Lulu assists in self-publishing content, including user-generated content (UGC) in video form. Hulu is the much-discussed joint venture between NBC and Fox that will distribute video content online. The venture had filed a trademark application covering a broad array of services, that could include the distribution of video UGC. Additionally, Hulu has sometimes been described
Legal Aid v. Legal Aid
Enquirer.com: “Legal Aid Sues Alleged Copycat”
“The Legal Aid Society filed the suit this week after learning several potential clients mistakenly called Legal Aid Alternative for help, only to be turned away or charged $350 for useless documents.”
Fuzzy Math For Pirated Goods
WSJ.com: “Efforts to Quantify Sales of Pirated Goods Lead to Fuzzy Figures:
“”It is virtually impossible to find accurate statistics to substantiate these perceptions” that counterfeiting is on the rise, the ICC author wrote.
The barriers to accurate data on piracy are clear: It’s a shadowy business run by criminals.”
Canadian Public Domain Site Shuttered
The Toronto Star: Music Takedown Strikes The Wrong Chord
Copyright expires in Canada 50 years after the author’s death. European copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. Accordingly, some works might be public domain in Canada that might still be protected in Europe.
The International Music Score Library Project is a not-for-profit Canadian site
Cause of Action Barbie: Handcrafted Jewelry Made Out Of Barbies
Margaux Lange handcrafted jewlery, neither sponsored nor authorized by Mattel.
“Hey Google! Where’d You Get That Logo?”
Interesting analysis from the designer of the SMASHLAB logo above, discussing the similarities between the two logos, in a designer’s terms.
Avis Contests Law Blogger’s Use of AVIS Logo In Law Blog Article Discussing Matter That Concerns Avis
In September, the New York Personal Injury Blog reported on a court decision in which a federal judge held that a 2005 federal law that abolished vicarious liability for car renting and leasing companies. It illustrated the article with the logos of Hertz and Avis.
Eric Turkewitz, author of the blog, now reports that Fred
HIGH DEFINITION LIVING v. HIGH DEFINITION LIVING
Press Release: Nuvision Files Lawsuit Against Panasonic For Trademark Infringement:
NuVision® U.S. Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based manufacturer of high performance 1080p LED DLP and Deep Black™ LCD HDTV displays, announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against Panasonic Corp. of North America
“I Was a Hacker For The MPAA”
Wired.com: “I Was a Hacker for the MPAA“:
The MPAA’s use of Anderson is one of a series of controversies the movie industry is confronting in its zero-tolerance war on piracy. MediaDefender, a California company that tracks and disrupts file sharing of movies and music, was reported to Swedish authorities last month by
New Blackwater Logo To Target Consumers And Not Bear Paws
The rifle-scope crosshairs so obvious in the old Blackwater logo have been reduced to a set of horizontal elipses that bracket, but no longer enclose, the paw print, which has also changed to more closely resemble an actual bear-paw imprint. The original Blackwater logo had thick white serif lettering draped over the crosshairs on a