A John Doe complaint filed by LiveNation, licensee for Jay Z, in anticipation of a Jay Z concert in Massachusetts.
UPDATE: In the comment below a reader asks: Does the law really permit the filing of such a speculative case, against unknown persons for conjectural future alleged infringement?
And the answer is: the law permits
This Photo Was Reportedly The Subject of a DMCA Notice
A website named Photoshop Disasters reproduced a Ralph Lauren magazine ad. Boing Boing ran the photo. Ralph Lauren’s attorneys sent a DMCA notice. Boing Boing reported on the letter and ran the photo again, and Chilling Effects reproduced the DMCA letter as well.
Maybe the model is really skinny, maybe it’s the angle, maybe it’s
Statutory Defense re BIG BOY? (Rimshot)
Charleston, West Virginia, was the home of Alex Schoenbaum, founder of the SHONEY’s chain, which had been a BIG BOY franchisee. Charleston put up a statue honering ‘Shoney’ with Big Boy on the top. Big Boy International reportedly protested on trademark grounds. This article quotes me to the extent that if the statue was put
Stuff I’ve Gotten Free Because I Blog
Let’s see. Oxford Press sent me a review copy of Bill Patry’s new book (I should get around to reading it). A law firm marketing company sent me a book about law firm marketing, then asked me to plug one of their seminars, which I didn’t. MR HAPPY CRACK sent me a MR HAPPY CRACK
What An Objectively Unreasonable Copyright Suit Looks Like
Plaintiff’s suit re copyright infringement re novel and play with somewhat widely differing treatments of fictional trial of Judas, dismissed at summary judgment. Fees to be awarded to defendant as suit was held to be objectively unreasonable.
Decision Judas Trial Objectively Unreasonable
Apple v Woolworth re Apple Logos In Australia
Sydney Morning Herald: Apple claims Woolies is getting fresh with new logo:
WOOLWORTHS insists its new logo is a stylised W, or a piece of fresh produce; Apple thinks it is an apple, and the California-based technology company wants to stop Australia’s largest retailer from using it.
Apple has mounted a legal challenge to
SPONGETECH Worthy?
SpongeTech Delivery Systems, a name familiar to those of you who follow the Mets from its sponge giveaway day, has sued another sponge company named SPONGETECH.
Sponge Tech Complaint
LOGORAMA, Animated Film Consisting of Logos
LOGORAMA, animated film composed of “corporate art” and logos. Background here.
Philadelphia Eagles Sue Radio Station For Ticket Giveaways
Radio station gives away Philadelphia Eagles tickets and mentions Eagles in on-air promotions, without authorization. It had also promised Eagles once before not to do this sort of thing. Eagles sue enforcing clauses on back of ticket contract, and on trademark.
Complaint Eagles
UK Trademark Fees Change Effective October 1
The London trademark firm of MW Trademarks sets out the new fee structure for the UK trademark office, including introduction of the Right Start service.
MW UKIPO Fees Briefing 290909