NY Times: Eau de Hotel
Luxist: Will A Scent Make You Choose A Hotel?
LA Times: Sniff. Say, ‘Ahh’ or ‘Achoo!‘
NY Times: Scent Machines in Hotel Rooms
Anti-Piracy Group Suffers Email Leak. and What is MiiVii?
WSJ: Antipiracy Group Suffers Email Leak:
[O]ver the weekend, information about MediaDefender’s efforts was splashed across the Internet via a leak of purported employee emails. Among the alleged revelations: the company was developing a Web site, MiiVii, that would allow people to upload and download copyright movies, TV shows and music. But when people
Chinese Script Writer Wins Suit Against Sohu.com
Silicon Valley.com: Chinese Script Writer Wins Suit Against Sohu.com:
“A Chinese court ordered Sohu.com to compensate a script writer for lost income after the Web site sold romantic mobile phone messages he wrote without paying him, the writer and his lawyer said Friday.
The Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate Court ruled on Thursday that
Purple Found To Be Functional for Sandpaper
TTABlog: “TTAB Finds the Color Purple to be Functional for Sandpaper”:
“Opposer Saint-Gobain claimed functionality because “purple is a by-product of the manufacturing process, and purple is used in color-coding.” . . . The Board, however, found that “with respect to competitive need … opposer has set out a prima facie case that
“Role of Nanotechnology in Brand Protection”
Converting Magazine: “Role of Nanotechnology in Brand Protection”
“Using nanotechnology, companies can now apply covert information, such as batch information, directly onto products and packaging. They can, for example, encrypt nanoscale codes onto pharmaceutical pills for tracking and tracing. They can also create nano bar codes, which are invisible bar codes that are
“Creationists Silence Critics With DMCA”
Slashdot: “Creationists Silence Critics with DMCA“:
“As richarddawkins.net reports., an organization called Creation Science Evangelism Ministries has been submitting DMCA copyright requests to YouTube resulting in the Rational Response Squad being banned after they protested against videos being taken down and accounts being closed by YouTube. Rational Response Squad are attacking creationism (AKA
False Endorsement by Petraeus of Guiliani?
“Nokia Trademarks Classic Guitar Score”
LAw.com Blog: Nokia Trademarks Classic Guitar Score
“Lawyerless eBayer sues Autodesk over Garage-sale Miracle”
Now there’s a title. The Register:
“Three years ago, Timothy Vernor quit his day job to enjoy life as a full-time eBay junkie. His online store, Happy Hour Comics, typically sells comics-related collectibles and vintage toys, but about 24 months back, he walked into a “garage sale” and stumbled onto a copy of AutoCAD, the
Another Politician Domain Name Case
San Bernadino County Sun:
“County Supervisor Dennis Hansberger has sued to stop a Muscoy man from criticizing him through a Web site using the supervisor’s name.
Hansberger, who is running for re-election, won a temporary restraining order stopping William Fanning from profiting, promoting or selling the name, said Hansberger’s attorney, Tim Prince.
A preliminary