NY Times: ‘No-Name, Brand-Name or Phony: It’s All Here‘ (Manhattan – Broadway and 32nd).
NY Times: ‘A Slippery Slope of Censorship at YouTube‘ (Difficulties in monitoring content at YouTube).
Wall Street Journal: ‘Louis Vuitton Tries Modern Methods On Factory Lines’ (no free online version) (Updating manufacturing methods for luxry goods).
Apple Claims Ownership Of The Letter ‘I’
Ok, not really. Background here. HT JL.
More On NY State Attorney Advertising Rules
I was interviewed for this NY Sun article on proposed NY State regulations on attorney advertising.
On To October
New Naming Blog
Strategic Name Development from Strategic Name Development, Inc. of Minneapolis. Early posts concern Star Trek, Wal-Mart, and Apple’s new iTV product.
Title 15 Or Title 35?
Prof. Madison reports on a proposal to move the Lanham Act from Title 15 of the U.S. Code to Tile 35. My initial reaction is: how could this ever matter? However, it is reported that Professor McCarthy opposes the move. If anyone has access to his position, please send it along.
Now Random House Takes Action Against Misrepresentations
Random House, publisher of the partly fictional memoir ‘A Million Little Pieces,’ has announced a settlement that involves refunds to buyers, but will require extensive documentation from buyers to prevent, uh, fraud.
Possible Sanctions Relating to ENTREPRENEUR Matter
Law.com: “Bankruptcy Judge Threatens $10M in Sanctions for Latham, Client” relating to Entrepreneur Magazine’s actions after prevailing against EntrepreneurPR in trademark matter.
American Caveman?
An Ounce Of Prevention Or Bad Publicity?
Law.com discusses Baker & MacKenzie’s use of preventative letters to warn ISPs of possible infringing activities during the recent World Cup, and subsequent fall-out.