And, our friend John Welch over at the TTABlog describes it as an “impressive opinion by Judge Lee” of the Eastern District of Virginia. [read post]

Other awards given this morning include: Sharpshooter (Shot 98%- 99.9% on the range) Brittany Brokop, Clearwater County Sheriff's Office Blake Egbert, Teton County Sheriff's Office Steven Farley, Idaho State Police Beau Godfrey, Idaho State Police Daniel Harder, Idaho State Police Mary Hoagland, Idaho State Police Ryan Hoxie, Idaho State Police Justin Knudsen, Chubbuck Police Department Earl Laughter III, Idaho Falls Police Department Kevan Maas, Clearwater County Sheriff's Office… [read post]

Johns “Performance, Property, and the Slashing of Gender in Fan Fiction,” by Sonia Katyal “Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Knowledge: The Case of Yoga,” by Krishna Ravi Srinivas “Language is a Virus,” by Keith Aoki “Protecting Folklore: Is Intectual Property the Answer? [read post]

Many of the original cast of Saturday Night Live came from The Second City and the franchise has since produced such comedy stars as Mike Myers, Chris Farley and John Belushi. [read post]

Keith Parrella, held extended proceedings over five days, where the parties argued a variety of motions and heard testimony from several witnesses on topics ranging from the admissibility of evidence regarding the CIA’s covert Rendition, Detention and Interrogation (RDI) program to allegations that senior Defense Department officials had attempted to wield unlawful influence over the proceedings by removing the former convening authority for the military commissions, Harvey Rishikof,… [read post]