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Category: Free Expression

Posted on May 8, 2022 Free Expression

“All Criticism of This Website Is Hereby Forbidden”

Chutzpa!     Originally posted 2014-04-24 11:15:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on April 30, 2022 Copyright Law Free Expression

Best of 2010: Moral rights in Massachusetts

First published April 12, 2010. Lee Gesmer reported last month on a pretty important decision in copyright law:  A First Circuit ruling applying the Visual... Read more

Posted on April 19, 2022 Free Expression

They killed South Park?

Discussion about censorship and moral cowardice is brewing at Dean’s World. Originally posted 2010-11-02 11:55:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on March 29, 2022 Copyright Law Fair Use Free Expression

Baseball been very, very good to lawyers

Do you remember the lawsuit by Major League Baseball over the use of — well, not statistics, exactly, but the rights of publicity in baseball... Read more

Posted on March 7, 2022 Free Expression

The Parody Bomb Goes Off

When it rains, it pours. Via Andrew Sullivan (and reported here too) a report that Volkswagen is going to sue— in the UK — the... Read more

Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Free Expression

Meet the Bloggers!

Well, we used to be bloggers. Read more

Posted on November 2, 2021 Free Expression

Joint trademark “ownership”: Tea for two? (Best of 2016)

Originally published January 25, 2016. It’s been almost ten years ago since the March 2006 blog post, which got a bit of play as it turned... Read more

Stop Islamization of America Logo
Posted on October 19, 2021 Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

Mark their words

Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs — two websites run by friends of mine who have very clearly articulated views about Islamic radicalism, and controversial ones... Read more

Posted on September 1, 2021 Free Expression

Free speech? Nothing 2(c) here

In ex parte appeal to TTAB, applicant argues that Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act violates the First Amendment under Matal v. Tam https://t.co/dWF9u7k5mI #trademarks... Read more

Posted on August 25, 2021 Blogging Free Expression

New Jersey Law Journal – Hands Off Blogs

I wrote this in the New Jersey Law Journal last week. Op-ed Hands Off Blogs Mandatory disclosure of payment to bloggers runs counter to free... Read more

Posted on August 24, 2021August 23, 2021 Free Expression

Free speech in academia

Princeton’s Professor Robert P. George explains the NATO-like idea behind the new Academic Freedom Alliance: “An Attack on One is an Attack on All” Read more

Institute for Jewish Ethics
Posted on August 22, 2021 Free Expression

Ethics in the Media – IJE Seminar

Ethics in the Media: Fake News, Free Speech, Censorship, Libel & Slander - American Law & Talmudic Ethics Read more

Posted on August 16, 2021August 18, 2021 Free Expression Internet Law

Ban that man!

London’s Times: People who illegally download films and music will be cut off from the internet under new legislative proposals to be unveiled next week.Internet... Read more

Posted on August 10, 2021 Free Expression

IP Rights Again Brandished to Silence Critics

The Associated Press reports: The distinctive chocolate bar on the dust jacket of a new book about the founder of The Hershey Co. violates its... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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