WSJ (reg req): “Firms Tidy Up Clients’ Bad Online Reputations” (concerning firms that remove or displace negative content on the web, such as Reputation Defender, Inc. and Defend My Name)
Strong Sentiments
Dave Winer’s take on AT&T’s cooperation with the RIAA and MPAA” “I Don’t Believe in the Death Penalty . . . for People”.
Baker & McKenzie: Top 10 IP Cases in China
Baker & McKenzie: “Top 10 IP Protection Cases in China”
First Horizon National Bank v. Horizon Bank
Longmont FYI: “Horizon Bank Forced To Change Name” :
‘“We thought we touched all the bases in regards to our due diligence,” said Allen, referring to choosing the Horizon Banks name.
He said his company hopes to announce a new name soon.’
South Africa: MR PLASTIC v MRPLASTIC.CO.ZA
AllAfrica.com: South Africa Domain Name Rules ‘Are Working.’
Capital
Counterfeit Chic: “Initial Interest Confusion” (summary of acrimonious acronyms).
“Domain Names Can’t Be Trespassed–Utube,.com
Prof Goldman: “Domain Names Can’t Be Trespassed — Utube.com v. YouTube”
IPKAT ECJ Round-Up
New IP Blog: The Gray Blog
The Gray Blog, concentrating on the gray market, from the law firm that brings you The Counterfeit Law Blog.
Backgrounds Move To The Foreground
As Thomas Pynchon once wrote: Some people can’t see the a great work of architecture without thinking “chase scene.”
Such people will be troubled by this BBC Report that the Church of England is planning legal action against Sony, for use of Manchester Cathedral as a background for a video game scene.
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