Sun-Sentinel.com: “Video Game Fan Asks Court To Ban Sloth And Greed From ‘World of Warcraft‘:
Antonio Hernandez plays World of Warcraft. It’s the most popular online role-playing game in the world, with more than 10 million subscribers paying to create characters who go on quests, kill monsters and earn “virtual gold” in fantastical
Metro UK: “Lucas in Star Wars Costume Row“:
The designer who made some of the outfits used in the Star Wars films is facing a legal battle with George Lucas over who owns the copyright, it was reported.
The row is over the merchandising rights for the stormtrooper uniforms, the imperial fighter pilots’
Latest in Stoller saga. Google went after Stoller ‘alter egos’ but not Stoller himself so Stoller ‘intervened.’ Next to last paragraph re $10,000 fine of interest.
Background here.
The Laboratorium: Rescuecom Oral Argument Report.
Engadget:”Deutsche Telekom / T-Mobile demands Engadget Mobile discontinue using the color magenta“:
So last week Deutsche Telekom, owners of the global T-Mobile brand, sent Engadget a late birthday present: a hand-delivered letter direct from their German legal department requesting the prompt discontinuation of the use of the color magenta on Engadget Mobile. Yep,
Discussion here.
Facebook owns registrations in the US for:
FACEBOOK
It used to own one for THEFACEBOOK but amended it to FACEBOOK. It has applications for:
POKE
32665 (Facebook’s text message shortcode)
FBOOK
THE WALL
F (stylized)
FACEBOOK INSIGHTS
FANSUMER
FACEBOOK PAGES
FACEBOOK BEACON
FACEBOOK ADS
BEACON
SOCIALADS
SOCIAL ADS
News.com: “Are mix tape sites on solid legal ground?“:
A seemingly home-spun operation with no obvious profit motive, Muxtape allows anyone to upload a series of songs to its servers to create, and then distribute online, a digital “mix tape” along the lines of the ones you made for your unrequited paramours back