NoDaddy / GoDaddy - The Trademark Blog
Further to the de-registration of a domain name by registrar, GoDaddy, the former registrant has now put up NoDaddy.com.
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January 31, 2007
January 22, 2007
Appeals court dismisses Kahle et al. v. Gonzales
Appeals court dismisses Kahle et al. v. Gonzales:
Xeni Jardin:
Rick Prelinger says,
Unfortunately, we've lost again.In this appeal (passionately argued by Larry Lessig) we hoped to establish that "the change from an “opt-in” to an “opt-out” copyright system altered a traditional contour of copyright." A successful appeal would have opened uncountable orphaned works (especially books and films) to unrestricted public use.
The 9th Circuit disagreed and affirmed the District Court's decision, saying "The Supreme Court has already effectively addressed and denied Plaintiffs’ arguments" in Eric Eldred's case.
Both the Internet Archive and the Prelinger Library will continue to digitize public domain materials and make them available online for free.
January 17, 2007
Google's Top-10 Search Terms Dominated By Trademarks
Google's Top-10 Search Terms Dominated By Trademarks:
According to Google's 2006 Year-End Review, dubbed Zeitgeist, or the cultural climate of an era, a majority of the top-ten search terms for 2006 were trademarks. Topping the list is the registered BEBO mark which is held by Bebo.com LLC, a California company that runs a social networking website. Second on the list was MYSPACE, the registered mark associated with Newscorp's $580 million social-networking giant. Next, as a result of a majority of the world catching soccer fever over the summer, "world cup" ranked as the third most searched term... more...