Reuters: “SL Business Sues For Copyright Infringement”
“Second Life entrepreneur Kevin Alderman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit on Tuesday against Second Life resident Volkov Catteneo, and Alderman’s lawyer said he plans to subpoena Linden Lab to force it to disclose Catteneo’s real-world identity.”
Video Song Comparison in Avril Lavigne Suit
Billboard: Seventies Band Sues Lavigne Over ‘Girlfriend.‘
Perfect 10 v. Visa
PERFECT 10, INC., v. VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION; FIRST DATA CORPORATION; CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; HUMBOLDT OPINION BANK; MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. No. 05-15170 (9th Cir. July 3, 2007)
“Perfect 10, Inc. (Perfect 10) sued Visa International Service Association, MasterCard International Inc., and several affiliated banks and data processing services (collectively, the Defendants), alleging secondary liability under
Farfour / Mickey Mouse
The character of Farfour, the Mickey-Mouse lookalike on a Palestian children’s tv show, was seen on the show being beaten to death (off-camera) by characters identified as Israeli interrogators desiring the deed for his land in Tel-Aviv.
Translation from the MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Insititute.
Admire My Stolen BMW; Maybe You’ll Buy One
News.com: “Hollywood Hates Pirates, But Can It Use Them?”
This article, discussing the alleged distribution of infringing copies of a move, asks:
“whether those who downloaded the movie could have helped ticket sales by spurring word-of-mouth sales.”
Is the article asking:
1. If ticket sales are spurred, is that a defense to infringement?
NFL Restricts Use of Video On Media Web Sites
WaPo: “Under NFL Rules, Media Web Sites Are Given Just 45 Seconds to Score“:
“In a move designed to protect the Internet operations of its 32 teams, the pro football league has told news organizations that it will no longer permit them to carry unlimited online video clips of players, coaches or other
Prudential Standing For False Advertising
Burger King franchisee alleges that McDonalds is liable for false advertising in connection with statements made by McDonalds not about Burger King but about McDonalds’ own promotions (which in itself was interesting – it turns out that a company that McDonalds paid to run one of its sweepstakes promotions had embezzled winning game pieces, therefore
A Very Comprehensive To-Do List For Brand Protection
A very long list of things to do for brand protection on the Internet, written by Erik Heels. This is a very comprehensive list – and as I read it, I think of the inhouse departments that feel that they don’t have the resources for the ‘gotta haves,’ let along the ‘nice to haves.’
Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart?
“Simpsons Get Real-Life ‘Kwik-e-Marts”
“The Fox/7-Eleven deal is an example of a practice called reverse product placement. Instead of just putting products prominently in a movie or TV show, fake goods move from the screen to reality.”
Wiki entry on Kwik-E-Mart.
Australian Duff Beer case.
Albuquerque Isotope dispute here.
Famous products
Carol Burnett Lawfully Placed In Awkward Ridiculous Crude and Absurd Situation
Prof Patry: I Was a Maid In A Porno Store II Family Guy does ‘joke’ depicted above, Carol Burnett sues, judge does good fair use analysis, Family Guy prevails.