NY Times: “New Weapon in Web War Over Privacy“:
“The new technological weapon is content-recognition software, which makes it possible to identify copyrighted material, even, for example, from blurry video clips.”
Stanford/California v. The NFL
More about The Big Game here. Background about the NFL’s published application for The Big Game here.
Accused Plagiarist Uses DMCA To Remove Video Accusing Him Of Plagiarism
This is only the second time I’ve used the word ‘chutzpah’ in 5 years of blogging, but, if the facts are as they appear, the use is justified.
Voicing an apparently widespread belief, comic Joe Rogan accused Carlos Mencia of stealing jokes. Rogan showed up at Mencia’s act at the Comedy Store, and films a
Complaint In Burning Man Trademark Case
Has Levis Sued Esprit Again?
I reported in 2003 that Levis had sued Esprit over a red tab on jeans. I see that Levis has sued ‘Esprit Us Distribution’ in the Northern District of California, on Tuesday. There are no news reports, and the complaint isn’t available on ECF. I might as well link to my recent post on
NFL Claims Copyright In Copyright Warning?
Wendy Seltzer: “My First DMCA Takedown“:
“On Feb. 8, I posted to YouTube a clip taken from the Super Bowl: not the football, but the copyright warning the NFL stuck into the middle of it, wherein they tell you it’s forbidden even to share “accounts of the game” without the NFL’s consent.
Their
Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 50
Counterfeit Chic: Knockoff News 50
Who Is This?
Hint: inspiration for one of the better selling U.S. novels of all time.
Discussion of the cover of Jonathan Livingston Seagull garnering zero % unaided awareness here.
Brussels Court Rules Against Google Re Linking
IHT: “Brussels Court Rules Against Google In Copyright Case“:
“A court in Brussels ruled Tuesday that Google violated copyright laws by publishing links to stories from Belgian newspapers without permission, a case that legal experts said could have broad implications in Europe for the news services provided by search engines.”
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Citi Out From Under Umbrella
Bloomberg: CitiGroup to sell umbrella logo St Paul Travelers.
The biggest U.S. bank plans to sell its red umbrella trademark to St. Paul Travelers Cos. and operate under the “Citi” name after failing to get most consumers to think of anything except insurance when they saw the 137-year-old symbol. The deal, announced in separate