Ron Coleman on the law affecting brands, the Internet & free speech
Professor Eric Goldman writes about the latest unfortunate development in the extension of “initial interest confusion,” that “infringement” of the Lanham Act that continues the... Read more
Free (and apolitical) IP advice for bloggers over at Right Wing News. Read more
Now Instapundit links to this New York Times story: Google and Yahoo are introducing services that will let users search through television programs based on... Read more
That term, courtesy of the MBA’s Andie Schwartz (who sent the link) could apply to the whole Internet, but it seems particularly appropriate for describing... Read more
Body #1 being the “Mother Court,” as it describes itself–the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Body #2 being... Read more
The Copyright Clearance Center’s Beyond the Book feature just uploaded a podcast featuring Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel at Google, copyright treatiste and, of course,... Read more
Remember the Google book-scan lawsuit? No, we hadn’t either; we hardly even remember books. But thanks to Jaded Topaz we’re reminded, as she sends along... Read more
Instapundit: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY PICKED ON THE WRONG MOM. Read more
Irvin Robbins, the co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream chain, died yesterday. Here’s how much time has passed since just about the time your blogger... Read more
India doesn’t have a First Amendment, as such, but from what I read its free speech protections are similar to those in the West. So... Read more
The online Globe and Mail has an important item on how documentary filmmakers and others are being slammed by the IP equity grab, called “How... Read more