2011

Links relating to SOPA compiled by Prof Goldman.

Wiki page on SOPA (read the discussion of DNS filtering, especially about the Pakistan/YouTube episode, around footnotes 30 to 32.  The Pakistan/YouTube episode (allegedly) occurred when a single Pakistani DNS server was deliberately mis-configured so as to ‘blacklist’ YouTube in Pakistan, resulting in world-wide outages for YouTbe

We’re looking for a third year law student, to be a (paid) intern, starting after the holidays. The position would involve mostly contentious stuff, as in trademark policing.  Demonstrated interest in IP.  I’m not looking for someone to help on the blog. This is a real law job as in research and writing and deadlines.

Gloveables sues terminated licensee for continuing to suggest endorsement. Defendant is the first organic hit in Google so you can understand plaintiff’s distress. The first ironic advertisements for kitchen gloves and aprons I’ve seen.

Complaint Gloveables(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0];

Not an unusual case – defendant allegedly reproduces plaintiff’s registered  Q logo on its website.  I was just curious as to what a company named Acme Widget did.  Turns out to be financing in the aviation sector.

 Complaint Acme Widget q Logo(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async =