Lawyer and Blogger Ron Coleman

Unchained melodies

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2007-12-30 12:54:11. Republished by Blog Post PromoterInstapundit: WARNER BROTHERS goes copy-protection free with DRM-less MP3 downloads at Amazon. This is a good trend. […]

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Where is the love?

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-02-11 16:30:01. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLove conquers all — but never, never when it comes to trademarks! The relationship was renewed only […]

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The Web is different

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2008-03-16 10:10:19. Republished by Blog Post PromoterIt’s a reasonably fair ruling, as reported, but the distinction is not obvious: Craigslist is not liable […]

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Cease-and-Desist letters as self-executing copyright bombs

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2007-10-13 23:50:07. Republished by Blog Post PromoterTechdirt reports (thanks, Pennywit!) on a law firm that tells recipients of its questionable “C&D” letters that […]

Foiled again

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-12-30 10:38:46. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe TTABlog mourns the sporting demise of the Chicago Cubs’ season, alluding to the “curse of the […]

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War Is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-11-26 12:58:03. Republished by Blog Post PromoterAnd free speech is a form of negotiable intellectual property, right? Maybe I can give up the […]

MoveOn.org giveth

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2013-04-11 17:39:16. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBut does it then taketh away? Wired reports: The left-leaning political advocacy group, MoveOn.org, is backing down […]

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Go for the Gold, man!

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2014-05-23 12:53:59. Republished by Blog Post PromoterGet up to speed with the best and most popular links from last year’s edition of Technology […]

Blogging

Likelihood of Confusion Not So Simple!

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2011-12-23 08:45:51. Republished by Blog Post PromoterLikelihood of confusion isn’t quite so simple, judges and people! To wit: While a district court’s simultaneous […]

Fashion Law

Libel in the Blogosphere: Some Preliminary Thoughts

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2012-04-09 16:28:22. Republished by Blog Post PromoterBy Glenn Reynolds. I haven’t read it, but I will. (Or else.)

Defamation

Edifice of absurdity

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2010-07-29 22:57:02. Republished by Blog Post PromoterVia Boing Boing — ArchitectureChicago reports that the Marina City Towers condominium association is claiming “common law […]

Buildings and IP

Big Hitter?

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2007-08-24 07:49:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter“Blawg Review’s Big Hitters”? — boy, maybe we’d better raise our billable rate!

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Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2007-07-11 23:50:29. Republished by Blog Post PromoterI like this.

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TTAB reminds everyone who’s in charge

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Originally posted 2007-08-03 17:35:50. Republished by Blog Post PromoterThe TTABlog on what every TTAB practitioner knows: The Board still elevates form over substance in one […]

TTAB Practice