2008

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NY Times: “Rings of Dissent“:

Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, probably didn’t have this in mind when he came up with a logo of interlocking rings in 1913, a logo incorporated into the Olympic flag in 1920. The rings stand for the five continents (North and South America

Dear AOL:
I’m the member of the family that usually buy the tickets online using 777film.com. Today my wife attempted to. She typed in 777films.com by mistake, and assumed she was on your site. Apparently you don’t own 777films.com. She was actually confused. And a little annoyed at you.
Sincerely,
A Customer

WSJ: “The Turf War Over a Dance Craze“:

Alexandre Barouzdin, a 31-year-old party promoter who used to work in the finance industry, says he has spent about $47,000 to trademark the Tecktonik brand. He says he recently quit his job as an assistant trader at Merrill Lynch & Co. so he could promote

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Juicy Couture sues Lime Blue, owner of juicycampus.com, a college gossip site which has allegedly been selling JUICY CAMPUS apparel. Coverage here.

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Ugh, now it’s stuck in my head.
Never gonna let you down.
Mediocre song.
Never gonna run around and desert you.
This Rickrolling thing has gone a tad far.
Never gonna make you cry.
Anyway, the Mets got rickrolled, there was a video . . .
Never gonna say goodbye
and MLB used DMCA