No Summary Judgement on Filesharing, Copyright Infringement Still Illegal
Filed Under General | Posted on April 30, 2008
The RIAA was handed a small blow today as a District Court judge in Arizona denied Summary Judgment on the question of whether leaving files on a shared directory is Copyright Infringement as a matter of law. While this does not really lend any saving grace to the p2p community at large, it does […]
How Far Does “The Big Apple” Have to Fall From the Tree?
Filed Under General | Posted on April 17, 2008
By: Eric Mouchette
How many ways can you draw an apple? More specifically, how many ways can you draw an apple without infringing on Apple Inc.’s ubiquitous logo? This is a question that New York City Hall may eventually have to ask itself. Apple renewed its federal challenge to the trademark application that […]
J.K. Rowling Testifies
Filed Under General | Posted on April 15, 2008
J.K. Rowling is suing RDR Books for publishing a Harry Potter lexicon dictionary of sorts. Their website with the same content has been free, but now that this book is going to bring in revenue, J.K. has brought out the guns. And those guns include tears at a press conference.
The questions […]
Legal Battles in a Bowl of Milk
Filed Under General | Posted on April 8, 2008
By: S.S.
Who would have thought that the most important meal of the day could turn into such a debate over economic regulation and ownership rights? The expansion of the cereal café market has created an intellectual property war over trademarks and patents, and the ability of one company to control the market.
Upon […]
Google Sued by Viacom—Can YouTube Survive?
Filed Under General | Posted on April 5, 2008
By Eric Bitzegaio
Viacom has slammed YouTube’s parent company, Google, with a suit seeking over $1 billion in damage and injunctive relief the copyright infringement provisions of the Copyright Act.i Viacom claims Google directly infringed on their copyrights by publicly displaying, publicly performing, and reproducing copyrighted works without authorization. Furthermore, Viacom alleges that Google […]
Apple Fights City Hall
Filed Under News | Posted on April 3, 2008
New York City Hall to be precise. Apple is challenging NYC’s new greeNYC apple shaped logo as a trademark violation. Apple has filed a formal opposition to NYC’s trademark application. Read more here.
- Maxim Price