. . . when things like this happen?
Ripping Videos From YouTube
News.com: “Service Let’s People Rip Videos From YouTube, Other Sites.” According to this article, PeekVid and KeepVid are services emanating from Australia, which aggregate, index and copy copyighted content from YouTube, Google Video, and other sites.
“Likely To Be Confused”
I apologize for not being aware of this trademark law blog earlier: “Likely To Be Confused” by Houston attorney Tom Casagrande.
Dumpster Diving For Counterfeits
The UK Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association went through the trash at a UK racetrack and found that 6% of the cigarette packs they found were counterfeit. More here. HT IPKat.
CHILDRENOFJOLIEPITT.COM For Sale
You’ve got to acknowledge that the Jolie Pitts have proactive IP representation. They were particularly vigilant in obtaining the most obvious domain names incorporating the name of their newborn. This foresight has forced sites such as this, to offer such not-so surefire traffic generating names as CHILDRENOFJOLIEPITT.COM. (drill down to ‘fame capitalization.’
Cablevision Suspends DVR Experiment
MercuryNews.com: “Cablevision suspends network DVR experiment” (Cablevision is developing a server-based, as opposed to set top based (such as Tivo), digital video recording service. It has been sued for copyright infringement by the major movie studios and TV networks).
You’re On Your Own As To What To Make Of All This
Gawker: “Battle of Shiloh:”
Gawker: “We Fought The Good Fight”
Gawker: “Does This Mean We’re Off The Hook?”
EFF: Brangelina, Shiloh and Fair Use
That Soccer Ball On That Plane Can Mean Only One Thing
International Herald Tribune:”Can’t tell the sponsors without a scorecard”
Continuing our in-depth coverage of ambush marketing in honor of the World Cup, we note that Lufthansa is painting soccer balls on the nose of its planes, to the annoyance of FIFA, and to Air Emirates, which paid a lot of money to FIFA
“Should I Copyright That Patent For Trademarks?”
Jessica Stone Levy: “Commonly Confused Concepts, or: “Should I copyright that patent for trademarks?”
MOU Between Luxury Brand Owners and Beijing Landlords
IP Dragon: “Trailblazing MOU Between Luxury Brand Owners and Landlords” (Ageement signed between luxury brand companies (?) and Beijing landlords to evict tenants who repeatedly sell copied goods.)