February 2006

Steelers Stole Steel Style

By Marty Schwimmer on February 2, 2006

Posted in Branding

Well, no, they didn’t steal it. U.S. Steel let them use their logo at the time.
Hat Tip to Henry, who is the Official Email Correspondent of Trademark Blog XXL.

World Newspaper Org Wants Cut

By Marty Schwimmer on February 2, 2006

Posted in Copyright, Copyright Fair Use, RSS and Data Aggregation, Search Engines

The World Association of Newspapers has announced that it is leading a task force of newspapers, book publishers and magazines in order to explore methods of challenging the exploitation of content by search engines without fair compensation to copyright owners.

What Does This Cartoon Say?

By Marty Schwimmer on February 2, 2006

Posted in Miscellany

What is this cartoon saying?
The Joint Chiefs of Staff have this interpretation of the cartoon.
This is the Washington Post’s response.

Pit Bull-Type Dogs

By Marty Schwimmer on February 1, 2006

Posted in Miscellany

Not about trademarks: a New Yorker article about pit bull-type dogs and generalization and legislation.