New reporting requirements for webcasters
Crack broadcasting consultant John Catlett, who sits with me on the advisory board of WPRB in Princeton and like me is an alumnus of the... Read more
Category: Distribution systems
Legal in Phoenix, liable in Central Islip
UPDATE: All the below is still very relevant, very important and very significant — except as to the final judgment, which has been vacated by... Read more
Exclusively ours
The issue of resales or other “unauthorized distribution” is one that I have been writing about forever here. Julie Zerbo takes us into the future... Read more
Ninth Circuit. Keywords. Trademarks. Hike!
Here’s a roundup of what other people are saying about the decision in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced System Concepts, Inc. involving keyword advertising using... Read more
Guest Post: Fair Use or Foul Ball?
[stextbox id=”info”] See below for more information about my colleague Greg Winsky, who is just snarky enough to merit a guest post on LIKELIHOOD OF CONCLUSION... Read more
Zediva: The world’s longest extension cord
The AP reports that a small California (of course) company thinks it has a brilliant idea, a way to out-Netflix Netflix: Zediva Inc. is going... Read more
Death By Lawyer
Originally, originally posted 2007-06-13 20:42:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter They make that sound like a bad thing. Now, I wouldn’t agree with each and every little... Read more
The incomprehensible world of digital rights management
I do this for a living and I can’t keep this stuff straight. It’s not just me. Wired opines: It’s time for lawmakers, trade groups,... Read more
Divert me!
I’ve been writing about “diversion” of sales — otherwise known as “unauthorized distribution” or the sale of gray market goods — since forever. And I’ve... Read more
Best of 2011: Infinite loop
First posted (in updated form) on September 20, 2011.(Originally published on July 22, 2011; see update at bottom!) It can only mean one thing when... Read more
The Ninth Circuit Comes Through
It rejects the stupid and unconstitutional argument that “commercial use” under the Lanham Act’s dilution provisions can be found where there is simply “diversion.” Originally posted... Read more
“Aereo” smiths (part two)
In part one of this post I laid out the following propositions: (a) We operate in a common-law system, so want and expect judges to... Read more
Chocolate Ice Cream with Chocolate Syrup
How else to describe a post (this one) that combines two of our favorite obsessions — Google and fair use? Business Week online reports that... Read more
E-parasites: The irony abounds
And the metaphors mix, as you’ll see, but what better on a Halloween night where half the lights in the neighborhood are out for real?... Read more