A TV Ad linking Congressman DeLay was pulled after threat of legal action by the Congressman, alleging that the ad contained falsehoods. Via Chron.com.
January 2006
Has Stoller Filed 275 (Now 300) Extension Requests?
There is a rumor that Leo Stoller, in the name of Sentra Industries, has filed upwards to 275 extension requests over the past few months to oppose recently published applications. I’ve seen one such request, and it provides a telephone number to call if you want to send money to XYZ Brand Licensing, where XYZ…
New IP Blog
Splog Warfare
Tech Law Advisor takes on splogs (evil robots who re-post blog content word for word to create a pretense for running keyword ads), asking for much less than the one triillion dollars penalty I had proposed.
Debate Over ‘Intent To Annoy’ Language In Anti-Cyberstalking Law
A new anti-cyberstalking law has the following language:
Whoever…utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet… without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person…who receives the communications…shall be…
PROTON v. PROTRON
Who Owns Baseball Statistics?
Via Businessofbaseball.com, via May It Please The Court, a complaint filed by CBC, a vendor of rotisserie (or fantasy) league statistics software and services, against Major League Baseball. Fantasy league sports involve fans drafting their own teams of (real) players and competing based on the statistics of those players. Some media, such as…
Are Distribution Channel Communications Advertising?
From 43(B)log:
‘Plaintiff . . . makes aftermarket leather seat covers for many different kinds of cars . . . Defendant Nissan has an approved aftermarket leather program (ALP) for some Nissan models, allowing Nissan dealers to buy aftermarket leather from approved vendors for installation by the vendors.
In 2003, in response to new federal…
Would the Words ‘Pack’ and ‘Cube’ Be Good Keywords To Purchase Today?
Because there will be a lot of traffic for GOOGLE CUBE and GOOGLE PACK?
IPOD v. SPODRADIO in Germany
IPOD v. SPODRADIO in Germany, via The Alarm Clock, hat tip Jay. Bonus reference to Caveman Lawyer in article.