In the wake of a decision against Google in the court of first instnace in France, LVMH, owners of the LOUIS VUITTON trademark have sued Google alleging that Google’s sale of keywords infringes LVMH’s trademark.  Via CNN.COM, Mercury News, and Editor and Publisher.  One source quoted suggests that the decision will open…

Forbes’ list of the highest grossing dead celebrities.  Interesting commentary here.  The list does not appear to distinguish between earnings from copyright (which probably accounts for most of these earnings) and those from ‘personality rights,’ which is probably how Marilyn Monroe makes it on the list.

Via CNN.COM, GM has announced that it is changing the name of the BUICK LaCROSSE in Canada as it turns out that LaCrosse is shorthand for masturbation among teenagers in Canada.

Website of the Canadian Lacrosse Association here.

Article that frequent LaCrosse reduces the risk of prostate cancer here.

Debunking of the

IPKat on the ECJ DOUBLEMINT decision in which it the proper test of descriptiveness is discussed.

The Independent of the UK on the ability of advertisers to ‘morph memories’ of consumers – planting messages after the fact and perhaps creating false memories.  Disney’s “Remember the Magic’ campaign is given as an example.  Via Kottke.org.

John Welch alerts us that Hasbro, makers of the MONOPOLY game, has sued David Chang, maker of the GHETTOPOLY game.  Coverage of the lawsuit here and here.  Coverage of the reaction to the game here.

One telling of the ANTI-MONOPOLY trademark saga here.

The Wall Street Journal reports (no free online link available) that Gilberto Gil, Brazilian musician (and Cultural Minister as well) will be releasing a CD under the Creative Commons license.  More from Prof. Lessig here.

. . . in which Caterpillar’s TRO against Disney is denied, available here.