Somehow the urban myth circulated that there is a Code 431.322.12 of the Internet Privacy Act (which doesn’t exist). Website operators got it into their heads that if they cited Code 431.322.12, they could bar from their sites whomever they wanted, such as law enforcement officers or trademark attorneys.
In any event, I noted here a…
Zippy The Pinhead on fair use, via Copyfight.
Official Zippy site.
A press release having something to do with DotComGuy auctioning his name or something. Probably not worth your time if you’re busy.
One lawyer used a rival’s lawyer name as a keyword for a ‘sponsored link’. Dispute ensued. Via NY Lawyer.
European Court of Justice: CHUFAFIT for nuts not similar to CHUFA for foods. Via just-food.com.
Website promoting documentary ‘OutFoxed’ on Fox News here.
NY Times article alleging that ‘Outfoxed’ was made in secret, in fear of Fox attempting to stop distribution with copyright suit, here.
Editor & Publisher article on Fox News v. NY Times article and documentary here.
Washington Post on brouhaha here.
Copyfight with many…
TONY TWIST lawsuit vs. Todd McFarlane continues – now hockey player and ‘enforcer’ Tony Twist has been awarded $15m in damages against artist McFarlane for using ‘Tony Twist’ as the name of a mobster in a comic book. Earlier aspects of this case had gone up to the Supreme Court which did not rule (background…
Ravindran Asscoiates of Singapore emails us to advise that the Singaporean Trademark Act has been amended, effective July 1, to include dilution actions, and to give greater protection to well-known but unregistered marks. The new law itself does not appear online, but is available from the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
Dodora, an ICANN-accredited registrar, has had its ‘operations’ frozen, and its names migrated by the bankrutpcy receiver to Directi, according to this Directi announcement.
This ICANN Watch piece indicates that Dodora was associated in some way with spamming. This Domain Name Journal page indicates that Dodora has ‘long been a source of consumer complaints.’…