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The Trademark Blog
“What Hath Digg Wrought?”
TechNewsWorld: "Open Source and the DMCA: What Hath Digg Wrought?" (discussion of the Digg/09 F9 matter, raising two questions (1) what will be the effect of civil disobedience on DMCA;…
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Uri Geller Bends DMCA With His Mind
Via Boing Boing, EFF takes on Uri Geller's use of the DMCA.
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09 F9: Meet The New Host
Dave Winer has an interesting take on the Digg/09 F9 brouhaha that is perceptive not only because he agrees with me about the 'who can own a number' red herring…
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Too Late To Register 09 F9 As A Domain Name
EFF provides the background law for the dissemination of an alphanumeric decryption code for a DRM product. A timeline of how the key spread would be of value. Digg's experience…
Legal Bytes
Looking Back at 2006–Ahead to 2007
How Exciting Was 2006! That introduction is not a question—it’s an exclamation! Buzz and viral marketing, branded entertainment, social networking, MMOG (that’s online, interactive, web-based gaming for those looking to…
Chicago IP Litigation
Copyright Infringement in a Digital World
In the last few weeks intellectual property law has gotten lots of press coverage. Friday's Chicago Tribune had a good article on the often misunderstood boundaries of copyright law generally…
Media Law Prof Blog
On Grokster
Jacqueline Lipton, Case Western Reserve Law School, has published "Solving the Digital Piracy Puzzle: Disaggregating Fair Use From the DMCA's Anti-Device Provisions," in volume 19 of the Harvard Journal of…
The Trademark Blog
Gaming VERO and the DMCA?
This seems like a paradigmatic lawsuit for IP on the Internet. Plaintiff creates a guide relating to Defendant's product, which product is protected by TM and Copyright. Plaintiff sells the…
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Perfect 10, By Filing DMCA Complaint, Provides Pretense For Running Image Of Woman In Lingerie
Perfect 10 takedown demand to Google here. A bizarre document. If you use some of the model's names as Google search terms, (ALENA DRAZNA for example) then Google helpfully links…
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Logo Not Copyright Management Information Under DMCA
Removal of a trademark logo and link is not 'removal of copyright management information' as barred by the DMCA. The District Court for New Jersey dimissed a copyright claim, interpretating…