NewTeeVee.com: ‘Anticipating Google’s ‘Claim you Content‘” (a system that ‘somewhat automates’ the DMCA process for copyright owners, that, as the article notes, reduces some of the cost but keeps the burden of enforcement on the copyright owner).
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Utah Denied Top Spot On Worst Internet Law List
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Posted in Miscellany
Prof Goldman: “The Best and Worst Internet Laws” (Utah places 4 out of top 10 but losts out to CDA.
Viacom ‘Goofs’ On Colbert Parody
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Posted in DMCA
Ars Technica: “Viacom: ‘We goofed on Colbert Parody Takedown Notice” (Viacom and EFF resolve dispute over Colbert parody clip).
Kate Moss Calls Kettle Black?
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Posted in Copyright
Fashionista: Kate Moss’s design team issues copyright warning which, according to Fashionista and the New York Post, is ironic. Hat tip ATL.
Viacom v YouTube Panel Discussion NYC Tuesday 6:30
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Posted in DMCA
On April 24th at 6:30 PM in the Moot Court Room at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, The Cardozo Intellectual Property Society Presents
“Viacom vs. GooTube: Solving the User-Generated Gridlock”
1.0 CLE credit Available in Areas of Professional Practice
To RSVP, respond to: youtubepanel at gmail dot com
Featuring:
Stanley Pierre-Louis, Esq.
Kaye Scholer,…
“Commercial Free” Suit Against XM Not Covered By Arb. Clause
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Posted in False Advertising
8th Circuit: Deceptive trade practice claim regarding XM’s claims that it is ‘commercial free’ not covered by arbitration clause. Text of decision here. Coverage here.
Practice Pointer of the Week
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Posted in Miscellany
Why didn’t I think of this? Why didn’t somebody tell me this before? Teach yourself to compile your emails from the bottom up. First, if there’s an attachment, attach it first. That way you avoid having to send the “Oops, this time with attachment” follow up. Then compose your email before you address it. That…
Trademark Blog Live In Chicago Monday April 30
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Posted in Miscellany
Billy Goat Tavern, 430 N. Michigan, Monday Night, April 30, 7:30 to 9:30. Convenient to all buses going to bigger better financed INTA parties. Ron Coleman of Likelihood of Confusion, John Welch of TTAB Blog and a domestic shorthair from IPKat will be signing copies of their blogs. My colleagues from Moses and Singer will…
How Much Green To Deep Purple?
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Posted in Copyright
Who does Dodge have to pay to use ‘Smoke on the Water’, and how much?
Who does Apple have to pay to use ‘School of Rock’ using ‘Smoke on the Water’ and how much?
I asked my colleague at Moses and Singer, Paul Fakler, these questions.
The song is performed in two ways in…
Parody Different
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Posted in Coulrophobia
Discuss, using the phrases ‘Cat Is Not In The Hat”, “Mastercard v. Nader” and “Weird Al Yankovic” in your answer.
UPDATE: Friend of the blog James G. points out that the ‘Here’s to the crazies’ commercial has been done before. Same question as above. As for me, I think both analyses would come out…