. . . until the Mets get a new bullpen. This may be a while.
“Pennsylvania Law firm Claims Websites Free-Ride On Its Name”
ABA Journal: Pennsylvania Law firm Claims Websites Free-Ride On Its Name“:
A Pennsylvania law firm has sued a Canadian domain name registry, claiming that it helped create websites that free-ride on the Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn name.
My Contribution
I officially offer to file an application for TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM and catchy TARP logo, on behalf of the US Government, attorney fees waived.
By the way, I’m announcing a “design a snappy TARP logo’ contest. Winner gets 1 share of stock, ticker symbol LEH.
And this guy was on the ball:
Domain
troubledassetreliefprogram.com:
Springbok Media Inc.
PO Box 438, Palm Grove House
Road Town, Tortola VG
Administrative contact:
Technical contact:
Billing contact:
Springbok Media Inc.
Christopher Stewart
chrisstewartmba@yahoo.ca
PO Box 438, Palm Grove House
Road Town, Tortola VG
Phone: +82.313960622
Fax:
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Record modified on: 2008-09-19 14:09:26 UTC
Record expires on: 2009-09-19 UTC
Speculators Registering Bank Merger Domain Names
The Guardian: “Computers are the only worthwhile assets banks have left“:
Even as the short-selling vultures began circling Lehman Brothers, HBOS, Merrill Lynch and co, a legion of entrepreneurs began betting on domain names for hastily merged financial institutions. For example, when Barclays and Bank of America began to emerge as buyers for Lehman, names such as barclayslehman.com and bofalehman.com were promptly registered by enterprising hopefuls.
Hat tip Boing Boing.
WeightWatchers v Campbells
SPRINGFIELD WILDCATS v. SHELBYVILLE WILDCATS
Daily Cardinal: UW Settles ‘Motion W’ Lawsuit with Washburn:
Washburn University agreed to modify its athletic logo Friday after UW-Madison filed an unprecedented federal trademark-infringement lawsuit against the school last year.
MOOSE TRACKS is a brand; BLUE MOON is generic
“RIAA Decries Attorney-Blogger as ‘Vexatious’ Litigator
Wired.com: “RIAA Decries Attorney-Blogger as ‘Vexatious’ Litigator“:
The Recording Industry Association of America is declaring attorney-blogger Ray Beckerman a “vexatious” litigator and is seeking unspecified monetary sanctions to punish him in his defense of a New York woman accused of making copyrighted music available on the Kazaa file sharing system.
Decries:
Etymology:
French décrier, from Old French decrier, from de- + crier to cry
Date:
1614
1 : to depreciate (as a coin) officially or publicly
2 : to express strong disapproval of
Dwell v Dwell
I’ve always thought of Dwell Magazine as house porn.
Jones Day Sues Website
ABA Journal: Jones Day Sues Over Website Posting Attorney Home Purchase Info.:
Jones Day has sued a website that highlights lawyers—even posting their photos and linking to firm biographies—and other professionals who buy and sell their homes in Chicago, Las Vegas, St. Louis and South Florida.
Public Citizen comment here.