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An Internet Pirate’s Bill of Rights?
July 29, 2010 – 2:17 PM | 737No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F29%2Fan-internet-pirate%25e2%2580%2599s-bill-of-rights%2FAn+Internet+Pirate%E2%80%99s+Bill+of+Rights%3F2010-07-29+19%3A17%3A18Mark+Tratoshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D737
An Internet Pirate’s Bill of Rights?

For those of you who have been keeping up with your Internet piracy news, you know that the largest wave we have seen in the past year has been caused by Voltage Pictures.  Voltage Pictures …

U.S. Copyright Office Gives Pirates a Larger Rope to Swing From
July 29, 2010 – 2:06 PM | 733No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F29%2Fu-s-copyright-office-gives-pirates-a-larger-rope-to-swing-from%2FU.S.+Copyright+Office+Gives+Pirates+a+Larger+Rope+to+Swing+From2010-07-29+19%3A06%3A05Mark+Tratoshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D733
U.S. Copyright Office Gives Pirates a Larger Rope to Swing From

The U.S. Copyright Office has given Internet pirates the “ok” to sneak around or even break anti-privacy measures on a few classes of works, all in the name of fair use.  The Digital Millennium Copyright …

Paul Allen is the new He Who Shall Not be Named.
July 29, 2010 – 1:52 PM | 728No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F29%2Fpaul-allen-is-the-new-he-who-shall-not-be-named%2FPaul+Allen+is+the+new+He+Who+Shall+Not+be+Named.2010-07-29+18%3A52%3A50Nina+Mantillahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D728
Paul Allen is the new He Who Shall Not be Named.

On July 13, 2010, Paul Allen, a trustee of the estate of late author Adrian Jacobs, filed a copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, against Scholastic …

Bilski, but Better
July 28, 2010 – 9:54 AM | 722No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F28%2Fbilski-but-better%2F%3Ci%3EBilski%3C%2Fi%3E%2C+but+Better2010-07-28+14%3A54%3A13Kristin+Wallhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D722
<i>Bilski</i>, but Better

Just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court supplied the patent community with the vague Bilski decision, the Australian Patent Office has now refined the Australian test for the patentability of business methods.
Prior Australian law …

Grow Longer, Thicker Lashes – Generically
July 28, 2010 – 9:49 AM | 717No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F28%2Fgrow-longer-thicker-lashes-%25e2%2580%2593-generically%2FGrow+Longer%2C+Thicker+Lashes+%E2%80%93+Generically2010-07-28+14%3A49%3A25Kristin+Wallhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D717
Grow Longer, Thicker Lashes – Generically

Latisse, a treatment for eyelash hypotrichosis (another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes) sold by the makers of Botox, was originally developed as a glaucoma drug but was remarketed when it was discovered …

Prius Patent Problems
July 28, 2010 – 9:42 AM | 712No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F28%2Fprius-patent-problems%2FPrius+Patent+Problems2010-07-28+14%3A42%3A46Kristin+Wallhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D712
Prius Patent Problems

Toyota announced last Monday that it has settled a six-year long patent infringement dispute with Paice LLC.  Paice, a Florida-based company, sued Toyota, claiming the third generation Prius and the Lexus HS250h contained technology that …

This Chocolaty App Is For The Birds
July 28, 2010 – 8:50 AM | 705One Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F28%2Fthis-chocolaty-app-is-for-the-birds%2FThis+Chocolaty+App+Is+For+The+Birds2010-07-28+13%3A50%3A09Greg+Lultschikhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D705
This Chocolaty App Is For The Birds

These days Apple seems to be getting almost as much attention over the lawsuits surrounding its mega-hyped iPhone and iPod (both as plaintiff and defendant) from the tech gizmos themselves. “Apps,” and specifically the intellectual …

Chinese Pirates Should Brace for the U.S. Government’s Squall
July 27, 2010 – 6:17 AM | 697No Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F27%2Fchinese-pirates-should-brace-for-the-u-s-governments-squall%2FChinese+Pirates+Should+Brace+for+the+U.S.+Government%27s+Squall+2010-07-27+11%3A17%3A02Cesar+Fishmanhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D697
Chinese Pirates Should Brace for the U.S. Government’s Squall

There’s a variety of ways people view piracy.  First there’s the Halloween, eye-patch, red and white t-shirt version.  Then there’s the Johnny Depp version.  There’s also the version where you’re sitting at home and don’t …

Fundraising Video Created by Ten Year Old for Children’s Hospice Falls Under Copyright Scrutiny
July 23, 2010 – 8:22 AM | 6802 Commentshttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F23%2Ffundraising-video-created-by-ten-year-old-for-children%25e2%2580%2599s-hospice-falls-under-copyright-scrutiny%2FFundraising+Video+Created+by+Ten+Year+Old+for+Children%E2%80%99s+Hospice+Falls+Under+Copyright+Scrutiny2010-07-23+13%3A22%3A21Eric+Perrotthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D680
Fundraising Video Created by Ten Year Old for Children’s Hospice Falls Under Copyright Scrutiny

Okay, we get it. Copyright is complicated and publishers must protect their investments from infringement.
But sometimes, well, publishers don’t have to be such jerks about it.
This headline just about says it all:
A young UK girl …

Federal Judge Slams FTC Over Use of Confidential Information During Pay-for-Delay Case
July 22, 2010 – 4:20 PM | 665One Commenthttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F2010%2F07%2F22%2Ffederal-judge-slams-ftc-over-use-of-confidential-information-during-pay-for-delay-case-2%2FFederal+Judge+Slams+FTC+Over+Use+of+Confidential+Information+During+Pay-for-Delay+Case2010-07-22+21%3A20%3A56Greg+Lultschikhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ipbrief.net%2F%3Fp%3D665
Federal Judge Slams FTC Over Use of Confidential Information During Pay-for-Delay Case

It looks like the FTC may have made a serious misstep in its investigation into a possible pay-for-delay deal between Watson Pharmaceutical and Cephalon involving Cephalon’s highly successful sleep disorder medication Provigil. A federal judge …

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Go North, Young Bill: The SOPAfication of Canada

Go North, Young Bill: The SOPAfication of Canada

Despite the tremendous opposition to SOPA and PIPA in the United States, lobbyists are pushing Canada to incorporate SOPA-like provisions into Bill C-11, Canada’s latest attempt to toughen their copyright protections. Michael Geist, a Canadian …

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Kodak: An Example of What Not to do With Your Patents.

Kodak: An Example of What Not to do With Your Patents.

Kodak has been buying up patents for a technology that competes with its old film technology in order to keep its dying film market alive. However, its impending bankruptcy most likely means that only the patents it holds can save it.

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The Power of Red: The Shoe Showdown Between Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent

The Power of Red: The Shoe Showdown Between Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent

Louboutin appeals a trial court’s decision to not enforce protection for his trademarked red soles. The trial court’s decision and the appeal highlight some interesting issues surrounding color trademark protection. The appellate court should not grant Louboutin trademark protection of his red soles because it could impermissibly hurt competition.

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