NewTeeVee: “YouTube, MySpace Face European Copyright Clash“:
“Collective licensing organizations throughout the continent have been demanding compliance in recent months, seeking their share of the potential billions generated by online video. At the forefront of this movement is GEMA – a German organization that now now has its sights on YouTube and MySpace.”
IP Law In Virtual Reality Round-Up
Law.com: IP’S Brave New World – Discussion of SecondLife’s IP policy and attempts at dispute resolution.
Slashdot: “EBay Delisting All Auctions For Virtual Property.” (“Given the nebulous nature of ownership in online games, eBay has decided the prudent decision is to remove the possibility for players to sell what might be the IP
DomainFest: Get-together in LA For Domain Industry
Domain Fest: Exhibition and Conference for Domainers. Registrars, re-sellers and PPC companies among sponsors and presenters.
“Google’s Top 10 Search Terms Dominated By Trademarks”
CircleID: “Google’s Top 10 Search Terms Dominated By Trademarks“: “The moral of the story is that consumers are generally searching specifically, rather than generically. While generic search terms remain important to website owners who are concerned with search engine ranking and increasing their traffic, the vast majority of the top search terms are
“Grand Criticism” Series
“Holographic Labels For Security”
Manufacturing Talk: “Holographic Labels For Security“:
“An ex-fashion model, Rodrigo Otazu’s move into jewellery has been embraced by a number of celebrities, including Britney Spears, who have worn his designs. The brand’s success has not gone unnoticed by counterfeiters, and when fake Otazu jewellery began to appear in non-authorised outlets such as market
China: “Nation To Intensify War On Fake Ads”
China Daily: “Nation to intensify war on fake ads.”: “China will intensify its fight against advertisements for fake or scientifically unproven medical treatments, drugs, health foods, cosmetics and beauty services, says a government document.”
NoDaddy / GoDaddy
Further to the de-registration of a domain name by registrar, GoDaddy, the former registrant has now put up NoDaddy.com.
Levi Strauss: CYA Tactics Re Back Pocket Stitching?
Levi Strauss owns registrations that cover the design of the back pockets, such as this one:
which is described as:
“a double arcuate and tab design shown on the shape of a pocket, as indicated by a solid line. The lining and shading shown in the drawing are features of the mark and not intended
“Tom Waits Settles Advertising Lawsuit”
NY Lawyer: “Tom Waits Settles Advertising Lawsuit” (“Grammy Award-winning singer Tom Waits has settled a lawsuit in which he claimed an automaker and an ad agency violated his rights by imitating him in TV commercials, his lawyer said.”)
If there were an official theme song to Lanham Act Section 43(a), then Tom Waits’