Article Archive for September 2010
On September 15, 2010 Fox News and Chris Wallace filed a suit against Democratic Senate Candidate Robin Carnahan in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, requesting an injunction against further …
Google and the Associated Press (“AP”) have worked out a new licensing deal allowing Google to continue displaying AP content in its news section. Disagreements between the two companies began in 2006 when AP threatened …
Chanel took out a full back page advertisement in Women’s Wear Daily last week to dissuade further “misuse” of the Chanel name. Women’s Wear Daily, a trade journal for the fashion industry, has been referred …
Incidences of bedbug infestations have been on the rise over the last decade. In response, some companies have developed protective mattress covers in an attempt to make things a little less creepy-crawly between the sheets.
Martha …
When I was a kid, I had many different toys, including a dollhouse, shelves full of board games, and tons of plastic blocks with small studs on top that would connect with each other. I …
According to a Spanish court ruling on Thursday, Google’s YouTube cannot be held liable for copyright infringement. The action was brought by a Spanish broadcaster Telecinco. The ruling follows a similar American ruling that came …
Congress’ latest battle against piracy websites has begun with the aptly named “Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act” (COICA—PDF file). Led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Orin Hatch (R-Utah), a group of U.S. …
Washington, D.C., is one of the few, if not only, cities in the country where it is commonplace to get into a policy discussion at 8 a.m. Citizens of the District jump on the opportunity …
Nine of the seventeen nations that form the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) signed a protocol on the protection of Traditional knowledge and folklore. The protocol is meant to protect creations derived from traditional …
A recent Freaknomics guest post commented on the practicability of copyright protection of football plays. In sum, the authors make the argument that because of the dynamism of football, and the barriers of entry for …
