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Category: Free Expression

Posted on September 19, 2010September 20, 2010 Free Expression Internet Law

Net Neutrality: Only one thing could be worse.

I haven’t written much about Net Neutrality.  A few years ago I did say this: Concurring Opinions writes in favor of Net Neutrality — a key... Read more

Posted on August 4, 2010August 8, 2010 Copyright Law Free Expression

IP issues for photographers

Bill Heinze has a great item linking to an article on the World Intellectual Property Organization website called “Legal Pitfalls in Taking or Using Photographs... Read more

Posted on July 8, 2010July 14, 2010 Free Expression

Liberté, égalité, censure… and the First Amendment?

Last week Reuters “news” service reported about the pending request by Yahoo! for a what appears to be a declaratory judgment (I have not seen... Read more

Posted on June 8, 2010June 20, 2010 Free Expression

None dare call it speech

Money, that is.  It’s just that some people just don’t want to talk about what they’re doing with it.  Thanks, Senator McCain! Read more

Posted on May 2, 2010May 3, 2010 Copyright Law Fair Use Free Expression

Gin a body meet a body

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

Posted on February 22, 2008June 25, 2013 Free Expression

Litigation Guy, updated

Eleven months ago I wrote about Carol Burnett’s lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, based on a tasteless parody of her “signature” charwoman character. I worked... Read more

Coca-Cola Classic
Posted on July 15, 2005May 3, 2010 Brand Management and Branding Fair Use Free Expression Trademarks and trademark law

Have a Coke and a Trial

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

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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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