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Tag: Copyright; Rent Seeking

Posted on October 14, 2022 Law Practice and Profession

Not my money

Last June, blogging about my presentation to the Copyright Society on the Righthaven litigation, I wrote the following: This brings us to the issue of... Read more

Posted on July 24, 2022 LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION®

What “Beating Righthaven” means

Instapundit links to Donald Douglas’s blog post, Beating Righthaven.  Excerpt: Righthaven files “no warning” lawsuits. That is, it gives no advance notification to defendants, which violates... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Fair Use

Righthaven Agonistes

Is all this copyright jurisprudence lollipops and rainbows? Let us reflect a little on what Righthaven has wrought, so far. Wired weighs in on the... Read more

Posted on July 31, 2018 Enforcement

Massive Attack: Analyzing mass copyright infringement campaigns

I am about to give my presentation on a panel at the annual meeting of the Copyright Society of the USA at the Sagamore resort... Read more

Posted on May 27, 2016 Distribution systems

All you need is what he’s got

Randy Barnett, enjoying a new authorized remix of a bunch of Beatles music, frets that we can’t have more of the same because of bad... 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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