs v Nfl