Bloke wants 100% federal tax on internet porn
INTERWEB portal Netscape.com surprised me this morning by linking to a story titled "What's the effect of Porn?".
Apparently, some people still don't know, we guess. The story is based on a poll done last month by research firm Harris.
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17.11.2005Sega and its new trademarks: What's its game?
Sega Sammy is closing many of its remaining Japanese arcades, and Sega of America announced nearly 30 layoffs last month. So why would Sega
Corporation be registering new arcade-hardware-related trademarks?..
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12.02.2009eBay beats Tiffany in court case over trademarks
EBay Inc. scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany & Co. are responsible for policing
their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay.
Tiffany had sued eBay in 2004, arguing that most items listed for sale as
genuine Tiffany products on eBay's sites were fakes.
But U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan in New York ruled that eBay can't
be held liable for trademark infringement "based solely on their generalized knowledge that trademark infringement might be occurring on their Web
sites."
The judge said that when Tiffany notified eBay of suspected counterfeit goods, eBay "immediately removed those listings."
Although the online auction company refused to go further, by preemptively taking down suspicious listings for Tiffany jewelry, the judge said eBay
didn't have to make such a move.
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15.07.2008'Dell Adamo' - A mystery product from Dell
After Uptownlife.net published an article about the Dell's mystery product 'Adamo', New York Times and other blogs over the internet
speculated the 'Adamo' to be Dell's answer to Apple's Macbook Air. Uptownlife.net later removed the article, but the they had reported
that the rumor has it that Dell is coming out with a computer called Adamo that will rival the MacBook Air. New York Times also added that a recent
dig through Dell's trademarks turned up a couple of curiosities about 'Adamo' and 'Adamo by Dell'. According to the documents, the
trademarks cover computer hardware, including possibly desktops and laptops.
Read full story.....
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21.12.2008Apple Inc. & Beatles Apple Corps. Ltd. Reach Legal Agreement
Apple Inc. and The Beatles'
company Apple Corps Ltd. are
pleased to announce the
parties have entered into a
new agreement concerning the
use of the name "Apple" and
apple logos which replaces
their 1991 Agreement. Under
this new agreement, Apple Inc.
will own all of the trademarks
related to "Apple" and will
license certain of those
trademarks back to Apple Corps
for their continued use. In
addition, the ongoing
trademark lawsuit between the
companies will end, with each
party bearing its own legal
costs, and Apple Inc. will
continue using its name and
logos on iTunes®. The terms of
settlement are
confidential.
Commenting on the
settlement, Steve Jobs,
Apple's CEO said, "We love
the Beatles, and it has been
painful being at odds with
them over these trademarks. It
feels great to resolve this in
a positive manner, and in a
way that should remove the
potential of further
disagreements in the
future."
Commenting on the settlement
on behalf of the shareholders
of Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall,
manager of Apple Corps said,
"It is great to put this
dispute behind us and move on.
The years ahead are going to
be very exciting times for us.
We wish Apple Inc. every
success and look forward to
many years of peaceful
co-operation with them."
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05.02.2007Microsoft Sues U.S. Retailers
Microsoft filed federal
lawsuits against 10 small
Florida computer retailers
Wednesday, claiming the
companies sold fake copies of
Windows and Office software.
Microsoft said the
retailers infringed on its
trademarks and copyrights by
selling counterfeit copies of
Microsoft software, or
computers with pirated
software installed.
Mary Jo Schrade, a lawyer
for Microsoft, said the
company is seeking damages of
as much as $150,000 for each
case of copyright
infringement, and up to $1
million for each trademark
violation.
The
retailers named in the
lawsuits, filed in U.S.
District Courts in Miami,
Tampa and Jacksonville, are
Cruz Car Audio and Computer,
Ken's Computers Inc.,
American Begonia Corp.,
Compuglobe Inc., Computers &
Laptops Center Inc., PC Touch
of Florida, Take a Byte
Computers Inc., Netfx Pro
Inc., NU2UComputers Inc. and
Onyx Systems...
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28.06.2007Apple Fights Use of 'Pod' by
Others
Apple is attempting to protect
it trademarks by sending out
cease-and-desist orders to
companies using names for
their products that are
similar to its iconic iPod.
The letters were sent to at
least two companies, Profit
Pod and TightPod...
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16.08.2006Prodigy Internet Brand Up for
Sale
Prodigy, one of the oldest
recognized brands on the
Internet, is now up for sale,
according to documents
uncovered by CNET on Friday.
Following the merger of SBC
and AT&T, the combined
company is looking for a
suitor to purchase the Prodigy
name and 66 registered
trademarks across 52
countries...
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11.12.2005Federal behavioral ad proposal stirs disagreement
The US Federal Trade Commision (FTC)'s controversial new behavioral advertisng guidelines are drawing conflicting responses from entities ranging
from Microsoft to consumer privacy advocates and a newspaper lobbying group...
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16.04.2008SCO Warns SEC It Might Not Survive Novell Payoff
In its quarterly 10-Q filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, UNIX provider SCO Group expressed its fears that, if it were
faced with a judgment ordering it to pay Novell for several years of using UNIX trademarks recently found to have been owned by Novell all this time,
it may not be able to continue business...
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20.09.2007DOJ ends its quest for Amazon sales records
A federal judge in Wisconsin said that the federal government's request for the records of sales by a indicted man raised some concerns, causing the
US Attorney's Office to drop the subpoena...
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29.11.2007DOJ decide to end quest for Amazon sales records
A federal judge in Wisconsin said that the federal government's request for the records of sales by a indicted man raised some concerns, causing the
US Attorney's Office to drop the subpoena...
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28.11.2007Data flies out of breach at FAA
Maybe it's a bigger story when a government agency isn't breached. This week's hacked federal database is property of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and it holds among other things records on 45,000 employees and retirees connected with the FAA as of the first week of February 2006...
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11.02.2009Federal court halts sale of a commercial keylogger
Yesterday, the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida placed a temporary restraining order on CyberSpy Software's RemoteSpy keylogger,
acting on a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission...
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19.11.2008Google are denied Gmail trademark in Europe
Google has once again been thwarted in its bid to trademark "Gmail" in the European Union because of a similar trademark in Germany. The Office for
Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) has just published a ruling made last month, dismissing Google's appeal of the original decision
against the company. Instead, the trademark for "G-mail" remains securely in the hands of Daniel Giersch, who has run an e-mail service with the
name since 2000.
The case started back in 2004 when Google first launched Gmail and applied for trademarks worldwide. In 2005, Giersch
filed an opposition to Google's application on the grounds that the trademarks were nearly identical, as were the services they represented.
Giersch won his case last year, due to the visual, verbal, and aural similarity, not to mention that Giersch's mark had already been protected in
Germany.
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20.03.2008XM Loss Widens, Target of
Federal Probe
XM Satellite Radio's
quarterly loss continues to
widen even in the face of
rapidly increasing revenues,
the company reported Thursday.
Additionally, XM is the focus
of two separate inquiries by
the FCC and Federal Trade
Commission...
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27.04.2006IBM barred from federal contracts pending investigation on EPA bid
In an extraordinary move last Thursday, the US federal government placed IBM on an "excluded parties" list after having learned a grand jury
issued a subpoena to the company, reportedly regarding a contract with the Environmental Protection Agency on which it had placed a bid...
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01.04.2008Rep. Frank Proposes Federal Licenses for Internet Gambling
This morning, Rep. Barney
Frank (D - Mass.) introduced a
bill to the House this morning
that would effectively create
a federal licensing board for
Internet gambling
establishments, charging them
a fee to do business with
online wagerers in the US...
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26.04.2007Microsoft Makes Federal
Privacy Push
Microsoft has begun advocating
for privacy legislation at the
federal level. In a speech to
the Congressional Internet
Caucus, Microsoft general
counsel Brad Smith argued that
such legislation was needed to
protect consumers and provide
businesses with clear
guidelines on how to protect
sensitive data...
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04.11.2005German Court Decision Re-ignites Online Surveillance Debate
A decision Monday by the
German Federal High Court
renders it illegal in that
country -– for now -– for
police and intelligence
services to use clandestine
tools such as Trojan horse
routines, or what would
normally be categorized as
malware, for use in
surveillance on federal
suspects. But that ruling
could actually launch a new
law that makes such
surveillance viable...
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08.02.2007Google to face AdWords jury trial
On November 9, Google will
face trial over its AdWords
programme, following
allegations by American Blind
& Wallpaper Factory that the
system represents an abuse of
US trademark law. Under the
pay-per-click AdWords system,
related adverts appear on a
page of search results - it is
very possible that by
searching for a company, the
company's competitor may
appear as an advert next to
the search results. In an
April decision denying
Google's motion to dismiss
the case, the court ruled that
the " evidence suggests
that Google used
mark with the intent to
maximise its own profit
ABWF has produced sufficient
evidence of likelihood of
confusion ".
Kelley
Drye & Warren, the law firm
representing ABWF, and its
lead attorney David Rammelt,
said: " The downside of
search optimisation based on
use of trademarks is rarely
discussed. The reality is that
companies large and small are
hurt when Google uses a
company's trademark, without
permission, for the benefit of
the company's competitors and
Google. This is the first time
that a jury will have the
chance to hear how Google's
business model takes advantage
of companies that have built
the value of their trademarks
through hard work and
investment ."
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