Center for Social Media: “Fair Use and Online Video“:
Remixes, mashups, fan tributes and other creative work burgeoning in online video often use copyrighted material without permission or payment. When is it fair to do so? In many cases, creators can employ fair use, a key feature of copyright law. Welcome to a
Viacom sought Google’s source code for its search software to support its claim that “Defendants have purposefully designed or modified the tool to facilitate the location of infriging content. Motion to compel production denied.
43(B)log: “Is it false to make your competitor’s service worse and then say you’re better?“:
NetQuote sued MostChoice, a competitor, and Brandon Byrd, its employee. NetQuote alleged that MostChoice employed Byrd to pretend to be individuals interested in insurance quotes. He thus submitted hundreds of false inquiries to NetQuote’s web site, knowing that
The Brand New Blog compiles this history of the Wal-Mart logo and discusses the new proposed logo.
WSJ.com: “Did French Retailers Win ‘Hometown’ Verdict Against eBay“”
A French court today cracked down on counterfeits — and an outlet that sells them — ordering eBay to pay Louis Vuitton and other luxury brands — Kenzo, Guerlain, Dior and Givenchy — $63.1 million in damages for auctioning fake goods.
ICANN cleared the way today for a wider scope of generic top level domain names.
The more land there is, the less valuable individual parcels are.
ArsTechnica coverage here.
SlashDot coverage here.
Circle ID coverage here.
IP Watch coverage here.
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Hearts on Fire alleges that Blue Nile purchased ‘hearts on file’ as keyword, and used that term in the text of its ads, but does not offer HEARTS ON FIRE diamonds.
NewsInferno: “Tyson Faces Second False Advertising Suit Over ‘Anitbiotic Free’ Claims“:
Perdue’s issues stem from Tyson’s claims that its chickens were “raised without antibiotics” and, later, “raised without antibiotics that impact antibiotic resistance in humans.” In April, a U.S. District Court in Baltimore ruled that Tyson remove the claims from its advertising while
NY Times: “Judge Ends Facebooks’s Feud With ConnectU”
In-n-Out Burger (doing business in 4 western states) sues Joe’s In-n-Out Burger on Holbrook, NY in eastern Long Island.
Possible evidence of confusion in comment 1 and not in comment 6 here.