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This listing is not rated yet.   Rate it!  |  Report it! Business and Technology Law http://blawg.scottandscottllp.com/businessandtechnologylaw/ This intellectual property blog is dedicated to software audits, network security and privacy, and trademark and copyright protection and prosecution. Category: Blog Directory » Business Blogs » Business Law Date added: 2008-01-25 17:26:55 Alexa traffic rank: 1,798,128

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BSA Ramping Up Piracy Campaign
The Business Software Alliance (“BSA”), a trade association representing a number of software publishers, is launching a new campaign to attract would-be informants to its reward program. The BSA’s new Know it / Report it / Reward it campaign will attempt to attract a larger number of... Read more...
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In Copyright Litigation, Availability of Attorney’s Fees Awards Can Cut Both Ways
A recent opinion written by Judge Richard Posner for the 7th Circuit highlights the importance of carefully considering some of the risks of loss for plaintiffs in proceeding with a copyright infringement lawsuit. In Eagle Services Corp. v. H2O Industrial Services, Inc., the plaintiff, Eagle,... Read more...
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For Trademark Infringement Claims, Success May Hinge on Commercial Use
It is natural for the owner of a trademark want to seek some sort of redress when another person or entity uses that mark in the URL or the content of a web site, especially when that site competes with or criticizes the owner. However, relief from such use may be unavailable under the Lanham Act... Read more...
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Trademark Law and the Naked Cowboy
The Naked Cowboy (a/k/a Robert Burck), a New York icon, is usually in the news for his well-known antics as a street performer. But the Naked Cowboy recently made some trademark law in a battle with Mars, Inc. and its Blue M & M. In Burck v. Mars, Inc., 2008 WL 2485524 (S.D.N.Y. 2008), the... Read more...
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Digital Reproduction May not Violate Copyright
The Eleventh Circuit has held that a digital reproduction of a copyrighted image may, under certain circumstances, be a privileged revision of the work that does not violate the creator’s copyright. In an en banc decision, the sharply divided court in Greenberg v. National Geographic Society,... Read more...
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Personal Names as Trademarks
A recent federal court decision highlights the difficulties that may arise when a personal name becomes a trademark that identifies a business’s products. In particular, difficult issues can come up after the right to use the name is sold. In JA Apparel Corp. v. Abboud, 2008 WL 2329533... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

For Most U.S. Residents, Internet E-mail Likely is Safe from Civil Legal Discovery by Third Parties
A federal court recently issued an opinion indicating that, at least for U.S. residents, public, third-party-hosted and Internet-based e-mail may be the virtual world’s equivalent of a Swiss bank account for personal information. In In re Subpoena Duces Tecum to AOL, LLC, the U.S. District... Read more...
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Will ACTA Mean the Establishment of the International IP Police?
Trade negotiators from some of the world’s wealthiest industrialized nations are in the process of negotiating a pact that could lead to the establishment of a new kind of international IP rights enforcement. The U.S. is a leading proponent of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement... Read more...
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ValueClick agrees to Settle with FTC for $2.9 Million
In a record settlement, ValueClick recently agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) $2.9 million to settle claims that ValueClick violated federal law and used deceptive advertising. The FTC alleged that ValueClick failed to protect consumer information and misled consumers with... Read more...
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Promptly Register Your Copyrights or Lose
Companies and individuals with copyrighted materials should make certain to register their copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office as soon as practical after the material has been published. If an application for registration is not made within three months of publication, the copyright owner... Read more...
Published 3 months ago

New Jersey Court Determines Internet Users Have a Constitutional Right to Privacy
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently became one of the first courts in the nation to determine that Internet users have a Constitutional right to privacy under Article I of the New Jersey Constitution. Because of the ruling, a grand jury warrant will be required before law enforcement... Read more...
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Court Awards MySpace 230 Million Dollar Verdict
The judge in MySpace Inc. v. Wallace, et al, CV-07-1929-ABC-AGR (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2008) entered a default judgment against Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines for violations of the CAN-SPAM Act and ordered the defendants to pay MySpace over $230 million in statutory damages. The CAN-SPAM Act... Read more...
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