“Tolerated use”
Tim Wu (via Glenn Reynolds) says that we have to deal with the fuzzy logic of copyright enforcement in order properly to understand how copyright... Read more
Category: Enforcement
Branding in the “Wild East”
A hundred years ago the American west, the original “Wild West,” was a land of opportunity with a reputation for lawlessness. The newspapers in the... Read more
South Korea: Hey, that’s MY ox!!
Stars and Stripes reports the bare bones of a story: A couple of GI’s stationed in South Korea were “convicted” (sounds like a criminal case)... Read more
The Lanham Act’s surprising penumbras
Here I thought I understood something about the Lanham Act. But wait, there’s more! Did you know this?: The purpose of the Lanham Act is to... Read more
The (Lang) Van guards of the proletariat (updated)
Remember when Vietnam was communist and stuff? Probably not. Well, I do. And yes, I look it. And yes, GET OFF MY LAWN! Anyway, even... Read more
What web developers should know about copyright
For some reason (maybe a weeklong trial?) I kind of missed the Megaupload story from mid-January. My bad. What story? Oh, this Megaupload story: Police... Read more
How Gizmodo escaped indictment in iPhone prototype deal | Apple – CNET News
Did you ever wonder how Gizmodo escaped indictment in iPhone prototype deal? I did, because after all that was my most recent (and not so... Read more
Summer in the City
Hope there’s still time to change your summer plans to fit in another IP seminar presentation — my last, I think, for a while. I’m... Read more
SOPA box
You don’t need a link to find out what’s going with the SOPA “Blackout,” or all that other stuff. It’s all over the place, beyond... Read more
Trademarks are forever?
No, not necesarily, but the DeBeers name is still pretty good currency when it comes to selling diamonds: A New York diamond merchant acted in... Read more
Overlawyered Knocks Off Our White Hats
A few years ago I was a partner at Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, LLP, in New York, a firm that does a lot of intellectual... Read more
Revving up the litigation
Look beyond the RICO indictments, jury verdicts, and lengthy prison sentences, and you will see a different type of lawsuit has come to be associated with the group: intellectual property litigation Read more
Best of 2013: SOPA dopes
Originally published on January 8, 2013 Contra Forbes, and via Instapundit, an article in The Hill describing the post-traumatic stress being experienced in Washington with... Read more
Death eaters
It doesn’t matter that Lady Rowling has all the money she or anyone else will ever need already. This is still not right. I predict... Read more