Dennis Wilson and Konrad Gatien of Keats McFarland on “Fan Web Sites and Copyright Enforcement,” via LA Lawyer.

Amusing thread on Slashdot re threats by a descendant of the mathematician who coined the term GOOGOL to go after GOOGLE.

Definition of Googolplex here.

Information on Googleplex here.

Bio of Russian novelist Gogol here.

Song about Barney Google here.

Eminem’s suit against MTV and Apple re unauthorized use of his song “Lose Yourself” to proceed.  Via FindLaw.

Gwenyth Paltrow names her baby “Apple.”  Via ITV.COM.

I began this blog May 17, 2002.  The most used search term to get here is ‘trademark.’  The second most used term is ‘jelly.’  The three most requested articles of all time involve the Miss Piggy Parody, Mecca Cola and the Jelly Kelly.  The most requested jpg files are of Miss Piggy, the fake Puma…

NY Times article on upcoming animated film that will feature 80 name-brand products including Charlie the Tuna and the Brawny Paper Towel man.  The movie, ‘Foodfight,’ takes place in a supermarket after hours.  The filmmakers report that the product-based characters do not overtly promote the products they represent.

Here’s an article reporting that Governor Schwarzenegger wants 75% of punitive damages awarded in California to go to the state on the (quite plausible) theory that punitive damages are intended to punish the defendant, not reward the plaintiff, and should therefore go to the state where it can benefit society.

Here’s a demand letter sent…

Via the NY Times, a report of a very expensive infringement case involving very expensive furntiure (the chair on the bottom was found to infringe the chair on the top).

Eminem, whose song “Lose Yourself” I have listened to about 4 times today, prevailed in a UDRP regarding the domain name EMINEMMOBILE.COM.  The name was used for a site distributing unauthorized ring tones incorporating Eminem’s songs.