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USPTO Deputy Director Lawsuit
35 U.S.C. § 3(b)(1) requires that the Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office must be “a citizen of the United States who has a professional background and experience in patent or trademark law.” Margaret Peterlin, the current Deputy Director, meets the first part (U.S. Citizen), but appears to lack the background or experience in patent or
California Obscenity Indictment
The Department of Justice, protecting you from obscenity, recently indicted California resident Ira Isaacs for distributing erotic videos that are “far beyond the mainstream.” Now brace yourselves. The videos have titles like “Gang Bang Horse — ‘Pony Sex Game,’” “Mako’s First Time Scat,” “Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 7,” “Laurie’s Toilet Show,” and “BAE 20.” The spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s
Wanna see my Cock Fight? Not under 18 U.S.C. § 48 you Don't!
Well, now they’ve gone and done it. Someone finally filed a lawsuit to have 18 U.S.C. § 48 declared unconstitutional. (Previous post here).
When Lesbians Attack
See what happens when you let the secular humanist homophile agenda run amok? You knew this would happen. First legalized gay marriage in Massachusetts, and now they are taking over by violent force. Why, oh why, didn’t anyone listen? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT1zjs0y6Z4] Stephen Colbert, eat your heart out. The master of political comedy has spoken (I meant O’Reilly, not myself).
Someone Stands up to Copyright Crybabies
Cliff Richard’s 1958 song, “Move It” is about to move into the Public Domain in the UK, so he teamed up with Paul McCartney and Roger Daltrey, you know, starving artists, to cry a river of lost profit tears to the British government — asking them to extend copyright protection for musical compositions beyond the existing limit of 50 years.
More Stranahan House SLAPP Suit News
Towering Rage, Luxury condo developers up the ante with critics, Broward New Times, July 26, 2007. Earlier posts on this subject: Slapp Happy? Related Group v. Stranahan House Related Group v. Stranahan House update Veranda Partners v. Giles SLAPP Suits and Casablanca
Wanna see my Cock Fight? Not under 18 U.S.C. § 48 you Don’t!
Well, now they’ve gone and done it. Someone finally filed a lawsuit to have 18 U.S.C. § 48 declared unconstitutional. (Previous post here).
Holy War over Art
This would be hilarious if it wasn’t really happening: Church and artist in feud over “dildo flower” art.
Top Ten Ways to Stop Genericidists (They who commit acts of Genericide upon Trademarks)
Top Ten Ways to Stop Genericidists (They who commit acts of Genericide upon Trademarks)
Thought for the Day
I distrust those who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. -Susan B. Anthony (found the quote here)
Dischord & Minor Threat v. Nike
In this corner — Dischord Records and Minor Threat For you kids who might not remember, Minor Threat was the spring from which all of the Washington D.C. punk rock scene flowed, the “godfathers of the straight-edge punk movement of the early 1980’s” (source) and its leader/front man Ian MacKaye is also the driving force behind Dischord records, which gave
Honor and Integrity
“We want to restore honor and integrity to the White House.” -George W. Bush while on the 2000 campaign trail “It is absolutely essential for us to do whatever has to be done to restore honor and integrity to the Oval Office.” -Dick Cheney while on the 2000 campaign trail. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgfzqulvhlQ]
Ok, Hero Status Revoked
I thought this guy had brass balls the size of grapefruits and announced that he was my new hero. (link). I reverse myself. He got really lucky that time. If you are male, do not do anything this guy says unless you want to guarantee yourself a reputation as “that creepy skeeby guy.” (Just read this … make sure you
Judge Murphy – Look Who Might Not Be So Lilly White
Interesting story from the Boston Globe, the Boston newspaper that Judge Murphy didn’t sue. He apparently used his judicial stationery to write notes trying to bully the Herald into giving him more money than the jury awarded him. The Globe reports that the Commission on Judicial Conduct filed charges against him: (The charging documents and relevant letters are here). The
Bastille Day
In celebration of Bastille Day, today’s entry is my expression of gratitude to La République Française et les citoyens français (the French Republic and the French Citizens). It is all too popular of an American sport and political diversioin, to mock, insult, and scapegoat the French. They frequently oppose U.S. foreign policy, have a reputation for rudeness, and we do
You can catch more flies with….?
When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true maxim, that a “drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.” – ABRAHAM LINCOLN I disagree…
Cock Fights and the First Amendment
More discussion on this to come, but an interesting First Amendment issue. And no, that isnt a double entendre.
The 11th Circuit goes on a tear
The 11th Circuit is generally known as a constitutionally protective circuit. Not lately. Aside from its reversal in Johnson v. Tampa Bay Sports Authority, it recently issued a horrifying decision in Daytona Grand v. City of Daytona Beach.
Announcing a New Blog — Andrew Contiguglia’s Entertainment Law Blog
I frequently blog on entertainment law issues, but more from the litigation side of things. When it comes to the contract and business side of the entertainment law divide, nobody I know beats ol’ A.C. Check out his entertainment law blog here.
Central Mfg. v. George Brett
An interesting sports/trademark case. Leo Stoller, a well-known trademark squatter. Leo Stoller went out and registered a slew of trademarks containing common words — banking on the thought that eventually someone would want to use that mark. Essentially, he is a cybersquatter who doesn’t use domain names. His mark — STEALTH.