WSJ: Lessig: “In Defense of Piracy“:
How is it that sensible people, people no doubt educated at some of the best universities and law schools in the country, would come to think it a sane use of corporate resources to threaten the mother of a dancing 13-month-old? What is it that allows these
Seattle Trademark Lawyer: Eastern District (Washington) Dismisses Lanham Act Claim for Lack of Standing:
Plaintiff Melvin Ott sued Ingenix, Inc., in the Eastern District for listing him as a consultant in a proposal it made to the State of Montana. The State of Montana awarded Ingenix the bid — to develop fee schedules for the
Reuters: “NY State Sues Arbitron Over Portable People Meter”
as does the New Jersey attorney general.
UPDATE: Arbitron sues New Jersey.
Ynetnews: “Lebanon: Israel Stole Our Falafel“:
Lebanon is planning on filing an international law suit against Israel for violating a food copyright, Fadi Abboud, president of the Lebanese Industrialists Association, told the al-Arabiya network.
The Lebanese claim is that Israel markets original Lebanese food like tabouleh, kubbeh, hummus, falafel and fattoush which the
Licensing a Work, and When Licensing Doesn’t Work: “is the case for contracts somehow expanding copyright rights vastly overstated?” along comes a fairly conclusive ‘No’ in the form of Reuters v. GMU.”
