Prof Goldman: GP’s Effort to Control Towel Dispenser Refills Fails in 8th Circuit
After a decision by the Fourth Circuit seemed to open the door for businesses to use contributory trademark law to block the sale of complementary goods, a recent case in the Eighth Circuit adopts what I think is a more reasonable approach.
Heh – ‘this video was uploaded from an Android Phone.”
I’ve seen Disturbia once, I’ve seen Rear Window a million times. I’m not shocked by this decision dismissing the copyright claim on summary judgment. Image from here.
Song writer alleges copyright infringement by music used in Kia Soul commercial
EDNY: Montblanc v Colibri: Discussion of trade dress infringement in context of request for reconsideration.
“Gators, Noles Take Teams To School Over Logos”
The University of Florida is chomping mad. And Florida State is on the warpath. The focus of their aggression? High school athletic departments the universities believe are infringing upon their Gator and Seminole logos.
Last week, Florida sent letters to two schools in Palm Beach
IHOP sues IHOP (International House of Prayer) on infringement and dilution. Some IHOP prayer centers serve meals. Plaintiff asks for fees and costs (I didn’t see a specific request for damages) and transfer of the IHOP.ORG domain name.
NY Times Freakonomics Blog: Copyright and Football:
The theory behind copyright is simple – if we allow anyone to copy a good new idea, then no one will come up with the next one. The theory makes perfect sense – in theory. In previous posts, however, we have described how fashion designers, chefs, comedians
This pattern library is dedicated to Dark Patterns: user interfaces that have been designed to trick users into doing things they wouldn’t otherwise have done.
Normally when you think of “bad design”, you think of laziness or mistakes. These are known as design anti-patterns. Dark Patterns are different – they are not