24 Tuesday Jan 2012
Posted in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Social Media
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22 Sunday Jan 2012
Posted in Federal Initiatives, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Trademark
Stories from the Week that Was – 1/8/12-1/14/12
More SOPA this week. It’s all coming to a head next week with a big internet protest planned. Stay tuned.
Homeland Security monitors journalists
3 More Reasons SOPA Ought to Scare You
Who Is Flying Unmanned Aircraft in the U.S.?
Why bankruptcy isn’t a brand killer
Full Text of 2012 Indiana State of the Judiciary Address
White House Speaks Out Against SOPA/PIPA, Sort Of…
“The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.” – Eric Allman
22 Sunday Jan 2012
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Stories from the Week that Was – 1/15/12-1/21/12
The internet stood up and crushed SOPA/PIPA this week (at least temporarily). It was a pretty amazing day as Wikipedia went dark and citizens across the land let their voices be heard. It’s not over yet and there’s news that a new bill, ACTA, is even worse than SOPA. Stay tuned.
Anonymous Attacks Justice Dept as FBI Shuts Down File-Sharing Site
Super Bowl XLVI Gets a Social Media Command Center
The Week That Killed SOPA: A Timeline
“I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It’s a tricky thing to try to own something that remains in your possession even after you give it to many others.” – John Perry Barlow
08 Sunday Jan 2012
Posted in Copyright, Federal Initiatives, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Trademark
Stories from the Week that Was – 1/2/12-1/8/12
SOPA is THE issue in IP for early 2012. There is plenty of opposition to the bill from all sides but I’m left with so little confidence in Congress doing the right thing that I can’t forecast an optimistic outcome. I’m tempted to mail a copy of William Patry’s new book “How to Fix Copyright” to all of my congressmen. I’m about halfway through and it carries a vital message that hopefully gets to our elected officials before SOPA is passed and does permanent damage to the Internet.
Why Everyone Should Be Against SOPA
Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA
National Defense Authorization Act Outrage Continues To Grow Online
Careful, That’s Not a Louis Vuitton
2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties
06 Friday Jan 2012
Posted in Intellectual Property, Trademark
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It’s getting tougher every day to select and protect a good new trademark. 2011 was a bumper year for trademark applications, with new filings up 6.6% over 2010. Check out the data below and call your trademark attorney before another 300K+ applications jump in line ahead of yours.
New U.S. Trademark Applications/Year
2011: 301,786
2010: 283,121
2009: 268,936
2008: 294,159
2007: 306,510
2006: 280,712
02 Monday Jan 2012
Stories from the Week that Was – 12/26/11-1/1/12
2011 was quite a year. We witnessed intellectual property trump civil liberties time and time again. I’ll continue to archive the most important stories from each week, although I’m no longer certain it’s best for my mental health. Onward and upward (hopefully).
Copyrights Are No Longer About Copies (Part 1): William Patry
Creativity Springs From Careful Copying (Part 2): William Patry
Artists: Can You Be Sued for Including a Real Person in Your Painting?
SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers
Company sues former employee over right to Twitter followers
Scottie Pippie Files Suit Claiming Websites Falsely Labeled Him as Bankrupt; Is Blog Tag Defamatory?
Google+ Censoring Borderline Offensive Profile Images; Author Images in Search Results To Blame?
02 Monday Jan 2012
Posted in Copyright, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Oregon
Be sure to tune in to C-SPAN 2 tonight at 5 pm PT (8 pm ET) to see Oregon Senator Ron Wyden discuss anti-piracy legislation and civil liberties.
To prepare, be sure to read Wired’s recent article 2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties.
2012 will be wild. Get ready.
Link: C-SPAN 2 Live Video
