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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

YouTube Hit With Massive Lawsuit by Viacom

Filed Under News | Posted on March 28, 2008

Viacom, which owns MTV and Nickelodeon, is bringing the hammer down on Google’s YouTube service alleging over 160,000 instances of intentional copyright infringement. The maximum statutory remedy for this could theoretically be as high as 24 billion dollars. Viacom only seems to be seeking about 1 billion dollars. Check back soon for […]

First Felony Spammer

Filed Under News | Posted on March 3, 2008

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a conviction for spamming charges that were brought against Jeremy Jaynes before Congress passed the CAN SPAM act. Among the failed defenses was a claimed First Amendment right to “anonymous speech.” Read more here.
- Maxim Price