Prof. Lessig on being portrayed by Christopher Lloyd here.
Ninth Circuit Vacates Prior Decision in Yahoo/Nazi Paraphernalia Case
Via How Appealing, the Ninth Circuit has vacated a prior three-justice decision holding that a U.S. Court did not have personal jursidiction over an Anti-Nazi group which had sued Yahoo in France regarding the offering of Nazi paraphernalia via Yahoo. There will now be an en banc hearing.
New Technology and Marketing Law Blog
Prof. Eric Goldman (no stranger to these pages) has started the TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETING LAW Blog. Early post topics include bots, spyware, Grokster and the Jewish Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Bean That May Not Be Photographed
Copyfight on the Bean That May Not Be Photographed (and follow the links therein).
Question: Assuming that it is unauthorized, does the second image of a reflected scene in the bean infringe the copyright of the sculpture? Note – I’m not talking about breach of license, as in the photographer apparently needed permission from the property
Dumbledore v. Rumbledore
Lawyers for J.K. Rowling are looking into whether a U.S. Army publication that features a wizard named Motter at a school named Mogmarts headed by a wizard named Rumbledore, infringes the Harry Potter copyright.
Thousands Of Infringing Heroes Roaming The Streets of Paragon City
EFF’s Deep Links continues its coverage of the City of Heroes litigation (litigants depicted at right), linking to defendant NCSoft’s motion to strike and motion to dismiss, which motions allege that Marvel fabricated some evidence of infringement. Marvel allegedly used the City of Heroes software to create Marvel-like characters (which could demonstrate the software’s potential for infringement
The Bag Called You
Anya Hindmarch offers a “Be A Bag” option that allows you (or an image you select) to be the design of a bag.
If You Thought I Was Extreme About Commercial Use Of Content
. . . then you should read this clause from a TOS:
The license granted in these TOS does not constitute a transfer or sale of ____’s ownership rights in the ____ Database. ____ retains all right, title, and interest in and to the ___ Database including all related intellectual property rights. You will use your best efforts
Early Start On Super Bowl XL Domain Names
Detroit News reporting on domain names for sale reflecting Super Bowl XL (that would 40, and that’s the one next year in Detroit, the one the Jets will win).
How Do We Do It? Volume.
Tech Law Advisor points out that buying domain names for $6 and selling them for $4, raises issues.