TechCrunch: GumGum Launches New Image Licensing Platform:
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US Bullying of Canada?
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright
Prof Patry: No One Likes a Bully: The IIPA and Canada:
It is entirely proper for U.S. industries to protect their own interests. IIPA’s website, though, shoots for a loftier goal, that of helping to create “a legal and enforcement regime for copyright that not only deters piracy, but that also fosters technological and
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Relevancy, Search Engine Optimization and the Rip-Off Report
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Search Engines
In a longer post of Prof Goldman’s, he supplies some links discussing, in his view, rising anger of SEO firms with the Rip-Off Report, and allegations that Google somehow favors it.
“With A Death In Congress, An IP Shakeup Looks Likely”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in DMCA
Ars Technica: “With a Death in Congress, an IP Shakeup Looks Likely“
Rep. Tom Lantos’ (D-CA) death from esophageal cancer last night leaves an opening at the top of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, an opening that appears to be perfectly shaped like Howard Berman (D-CA). Berman is expected to take over the
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Russia: “Trademark Squatters Profit at the Expense of Multinationals”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
Russia Profile: “Trademark Squatters Profit at the Expense of Multinationals“:
Starbucks is one of hundreds of foreign brands that have become targets of Russian trademark squatters. The American company first registered its trademark in the country in 1997, but did not open any stores here because of the economic crisis in 1998. The
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“1-800 SKI VAIL Doesn’t Infringe”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Initial Interest Confusion
Prof Goldman: “1-800 VAIL Doesn’t Infringe — Vail Associates v. Vend-Tel-Co“:
This case nicely illustrates that a vanity 800 number containing a third party trademark doesn’t create a likelihood of consumer confusion. To the extent that 800 numbers are analogizable to keyword advertising, this case suggests that maybe keyword trademark triggering doesn’t either.
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“Running Over Fair Use Like The Hogwarts Express?”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright Fair Use
WSJ.Com: Running Over Fair Use Like The Hogwarts Express?:
“Warner and Rowling filed a lawsuit against RDR Books, a small publishing house in Michigan, over its plans to publish a print edition of The Harry Potter Lexicon website, a compendium of all things Harry that looks, well, rather daunting to neophytes like us. In
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“Scrabulous and the New Social Operating System”
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Likelihood of Confusion
Eye-Popping Numbers
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Domain Names
CNN.com: Domain Name Game Still Going Strong.:
Demand Media, based in Santa Monica, Calif., received $100 million in a funding round last July, led by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) GS. Demand Media has raised $320 million since its launch two years ago.
Another big player, Oversee.net, last month said it received $150 million in a
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This Is The Week In IP That Was This Week
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in TITWIITWTW
Prof Patry: Copyright In Letters
NY Times: Verizon Rejects Hollywood’s Call to Aid Piracy Fight
TTABlog: Three Cheese Refusal of NORMANDIE CAMEMBERT
IPKat: Spicy Decisions From the UK Trade Marks Registry
Copyfight: Bye Bye Baidu?
Counterfeit Chic: Halston at Internet Speed (next day delivery of couture as anti-piracy)