2005
ASCAP For Podcasters
ASCAP for Podcasters at $250 per year, via Bag and Baggage.
Dear Jeeves: Please Offer A Non-Commercial Opt-Out For Bloggers

News.com is reporting that Ask Jeeves will buy Bloglines. There is a paragraph on my request to ask Bloglines to remove my feed (if you’re coming here from the news.com article after reading the original post, this subsequent post may address some of your reactions).
The article speculates that the attraction of buying…
Banned Bowl Ads
Discussion of not-shown Super Bowl ads here. At this point I think GoDaddy may be ahead of the game.
Grokster Pari-Mutual Pool Forms
Google’s Reasons For Becoming An ICANN Registrar
NY Times article giving reasons on why Google may have become an ICANN-accredited registrar. Reasons include:
1. Google’s statement that it did so ‘to learn more about the domain name system’ and to ‘increase the quality of our search results.’
2. Bret Fausett’s speculation that now Google can get access to the expiring domain name list. His…
LVMH Prevails Over Google In France in Keyword Case
LVMH announced that a French civil court has granted it a Euro200,000 award against Google for selling keywords consisting of LVMH trademarks to, among others, ‘counterfeitors.’ Details to follow.
Anti-Brand Article
BLOG Trademark Watch
The term BLOGOSPHERE has no hits on TESS. The string BLOG produces 17 hits, the oldest being NBA BLOG SQUAD and the newest being BLOG-N-PLAY
Beat State!
University of Missouri battles Southwest Missouri State University over rights to MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, via Columbia Tribune.