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Tag: Gaming and Virtual IP

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 July 20, 2022 Counterfeiting & Piracy

Virtual seizure of virtual counterfeits

Implicating, of course, real money.  Hat tip to Stacia Lay. Originally posted 2008-02-05 12:06:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on June 20, 2022 Fashion Law

Covering your assets.

Over the weekend, all the nerdiest news outlets reported that Volpin Props—a company that makes props and replicas “mostly videogame related,” according to the outfit’s... Read more

Posted on March 4, 2022 Fair Use

More on virtual infringement

I’ve already written about what they’re writing about it, and now, so has Victoria Pynchon. Originally posted 2013-01-13 22:41:32. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Copyright Law Fair Use Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Second Life case settles

The IMPACT® blog reports a settlement in the Second Life dispute. Originally posted 2010-03-28 10:00:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on July 1, 2012 Internet Law

Virtual seizures

Andrew Cory tipped me off to this article in the Law of the Game blog involving a judicial “seizure” of gaming-world “assets.” Talking to Andrew... 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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