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Tag: Fair Use

Posted on May 23, 2023 Fair Use Free Expression Internet Law Politics Trademarks and trademark law

Google using trademark policy to shield MoveOn?

(UPDATED, revised). That’s what Bob Cox is reporting in this story in the Examiner; more here. Google said it would not run anti-MoveOn ads because... Read more

Posted on May 18, 2023 Copyright Law Fair Use

Publishers vs. YouTube

Mack Reed puts his finger on it — almost — in the Online Journalism Review: The Web has made unauthorized propagation of information — whether... Read more

Posted on April 30, 2023 Uncategorized

Unilateral copyright law

Eugene Volokh joins the pile–on regarding a website that claims to exempt its contents from the liberating effects of the fair use doctrine.  The North... Read more

Posted on April 19, 2023 Brand Management and Branding Trademarks and trademark law

Q the Lawyers

A report in the online Financial Express says that Nissan is suing Audi over “Q.” To wit: “We are seeking to bar Audi from using... Read more

Posted on April 15, 2023 Rights of Publicity and Personality

MLB whiffs on the right of publicity

Alec Rogers: In recent decades, Major League Baseball has made great strides in developing its business operation. No longer content to make money from tickets,... Read more

Posted on April 8, 2023 Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Kinder-finished

The Kinderstart lawsuit over Google search engine placement has been dismissed, with leave granted to amend. Originally posted 2011-10-31 23:13:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on February 21, 2023 Diversion

Ninth Circuit. Keywords. Trademarks. Hike!

Here’s a roundup of what other people are saying about the decision in Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced System Concepts, Inc. involving keyword advertising using... Read more

Posted on February 10, 2023February 20, 2023 Copyright Law

Ben Stein trips over IP

Walter Olson: Ouch.  Ben is an odd guy. UPDATED:  But evidently he — or, more likely, his “people” — is not such the slouch in... 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

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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 26, 2022 Brand Management and Branding Fair Use

More on toy models as trademark infringements

Ara Rubyan sends along this link to Boing Boing: Josh sez, “The folks at BMC (Black Mustang Club) automotive forum wanted to put together a... Read more

Posted on November 1, 2022 Fair Use

MTA’s way or the highway

I’ve been watching these guys at the MTA and their IP enforcement program for a while now.  Once was for a client, who, regrettably, didn’t... Read more

Posted on October 8, 2022 Copyright Law

See Dick Win. Pay, Defendant, Pay.

By now you must have heard about the dustup involving Yiddish with Dick and Jane. The irony for me is that not long after I... Read more

Posted on September 28, 2022 Domain Names

Beyond fair use

We’re a little obsessed here with the rights of “unauthorized” resellers to use the trademarks that describe the stuff they’re reselling.  So this UK domain... 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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