The Florida state Senate has passed a bill that would require websites who distribute commercial movies and music to give out the identity of their owners. Bradenton.com posted the news from the…
Category: IntellectualProperty
Pirate Bay Faces Court Date On Domain Names
Torrent Freak published an article on the upcoming Swedish court case over whether or not The Pirate Bay will get to keep what are arguably their most important domain names. ThePirateBay.se and…
FairWinds Partners: ” Top-Level Domains Owned by Brands Gaining Momentum”
Jennifer Schoelwer wrote an article on the FairWinds Partners blog that delves into gaining momentum for branded top level domains. The article is focused on .brands, not generic strings open to everyone….
France Wants Google to Show Them What’s In Their Secret Sauce
The tension between Google and the E.U. continues to persist, now there is talk of a new law in France that would force Google to reveal its secret sauce, in other words…
Australian Judge releases personal info on over 4700 who allegedly pirated movie
The AP wrote that an Australian judge has apparently agreed to release the names of over 4700 Aussies who downloaded the movie Dallas Buyers Club. SYDNEY (AP) — Internet providers have lost…
Donuts’ marketing offensive tops list of most-read stories for March on WTR
Trevor Little wrote on World Trademark Review that Donuts marketing offensive was the most read story for March. From the article: The campaign is aimed at spreading the new gTLD gospel to…
Move Over Cybersquatting Here Comes Soundsquatting
Tim Lince published an article on WorldTrademarkReview.com that has found a new kind of domain infringement. It is being called soundsquatting and the victims are the visually impaired. From the article: Recent…