43(B)log: “5 Hour Power struck unfair blow against alleged infringer 6 hour.” Interesting fact pattern. Defendant received injunction against one competitor using a certain term, and issued a press release that falsely suggested that it had received a court order against all competitors using that term, subjecting plaintiff to lost sales.
Wired: Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.
Wired: “Obama Taps 5th RIAA Lawyer to Justice Dept.“:
Monday’s naming of Ian Gershengorn, to become the department’s deputy assistant attorney of the Civil Division, comes more than a week after nearly two-dozen public interest groups, trade pacts and library coalitions urged the new president to quit filling his administration with lawyers plucked
China’s Enforcement of IP: Discuss
From Fareed Zakaria’s “The Post American World“:
Western businessmen have often noted that their Chinese counterparts seem to place less stock in rules, laws and contracts. Their sense of ethics is more situational. . . . Social relations and trust are far more important than paper commitments. Microsoft could not get Beijing to
“Extreme Borrowing in the Blogosphere”
Kottke.org: “Extreme Borrowing in the Blogosphere” (discussing linking/excerpting/attribution issues).
Dave Winer On AP and Hot News
Dave Winer discusses AP’s recently announced enforcement efforts and the value of ‘hot news‘ on the Internet.
Who Is Suing The Watchmen?
Chock Full Of Nuts is the heavenly coffee, better coffee a millionaire’s money can’t buy. Nite Owl is a character from the WATCHMEN movie. Defendant came out with Nite Owl Coffee, apparently as merchandising related to the movie.
First aside: I speculate that the (registered) checkerboard design on the CFON label alludes to the ‘
“YouTube Is Doomed”
Competitor of YouTube writes column in BusinessInsider arguing that YouTube’s annual loss of $500M is unsustainable.
Two Views Re The Wolverine Piracy Firing
Pro: Fox News Columnist Reportedly Fired for Wolverine Review
Con: Wolverine Piracy, Claws Grow
Pictured: A real wolverine.
WSJ: The Scariest Monster of All Sues for Trademark Infringement”
WSJ: The Scariest Monster of All Sues for Trademark Infringement“:
When Christina and Patrick Vitagliano dreamed up their Monster Mini Golf franchises — 18-hole, indoor putting greens straddled by glow-in-the-dark statues of ghouls and gargoyles — they never imagined that a California maker of high-end audio cables would object.
But Monster Cable Products Inc.,