Likelihood of Confusion on the larger picture regarding Righthaven.
Katy Perry v John and Jane Does 1-100
Katy Perry licensee files John Doe action in anticipation of infringers at upcoming show in Michigan. Memo discusses appropriateness of TRO in relation to common law rights (Perry has regs for entertainment and pre-recorded media, but only pending apps for clothing).
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UDRP: Registrant Retains CHAMPAGNE.CO
Comite Interprofessional du vin de Champagne, the body charged with administering the CHAMPAGNE appellation of origin, fails to establish trademark rights in the term and thus fails in a UDRP against the registrant of CHAMPAGNE.CO (who had been warehousing the name). The UDRP doesn’t extend to apples of oregon appellations of origin. CIVC had had
Righthaven: Full Text Copying as Fair Use.
Defendant uploaded entire Las Vegas Review Journal editorial to website discussion. Righthaven sues. In addition to dismissing on standing (see here for similar ruling in another Righthaven case), Court holds that while normally, ‘wholesale copying militates against fair use,’ in this case the three other factors (nature of work, purpose of copying and effect
I Might Wear Concealer All The Time From Now On
Where the $185k TLD Application Fee Goes
I backed out these numbers from the ICANN draft 2012 budget. ICANN anticipates 500 applications at $185k per. ICANN is supposed to handle them on a ‘cost neutral’ basis. The $185k will allocated as follows:
50% ($93k) on processing the applications over two years
15% ($28k) on recapturing historical expenses in developing the new
Set Your DVRs To CNN International 8:40 EST
I will be discussing Game of Thrones the new gTLDs on CNN International at (approximately) 8:40 EST tonight.
ICANN Position Requiring Proof of Use In Sunrise and ‘Clearinghouse’
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THE GATE TV show v THE GATES TV show
THE GATE for Iowa public tv show v Fox show THE GATES.
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January 12 to April 12 – That Is The Period For Filing New gTLD Applications
Plenty of time. January 12 is not a deadline, it’s the beginning of the application window. We can put you in touch with turnkey providers and technical consultants. Coverage here.