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Pirate Bay Logo Patented By Swedish Retailer, Intent to Exploit
Oh the irony. An online Swedish retailer has registered a patent to the infamous Pirate Bay logo of a pirate ship flying a cassette-tape image and crossbones sail. And get this: the company, Sandryds Handel,... 
Stallman, the Swedish Pirate Party, and copyleft
A few days ago, Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation published an op-ed to the GNU project's website, in which he criticized the copyright views of the Swedish Pirate Party, which had recently... 
Facebook URL Policy Favors East Coast
Facebook is wading into territory that domain name registrars found themselves in 10 years ago. Namely, trying to figure out 'who owns a name?' Some notable examples include:J. Crew forced the owner of... 
Report on Piracy & Digital Economy Slammed by Expert
In unusually harsh language, Michael Geist, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa has slammed a new report put out by the Conference Board of Canada. ... Survey: Lawyers Expect Boom in Bankruptcy
A country that elects Barack Obama, a liberal lawyer, as its president should not be surprised by the results of a recent survey by Robert Half Legal: Three-hundred attorneys from among the largest law firms and corporations in the United States and Canada were asked, "In... 
French President Sued for Copyright Infringement
French President Nicolas Sarkozy joins a grand tradition of political leaders calling for stringent intellectual-property laws, and then getting caught for violating those same laws. It's difficult enough to swallow the tortured reasoning behind some of these copyright laws... 
Section 92A: New Zealand Copyright Law Still Not Dead
New Zealand's bizaare copyright-infringement law, Section 92A, is not dead. Indeed, the RIAA's Kiwi wing and the politicians that love it are still coming up with spurious reasons why they should be able to cut off... 
Blackout Protest over New Zealand Copyright Law
New Zealand's netizens are asking for a blackout on web usage from February 16-23 over the highly-controversial Section 92A of New Zealand's Copyright Act. The blackout involves changing blog logos and user...
created by Jordan Yerman | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago
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More ‘Friends’ Added at Barackbook.com
Nearly six weeks after its launch, more friends have been added to the social networking web site, Barackbook.com.The most recent friend updates include Barack Obama’s notable associations... 
Natasha Wescoat Launches New Properties, "Babydoll Couture" and More
Exciting new ventures are blooming with popular contemporary artist, Natasha Wescoat. The artist known for her modern abstract landscapes and whimsical artwork, launches several new properties under her dynamic...
created by artculturenews | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Will OpenSocial help Google reorganize into the first Galactic Empire?
"The big news in the tech world this week was Google's unveiling of OpenSocial, a set of programming tools that will enable members of multiple social networks to share files and information across different platforms. Noticeably absent from the alliance supporting...
Google dips out of copyright pact
A coalition of nine of the world's leading media companies has struck a cooperation pact aimed at cracking down on people who infringe copyright on the internet, but Google is conspicuously... 
created by Newspartnergroup | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Intellectual Property: Are You Watching Closely?
The article referenced below discusses a working paper on how professional magicians protect their tricks from rivals and the public. It directly relates to the ongoing real-world redefiniton of intellectual...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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