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24 Feb 2011, 12:12 pm by christopher
Mike Masnick at TechDirt correctly writes: “While I still think both things are true, it appears that the court in Los Angeles is saying the trial can move ahead, and that China is in default for not responding to the lawsuit. [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 1:38 am by Greg Akselband
Techdirt reports that in a recent case with Coach, the resellers did not back down and instead brought a class-action lawsuit against the “trademark bully. [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 5:51 am by Kevin Smith, J.D.
The blog TechDirt has written twice about this issue, and their suggestion that the Last Ringbearer case is very similar to that dealing with the Wind Done Gone strikes me as correct. [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 5:22 am by Kevin Smith
  It is rather astonishing that Turow would choose Shakespeare to make his argument, therefore, and no surprise at all that TechDirt has reformulated Turow’s question to read “Would Shakespeare have survived today’s copyright laws? [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 5:34 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
"MPs weigh up use of iPads in committee meetings" http://j.mp/hlXRG5 the hollywood reporter on the "Appeals Court Showdown Over Future of Celebrity Images" http://j.mp/gu3JRU or do you agree with mike masnick at techdirt that justin beiber's fans aren't stealing, they are sharing the experience? [read post]
13 Feb 2011, 4:08 am by INFORRM
  The Techdirt site notes an interesting argument which was, apparently, being advanced by Ms Love “The most interesting (and least likely to succeed) line of defense is a sort of “Twitter made me do it” defense: Love’s attorneys have their own witnesses, including a medical expert who plans to testify that even if Love’s statements were untrue, her mental state was not “subjectively malicious” enough to justify the defamation lawsuit. [read post]
11 Feb 2011, 3:59 am by Marie Louise
Highlights this week included: Slammed by judge, ACS:Law not allowed to drop file-sharing cases: Media C.A.T. v Adams (TorrentFreak) (TorrentFreak) (1709 Copyright Blog) (The Bright Spark) (Techdirt) Competition trumps IP in footie decoder pub brawl: Football Association Premier League Ltd & Others v QC Leisure & Others, Karen Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd (IPKat) (1709 Blog) (1709 Blog) (IPKat) (Azrights) Please join the discussion by adding your comments on any of these… [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 8:59 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
The text --creating a culture of pervasive patent infringement married to a potential option for prosecuting selected infringement later -- could have come from Mike Masnick at TechDirt. [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 6:07 pm by Paul Karlsgodt
  As pointed out earlier today by Mike Masnick in this entry on his blog TechDirt, “reverse class action” in this context is actually a procedural vehicle that is not new, but is rarely used in practice: certification of a class of defendants. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 1:02 pm by Jim Harper
Via TechDirt, “The news media always need a bogeyman,” says Cracked.com in their well-placed attack on techno-panics, “ [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 12:44 pm by brian
Follow Techdirt Techdirt's Daily Email Newsletter We've talked about the ridiculous management of the Washington Redskins a few times before. [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 5:02 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
"Reddit Surpasses 1 Billion Monthly Pageviews" http://j.mp/eMGerj from techdirt ... [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 11:28 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
And they did.See also Google accuses Microsoft of search plagiarism As might be expected, TechDirt said "no problem. [read post]
22 Jan 2011, 5:38 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
"'Angry Birds' To Become an Animated Series" http://j.mp/hQkQtI techdirt highlights some comments by "Francis Ford Coppola On Art, Copying And File Sharing: We Want You To Take From Us" http://j.mp/f7kGvn silicon alley insider on "Lawyers Versus Geeks In Android Copyright Spat" http://j.mp/ewWBYM journalist jeff pearlman writes about the experience of "Tracking down [his] online haters" http://j.mp/g6Sn3T cnn asks "Is it really… [read post]
18 Jan 2011, 4:10 am by Walter Olson
[TechDirt] Congrats, you’re eligible for a job with the D.C. public school system [ten years ago on Overlawyered; more on criminal records and hiring, subject of a current EEOC crusade] Tags: copyright, ethics, patent quality, prosecution, San Diego, schools, service animals, United Kingdom, WordPress Related posts Welcome Observer (UK) readers (0) UK: toddler throws mint wrapper, judge halts £10,000 prosecution (1) UK: Parents liable for rented bouncy castle injury… [read post]
17 Jan 2011, 9:09 pm by Walter Olson
[Mike Masnick, TechDirt] Tags: trademarks Related posts “Collaboration not Litigation Ale” (2) Zwebner lawsuits on Internet posts (2) When you hear “monster”, they want you to think of them (6) Web disputes of the future two weeks (3) Washington Redskins nickname deemed offensive (0) [read post]
17 Jan 2011, 4:54 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
"Crossing The Aisle, Literally, For State Of The Union" http://n.pr/dYXhCU from techdirt ... [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 5:49 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
"Courtney Love's Twitter Defamation Defense: 'Twitter Made Me Do It'" http://j.mp/gbefgZ techdirt asks "Why Won't Copyright Holders Run Studies On The Actual Impact Of Piracy? [read post]