I will possibly be on NPR’s MarketPlace program tomorrow morning, mouthing off on the Google case.
This Just In: Google Wins Something
This just in (fx: sound of teletype machine): Reuters is reporting that ‘part’ of Geico’s case against Google has been dismissed. Which part they don’t say.
UPDATE: More from Search Engine Watch, indicating that the trial will be halted until an order issues.
From Marketwatch.com:
The company confirmed that U.S. District Judge Leonie
Grokster Advances To Finals, con't
Law.com on the impending Supreme Court review of the Grokster case.
"The Acceptable Knockoff"
NY Times article (reg req) on LVMH’s lawsuit against Dooney & Bourke regarding D&Bs take on LV’s Murakami bag.
There Are Much Fewer Adware Companies Than You Think
That’s because many of them are the same company. This Newsweek article and this Ben Edelman piece reveal a great deal about the workings of what might possibly be the largest adware/spyware/pop-up company, Direct Revenue, which apparently owns, controls or is related to somehow, the following names:
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The 100 Oldest .COM Names
Via Kottke, via Jottings, a list of the 100 oldest .com domain names. All these years I had read that BBN.COM (Bolt Beranek and Newman, now part of Verizon) was the oldest, registered April 24, 1985. Well, it turns out it’s number two. The oldest is SYMBOLICS.COM, registered March 15, 1985.
"A Written Promise Never To Draw Mickey Mouse Again"
An excerpt from a book about Walt Disney’s fight against the Air Pirates, via Reason Online. The title above refers to one of Disney’s requests for settlement.
RED BULL v. RED RAVE
VIA TTABlog, RED BULL v. RED RAVE for energy drinks.
Decision in KP MICRO COLOR Case – Vacated and Remanded.
From SCOTUS Blog: No. 03-409, KP Permanent Make-Up v. Lasting Impressions. Justice Souter delivered the opinion – vacated and remanded. Here’s the Ninth Circuit decision. More to follow.
OK, here’s the decision.
Here are transcripts of oral arguments before the Supreme Court.
Holding: A party asserting a fair use defense does not have
Marvel v. City of Heroes (RSS Users Might Want To See The Illustrations For This One)
Here’s the CITY OF HEROES software:
City of Heroes is a “massive multi-player role playing game” that allows the user to create a superhero, using attributes in the software (mutant, fighting style, etc.). It’s unclear just how much the users’ heroes can deviate from the templates supplied by COH. The guy in the front with