A ZDNET article on supposed David and Goliath cases that says what needs to be said over and over again: Don’t make assumptions.

LEGO LITTLE PEOPLE-like biblical figures (connection to LEGO disclaimed).  Worth it to see the Holy Ghost Little People figure here.

Via Chris Rush Cohen, a political satire of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND here.

Via CopyFight, an iPOD satire here.

Things to think about.  What percentage of the original work is copied?  Is the ‘target’ of the satire/parody the original work, or some other topic?  Does the satire/parody compete with the original work? …

3D copying here, via Slashdot.

Google takes one on the chin. It loses a UDRP against FROOGLES.COM, which was registered in 2001 (prior to FROOGLE, but certainly after GOOGLE). Decision here.

Interbrand and Business Week have determined that the five most valuable brands in the world are:

COCA-COLA  MICROSOFT  IBM  GE  INTEL

The press release and list of top 50 are here.

I humbly note in passing that my firm represents 2 of the 5. 

Ninth Circuit affirms denial of preliminary injunction sought by sports agency with registration for PLAYMAKERS, against ESPN’s use of PLAYMAKERS for dramatic series on sports.  Court relied on weakness of mark, differences in services, differences in channels of trade and sophistication of clients selecting sports agency services.

Playmakers LLC v. ESPN, CV-03-02894-MJP (9th Cir.

XM Radio sues XM2YOU,  whose technology allows downloading music by phone, via Naples Daily News.