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Aereo (Part One): Angry Like (a) Fox

Matthew David Brozik Apr 10, 2013 2 Comments

So: Aereo, right? Kind of a big deal. You might want to read about it. Maybe we should write something about it. Let’s work backward, though: On April 8, News…

Domain Names

dot… Pineapple?

Matthew David Brozik Apr 1, 2013 0 Comments

LoC got wind—and then a copy—of this letter, dated as of the date of this post, to ICANN in support of the creation of a new top-level domain. Further updates…

Keyword Advertising

Search for resolution

Ron Coleman Nov 7, 2012 0 Comments

It’s two posts in one (I like to pull that off when I can), not even counting this one: Mike Masnick on Eric Goldman on the settlement of the Google…

Enforcement

Tidying up your Internet

Ron Coleman Apr 13, 2011 3 Comments

I was writing about ways to get to non-compliant IP-infringing websites before it was fashionable. But eventually more and more law-enforcement folks and legislators have caught up with my visionary…

Counterfeiting & Piracy Fashion Law Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Best of 2010: Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

Jane Coleman Dec 28, 2010 1 Comments

First posted July 12, 2010. This is an adaptation of a summary and analysis of the recent decision in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp., 2010 WL 2541367 (S.D.N.Y.),…

Trademarks and trademark law

Keyword advertising law à la française

Ron Coleman Jul 14, 2010 8 Comments

Google wins! LVMH wins! Only it’s the same case. And they’re on opposite sides. Is this as Euro-law thing? Something particularly Frankish? No, it’s an Internet law thing. A 21st-century…

Secondary Liability

Gucci v. Frontline Processing: Giving credit for infringement where it’s due

Jane Coleman Jul 12, 2010 5 Comments

This is an adaptation of a summary and analysis of the recent decision in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp., 2010 WL 2541367 (S.D.N.Y.), discussed here casually earlier. Jane…

Copyright Law Fair Use Internet Law

Patry and “The Copyright Wars”

Ron Coleman Apr 7, 2010 4 Comments

The Copyright Clearance Center’s Beyond the Book feature just uploaded a podcast featuring Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel at Google, copyright treatiste and, of course, on-again blogger. Bill talks about…

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Some intel on INTEL®

Ron Coleman Apr 7, 2010 4 Comments

BUMPED from January 1, 2010 and UPDATED due to decision (scroll to the bottom for the stunning conclusion): Had you heard about this one from Mike Masnick? Chip giant Intel…

Copyright Law Internet Law

Google Books debate

Ron Coleman Jan 13, 2010 2 Comments

It’s all Google, all the time in our world. (I know that because I did a Google search of our world.) So, naturally, what’s the hottest multimedia download on the…

Copyright Law Internet Law

Best of 2009: “Adverference?”

Ron Coleman Dec 22, 2009 2 Comments

This was originally published on January 22, 2009: Working from home today after a bruising few weeks at work (see yesterday’s post!), I finally figured out what was going on…

Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

He’s got the key

Ron Coleman Dec 1, 2009 4 Comments

Eric Goldman, author of one of the bona-fide-deserving, regularly updated, ABA-Blawg-100-listed and actually fairly indispensable Technology & Marketing Law Blog updates us on a beat I’ve written on a whole…

Diversion

Diversion, yes, but no

Ron Coleman Nov 26, 2009 6 Comments

Some people have all the luck in the Eastern District of New York. Whereas me — I think I’ve got it coming to me right down the middle, and then…

Internet Law Trademarks and trademark law

Jenzabar: Blogs are sticks and stones; they hurt me.

Ron Coleman Nov 5, 2009 10 Comments

Jenzabar, the educational software company Paul Levy and I mentioned last month (and which Overlawyered picked up) in connection with its “trademark as censorship tool” litigation, is back at it…

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