News.com: ‘Google relents, publishes Belgian court ruling.’
Related news.com article: “Publishers aim for some control of search results.”
Apple To Protest Use of PODCAST?
According to Wired and others, Apple has protested the use of PODCAST READY and MYPODDER. This is the first report, to my knowledge, of Apple protesting the use of a PODCAST mark (it does protest POD-variant marks. I would want to see the demand letter before I commented further.
Apple’s trademark guidelines are here. PODMART is given as an example of the sort of mark that Apple would object to.
Parodies In Virtual Reality
Chamber of Commerce Spot On Piracy
Funny when Caroline pulls the counterfeit golf club out of the counterfeit bag.
https://www.schwimmerlegal.com/2006/09/2532.html
Abacus Instruction, Ballet Schools . . . Yacht Clubs, Zoos
“When The Packaging Makes It Perfect”
IHT: “When the packaging makes it perfect” (On the Tiffany Blue Box and other luxury packaging).
“Tiered” Pricing For Domain Names?
IcannWatch: “ICANN Confirms: New gTLD Contracts Permit .tv style pricing.”
“Metro Defeats Tesco In Trademark Battle”
Reuters: “Metro defeats Tesco in trademark battle” (re use of METRO in EU for soap).
Hard Rock Cafe v. Hard Lox Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe complains re use of HARD LOX CAFE as name of not for profit festival. Note reference to how Hard Rock was ‘obligated’ to complain.