A blog relating to Internet legal issues by Professor John Swinson, University of Queensland
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Domain Names
You may wish to have a look at the following:
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jackass.com
pig.com
RBCDainRauscher.com
sonypitcures.com
vanmorrison.com
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See also, UDRP Commentaries
Letter to ICANN
Proposed Changes to the Patent Act
Google and Trademarks
In a long-awaited opinion, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Google must face a trademark infringement lawsuit for selling keywords that trigger ads.
The three-judge panel reversed a lower court's dismissal of Rescuecom v. Google, 06-4881, in which computer-repair company Rescuecom had claimed that users could be confused by links to competitors' ads that appear alongside Google search results for the company's trademarked name.
See
Rescuecom Corp. v. Google Inc., 2009 WL 875447 (2d Cir. April 3, 2009)
Jurisdiction
If you want to do some extra background reading, a recent case concerning The Secret documentary and book has both Interent and jurisdictional issues. It is more important for copyright law, but is an interesting diversion for Cyberlaw.
Background: The Australian
Australian Trial Judge Decision
Full Court of Federal Court Decision
US Lawsuit
Note regarding US decision on jurisdiction
Motion Judgment
Dan Hollings Case.
Google/Louis Vuitton legal battle resumes
Google today entered the latest stage in a four-year legal battle against luxury brand Louis Vuitton which accuses the US internet giant of selling trademark search terms relating to its products to rivals.
Google's lawyers are at the European Court of Justice today as part of a hearing relating to an appeal the search company lodged after LVMH won a case in France against Google in 2005.
Amazon and Copyright
This week, an e-book Web site said Amazon.com invoked the 1998 law to prevent books from some non-Amazon sources from working on its Kindle reader.
Amazon sent a legal notice to MobileRead.com complaining that information relating to a computer utility written in the Python programming language "constitutes a violation" of the DMCA, according to a copy of the warning letter that the site posted. MobileRead.com is an e-book news and community site.
Google and NZ Copyright
Cybersquatting
WIPO has announced that companies and celebrities ranging from Arsenal football club to actress Scarlett Johansson filed a record number of "cybersquatting" cases in 2008 to stop others from profiting from their famous names, brands, and events. The most common business sector in which complaints arose was pharmaceuticals, due to Web sites offering sales of medicines with protected names.
10 March: Social Media Club Brisbane
SMCB March is a panel discussion about legal issues related to the social media world. Joining us on the panel for the evening is:After you've picked the lawyers' brains hang around for a few drinks downstairs at Lock n Load's Jazz Night. Feel free to arrive from 5.30pm, with the panel session starting at 6.00pm.
- Peter Black, Lecturer, QUT Law School
- Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation, QUT Law School
- John Swinson, Partner, Mallesons
SMBC March is proudly supported by QUT Faculty of Law and Lock n Load Bistro.
Lock n Load is at 142 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101. View Google Maps here.
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The United Nations intellectual property agency (WIPO) is the latest front in the US-China trade war. http://www.theage.com.au/world/sad-am...
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