NY Times: “Sports Organizations Try To Limit Online Reporting“:
“When the Pan American Games start in Brazil in July, thousands of top athletes will run, wrestle and leap, but they will not be able to indulge in one popular daily exercise: blogging.
Neither will their doctors, coaches or massage therapists, in a blanket
April 2007
Smell-o-vision Replaces Television
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Posted in Non-Traditional Trademarks
IHT: “ Joint Promotion Adds Stickers To Sweet Smell Of Marketing“:
“Guests at Omni luxury hotels will find small scented stickers on the front pages of their free copies of USA Today. A blackberry aroma will suggest that the guests start the day at their hotels with a cup of Starbucks coffee “paired with…
Live Free And Die
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Posted in Copyright
IHT: “Warner’s Digital Watchdog Widens War On Pirates“:
“Missteps made today could have grave consequences for the future, particularly when it comes to consumers’ willingness to pay for movies and television shows online, she believes. To illustrate the point, she tells of her niece’s fish, named Mortimer, who one day leaped from his…
Will Apple/EMI DRM-Free Deal Be Copied By Others?
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Posted in Copyright
NY Times: “EMI to Allow Apple To Sell Songs Online“:
“EMI Group PLC on Monday announced a deal that will allow computer company Apple Inc. to sell the record company’s songs online without copy protection software.
The agreement means that customers of Apple’s iTunes store will soon be able to play downloaded songs…
SPRINGFIELD WILDCATS v. SHELBYVILLE WILDCATS, con’t
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Posted in School Names
LA Daily News: Crying Foul:
“When those who run the Simi Youth Baseball League decided recently to go with college uniforms instead of those of the pros, they thought they were standing on principle.
. . .
But their attempt drifted into foul territory. Because they never got permission to use the college names…
Chooseco v. Daimler
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Posted in Likelihood of Confusion
Citizen.com: Children’s book series founder sues over trademark use”:
“R. A. Montgomery, founder of the children’s interactive book series Choose Your Own Adventure, and his company Chooseco LLC of Waitsfield, Vt., are suing DaimlerChrysler, BBDO Detroit, Organic and Marvel Entertainment in U.S. District Court for trademark infringement.
DaimlerChrysler features the trademark Choose Your Own…
Worth Watching
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Posted in First Amendment
James Goodale’s show: Digital Age.