I’ve written previously on the stages of “ToS Outrage” syndrome. Now we’ll see how my theory plays out with Facebook, which is reportedly making overbroad claims to user-generated conteny. Even if my theory holds, that’s not to say they’re not thieving bastids. Taking a quick look at the ToS, I note that FB
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The Knockoff Report
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Posted in Counterfeits
IPCybercrime.com: The Knockoff Report
Rob Holmes is Founder & CEO of IPCybercrime.com. Raised in New Jersey in a family of private investigators, Rob worked his first trademark infringement case at the age of twelve. While aspiring as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles in the early 90s, he found employment at a premiere intellectual property
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How Dare You Invigorate Book-Reading!!
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Posted in Copyright
WSJ: New Kindle Audio Feature Causes a Stir
Kindle 2 is smaller than the first version of the product.The new device also features a five-way navigation element, faster wireless service for downloading books and the ability to wirelessly sync between Kindles and cellphones.
Some publishers and agents expressed concern over a new, experimental feature that
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Try Not To Infringe The President’s Rights On Labels The Government Has To Approve
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Posted in Right of Publicity/Privacy
That would appear to be the moral of this story in which a Brooklyn brewery sold OBAMA Ale and the BATF rejected its label.
Blackwater To Rename Itself XE
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Posted in Branding
. . . which is pronounced like the letter Z according to this news report.
Relationships Born Of Adversity
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Posted in Domain Names
I just received a Facebook friend request from someone I brought a UDRP against five years ago.
Morality In The Age of Social Media – Overheard on Twitter This Morning
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Posted in Copyright
1st user: [To 2nd user] if you have an ftp somewhere my buddy just laid 981 MB of sweet My Morning Jacket on me – including some Bonnarro awesomeness.
2nd user: very tempting but I like em so much I’m going to pay em!
There’s No Problem
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Posted in Miscellany
I’ve just been really busy with this law thang.
Your Tax Dollars At Work
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Posted in Likelihood of Confusion
CitiGoup sues Brooklyn pawn shop which was using ALL CITI PAWN and has apparently changed its name to ALL CITY PAWN (see the pawn shop website).
Complaint All Citi Pawn
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Something I Read About Edgar Allan Poe Today
By Marty Schwimmer on
Posted in Copyright
One of my kids is studying Edgar Allan Poe. This is from the Wikipedia entry on Edgar Allan Poe:
After his brother’s death, Poe began more earnest attempts to start his career as a writer. He chose a difficult time in American publishing to do so. He was the first well-known American to try to
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