May 2006

Preregistration of Copyrights

By Marty Schwimmer on May 15, 2006

Banner Witcoff: ‘Protect Your Video Games Before It’s Finished: Copyright Preregistration is Here.”

Loufrani v Wal-Mart Over Smiley Face

By Marty Schwimmer on May 15, 2006

Forbes: Wal-Mart in Trademark Clash Over Smiley Face. If you use a smiley face, then at some point, sooner or later, you hear from Mr. Loufrani.

More On SURF CITY

By Marty Schwimmer on May 15, 2006

Posted in Likelihood of Confusion

Huntington Beach pulls ahead of Santa Cruz as SURF CITY.

Observations re Politics of ICANN Rejecting .XXX

By Marty Schwimmer on May 12, 2006

Posted in Domain Names

IcannWatch.

Reuters.
ICANN Board member Susan Crawford.

Effectively Ending My Career With The Coasters

By Marty Schwimmer on May 12, 2006

Posted in Right of Publicity/Privacy

Via Nerdlaw, the Truth in Music Advertising Act, a law in several states barring performance using a name of a band if the performer was not a member of the original ‘recording group.’

No Creation Of U.S. Law By Paris Convention

By Marty Schwimmer on May 12, 2006

Posted in Paris Convention

43(B)log discusses application of Paris Convention in a trade secrets case (the Paris Convention does not create a general tort of unfair competition beyond anything else found in the Lanham Act).

‘If You Can’t Tell The Difference, Why Pay For It?”

By Marty Schwimmer on May 12, 2006

Posted in Counterfeits

The Must-Read Counterfeit Chic on gender differences in promoting knock-offs.

You Have To Give Email Recipients A Chance To Opt Out

By Marty Schwimmer on May 12, 2006

Posted in Advertising

News.com: Kodak pays $26k to settle charges that it sent out 2 million unsolicited emails that did not provide recipients with a method of opting out of future emails.