IcannWatch: “ICANN Confirms: New gTLD Contracts Permit .tv style pricing.”
“Metro Defeats Tesco In Trademark Battle”
Reuters: “Metro defeats Tesco in trademark battle” (re use of METRO in EU for soap).
Hard Rock Cafe v. Hard Lox Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe complains re use of HARD LOX CAFE as name of not for profit festival. Note reference to how Hard Rock was ‘obligated’ to complain.
My Life, My Card, My Second Lawsuit
Second time someone claimed prior rights in American Express’ MY LIFE MY CARD slogan.
First time reported here, apparently later settled.
Reading Other People’s Mail: AutoWeek
Prof Lessig reprints an exchange between a free lance photographer and AutoWeek, which published a photo in which the photographer claimed copyright. Happy ending here.
On To October
Drafting Tip
Kevin Heller makes a good point over at IP Law Daily, providing YouTube with some advice:
“If I were their lawyer, I’d advise them to post “This video has been removed as per the request of the copyright owner” rather than admitting “due to copyright infringement” as they do in the above.”
Mark Cuban Predicts Demise Of YouTube
Mark Cuban: “The Coming Dramatic Decline of YouTube.” His view is driven in part by the notion that no sustainable business can be built on copyright infringement.
UPDATE: “YouTube Signs Deal With Warner.”
“GoDaddy Caves To Irish Legal Threat”
SlashDot: “GoDaddy Caves To Irish Legal Threat.”
This Post About Lawyer Advertising Is Predominantly Information And Partly Aggravated
The NY State Bar Association (my bar association) has proposed rules on advertising by lawyers. As far as I can tell, they seem to embrace blogs, and, in my initial read, treat them less favorably than, for example, the unsolicited hard copy material I receive everyday from law firms, who, I imagine, have purchased mailing