The Center for Countering Digital Hate is a not for profit organization that publishes reports on among other things, hate speech and disinformation on social media. Its reports contain the “big if true” allegations that a small number of social media accounts, such as Twitter, are responsible for a disproportionate percentage of objectionable conduct. For
Text of SDNY Decision in Knight Institute v Trump (Twitter Blocking Case)
Plaintiff Knight Institute’s summary of issues in lawsuit:
The Knight First Amendment Institute filed suit in the Southern District of New York contending that President Trump and his communications team violated the First Amendment by blocking seven people from the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account because they criticized the president or his policies.
The suit argues
Demand Letter and Response re Author of Trump’s “Art of the Deal”
Trump lawyer Jason Greenblatt threatens Tony Schwartz, (credited) author of “The Art of the Deal” and author’s lawyer, Elizabeth McNamara’s response. Background here.
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HERSHEY v FRIENDS OF STEVE HERSHEY
HERSHEY COMPANY v. FRIENDS OF STEVE HERSHEY
http://t.co/6wWmNFLu5a
— TrademarkBlog (@TrademarkBlog) September 6, 2014
8th Cir: Fortis v Warner Bros (CLEAN SLATE)
Justia.com Opinion Summary: Fortres develops and sells a desktop management program called “Clean Slate” and holds a federally-registered trademark for use of that name to identify “[c]omputer software used to protect public access computers by scouring the computer drive back to its original configuration upon reboot.” When Warner Bros. Entertainment used the words “the
Join Us To Celebrate The San Francisco 49er’s Lawsuit ($10 cover, 2 drink minimum)
This is interesting for a bunch of reasons. The San Francisco Forty-Niners sue a nightclub near its stadium, that promotes events that refer to the Niners or its players. See Exhibits Q, R and S in the second document below for ads the club distributes to promote, for example, birthday parties ‘in honor of’ specific
North Korea is Best Korea
Last night I took the family to see ’22 Jump Street’ (“Mindless fun” says The Trademark Blog. “Could have been a lot worse”) and we saw the trailer (above) for “The Interview,” a Seth Rogen/James Franco comedy scheduled for release this fall. The movie appears to be about an attempt to assassinate Kim Jong-un, the
Text of Supreme Court decision in FCC v Fox (Fleeting Expletive)
2d Circuit reversed. FCC procedure followed but Court kicks it back to 2d Circuit to determine constitutionality.
Decision Fcc Expletive
That Was Quick
Available here. Yes, the logo is subject of application 77183101.
and the url has been taken. HT to GC.
“RIAA Decries Attorney-Blogger as ‘Vexatious’ Litigator
Wired.com: “RIAA Decries Attorney-Blogger as ‘Vexatious’ Litigator“:
The Recording Industry Association of America is declaring attorney-blogger Ray Beckerman a “vexatious” litigator and is seeking unspecified monetary sanctions to punish him in his defense of a New York woman accused of making copyrighted music available on the Kazaa file sharing system.
Decries:
Etymology:
French