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Posted on January 24, 2023 Distribution systems

Guest Post: Fair Use or Foul Ball?

 [stextbox id=”info”] See below for more information about my colleague Greg Winsky, who is just snarky enough to merit a guest post on LIKELIHOOD OF CONCLUSION... Read more

Posted on December 28, 2022 Damages

Righthaven – Media Bloggers Association files amicus brief

I’ve written a little bit about the Righthaven lawsuits before.  Now, as reported in the Las Vegas Sun, on behalf of the Media Bloggers Association... Read more

Ron Coleman Internet Lawyer
Posted on December 1, 2022 Blogging

Worth a thousand words

How much use is fair use — i.e., permissible use — when it comes to graphics and photographs you “find” on the Internet? Not too... Read more

Posted on November 21, 2022 Copyright Law

Best of 2011: Sun, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, trademark, patents, copyright and David Boies

First posted September 28, 2011. There’s a lot going on, conceptually, in this article entitled “The $800M question: What’s the difference between trademark and copyright?”... Read more

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 August 19, 2022 Fashion Law

Guest post: Not So Cheerful About Varsity Brands

[stextbox id=”info” caption=”Marc Whipple of the Legal Inspiration! Blog” image=”https://images.avvo.com/avvo/ugc/images/head_shot/standard/1034170_1486741391.jpg”]This is a special treat!  In our line of work it isn’t necessarily a compliment to... Read more

Posted on May 2, 2022 IP Overreaching

Bullish on royalties

The New York Post reports that the sculptor of the famous golden calf frozen in stampeding fury on lower Broadway — symbolizing the charge of... Read more

Posted on March 6, 2022 Costumes and Clothing

Rah rah raw

TTABlog declines to comment on S. Ct. cheerleader uniform decision. — TTABlog (@TTABlog) March 22, 2017 Indeed.  LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® is also not ready to... Read more

Posted on February 19, 2022 Counterfeiting & Piracy

The Copyright Act: It’s a law, dude

We don’t mince words at LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® regarding the misuse of copyright and trademark, but we’re having trouble finding anything wrong with this at-first-blush... Read more

Posted on February 10, 2022February 18, 2022 IP Overreaching

Censorious fools

Cory Doctorow writes about how abuse of the copyright laws — using them as a method of privatized censorship — does creators of protected works... Read more

Posted on January 14, 2022January 28, 2022 Distribution systems

Best of 2011: Infinite loop

First posted (in updated form) on September 20, 2011.(Originally published on July 22, 2011; see update at bottom!) It can only mean one thing when... Read more

Matthew David Brozik
Posted on December 1, 2021 Humor

Digital Analogy: Behind the Scenes of Aereo

"Judge Roberts, I remember Sputnik. I knew Sputnik. Sputnik was a friend of mine. Judge Roberts, the respondent’s system is no Sputnik." Read more

Posted on October 31, 2021 Copyright Law Gray Market

Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks

The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to... Read more

Posted on September 22, 2021 Roundups

Overblogged

We wouldn’t that happening to you or to me.  So this week, while I am guest-blogging at Overlawyered, I will probably not have all that... 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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