Article on REDSKINS case. I concur with IPKat that as troubling as any other aspect of this case is the team’s determination to fight so hard to retain a name that identifies a race of people by the color of their skins, for the purpose of a game. In an effort to move licensed
Tools To Police Trademarks In Keyword Ad Copy
Model Of A Modern Military Plane
Should companies that make models of military aircraft pay royalties to defense contractors for the use of their creations? Via the Rutland Herald.
51,850 Cases of Trademark Infringement in China in 2004
Via Xinhua: “Chinese industry and commerce management departments at all levels discovered 51,851 cases involving infringement of trademarks like Louis Vuitton, Chanel and POLO last year, up 27 percent from the previous year, an official aid here Thursday.”
Mandrake Makes Trademark Disappear
French software company Mandrake changes named to MANDRIVA, thus making its trademark dispute with Hearst Corp., owner of MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN, disappear.
Tiger’s Shot on the 16th Hole
Why not link to the homemade Nike commercials of Tiger’s 16th hole shot that are popping up.
New Branding Blog
STRANGE BRAND is a new blog on branding from the CEO of Forty Media. Recent posts concern AJAX, the Google dance, and advertising in RSS feeds.
Experiment Re: Group Annotation of Legal Text
You may be familiar with WIKIPEDIA, an ‘open’ encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
You may be familiar with Open Source Software Development wherein any developer can take a crack at developing a program (Linux and Mozilla likely being the best known examples of such a process).
You may be familiar with the Talmud wherein
Papal Domain Names
The domain name JOHNPAULIII.COM is available for sale on AfterNic for $1950. It was registered in 1999.
POPEJOHNPAULIII.COM re-directs to catholichomeschooler.com. It was registered this past January.
Names such as Lando II, Formosus II and Agatho II, papal names not re-used, in one case, since 681, are still available. Hat tip Volokh.
