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8 May, 2007 8:02 am
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has sued the operator of the website oscarwatch.com for trademark infringement based on the use of "Oscar" in the
website's address. AMPAS holds several federal trademark registrations for ... offers commentary that directly addresses the Oscars awards, a topic of great interest to the general
public, and therefore the Oscarwatch to describe commentary about the Oscars constitutes fair use. This fair use argument appears to be the "nominative ...
9 May, 2007 9:51 am
... a "fan site," but later converted to a "commercial site." Apparently, what has the AMPAS concerned is the "recent transition of OscarWatch from a blog content only site to a
commercial venture featuring paid advertising." All this, despite a ... fact remains that there is little, if any likelihood of confusion or dilution in this case. Moreover, it would
seem that OscarWatch.com is generating advertising revenue, not from any perceived tie-in with the "Oscars" name, but from its compelling content ...
10 May, 2007 1:42 pm
The Academy of Motion Pictures is suing a website called Oscarwatch.com. Fair use anybody? The site's owner, Sasha Stone, has been doing his homework: "I am not trying to exploit
the Academy's trademark to offer competing goods and services," Oscarwatch.com's Stone told [The Hollywood Reporter]. "Rather, I am offering commentary that directly addresses
the Oscars awards, [...]
7 May, 2007 10:25 am
Ever the protective Oscar parent, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made good on its threat to sue Oscarwatch.com. The organizer of the Academy Awards filed
suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, accusing the Web site of trademark infringement. Read the article: Reuters
11 May, 2007 8:26 pm
Technology & Marketing Law Blog: "Messing with Oscar -- Academy Sues Oscarwatch.com."
22 Feb, 2007 6:39 pm
... - Dreamgirls Sound Editing - Letters from Iwo Jima Visual Effects Editing - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Documentary Feature - An Inconvenient Truth Documentary Short
Subject - The Blood Of Yingzhou District Animated Short Film - The Little Matchgirl Live Action Short Film - West Bank Story For the predictions of others, see the Gurus of Gold here,
David Poland at MovieCityNews here, Kristopher Tapley at InContention.com here, Nikki Finke at OscarWatch here, and The Envelope here.
9 May, 2007 6:51 am
News on the Intellectual Property Front TRADEMARK: Newport officials trademark phrase for marketing Academy files trademark lawsuit against Oscarwatch.com Trademark holder sues
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