Is Vimeo Arbitrarily Taking Down Videos It Deems As 'Commercial'?
With Vimeo recently getting sued by EMI for supposedly encouraging infringement of their music in videos, it’s interesting to note that Vimeo is apparently arbitrarily and ridiculously aggressive in...
View ArticleCan You Fairly Distinguish Commercial vs. Non-Commercial Use In Copyright?
One issue that comes up in discussions of copyright quite often is the idea of whether or not you could change copyright law to distinguish between commercial and non-commercial use. In some ways this...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton Sues Hyundai Over A Louis Vuitton Basketball
Yesterday, I saw that Marty Schwimmer had posted a link to a Hyundai commercial asking if anyone saw the “lawsuit” in the commercial: It took me a second viewing before I spotted it. The commercial...
View ArticleIf Lindsay Lohan Deserves Any Money From E*Trade, It's Probably For Making...
A few weeks ago, we wrote about Lindsay Lohan’s bizarre lawsuit against ETrade over a commercial with a talking baby named Lindsay that Lohan insisted was actually supposed to be her… mainly due to a...
View ArticleBSA Sends Ridiculously Bogus Letter To European Commission
Is it just me, or is the BSA becoming a bigger and bigger joke each time it does just about anything these days? For years, the organization has put out its yearly bogus stats on “piracy,” which have...
View ArticleCanadian PM Copies Campaign Commercial, Doesn't License Hockey Clips
While the latest attempt at putting forth new copyright laws in Canada didn’t survive, I always find it amusing when politicians pushing for stricter copyright laws get caught breaking copyright law....
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Ridiculous: Court Says Mock Basketball Which Appears In Hyundia Commercial...
A little over two years ago, we wrote about what we considered to be an absolutely insane lawsuit from Louis Vuitton, arguing that a mock basketball, which appeared in a Hyundai commercial for one...
View ArticleKim Kardashian & Old Navy Settle Lawsuit Over Look-A-Like
Almost exactly a year ago today, I had the displeasure of doing something I said I'd never do: discussing Kim Kardashian. At that time, this (snicker) celebrity, best known for being equal parts...
View ArticleTerrible Ruling: EU Decides That Mere Links Can Be Direct Infringement
Last year, we talked about an important copyright case in the EU regarding whether or not linking to infringing material was, in itself, infringing. The case involved a blogger in the Netherlands, Geen...
View ArticleTaco Bell Teams Up With LeBron James To Bring ‘Taco Tuesday’ Fight To The Masses
Well, well, the “Taco Tuesday” battle appears to be heating up quickly. After years of holding and policing its trademark for “Taco Tuesday,” chain Taco John’s has found itself in a battle with Taco...
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