Stories from the Week that Was – 12/11-12/17/11

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Stories from the Week that Was – 12/11-12/17/11

Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review – YouTube

Info no go: Wikipedia threatens strike over US piracy bill

Retrospective Video by Anonymous Includes Ominous Warning

SOPA, the NDAA, and Patent-Trolling: Why Americans Need a Civil Liberties Caucus

“Getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant.” – Mitchell Kapor

Stories from the Week that Was – 12/4-12/10/11

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Stories from the Week that Was – 12/4-12/10/11

Carrier IQ Drops Empty Legal Threat, Apologizes to Security Researcher

Seasteading: Cities on the ocean

‘Eat More Kale’ trademark flap more complex than simple slogan

Bob Marley Heirs Sue Half Brother Over Name Use

“It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.” – Clive James

Stories from the Week that Was – 11/27-12/3/11

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Stories from the Week that Was – 11/27-12/3/11

USPTO releases 2011 Performance and Accountability Report

Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything

US judge orders hundreds of sites “de-indexed” from Google, Facebook

Governor Brownback apologizes to Emma Sullivan over Twitter tiff

The Copyright Industry – A Century Of Deceit

Teen Tweeter Won’t Apologize To Kansas Governor

US Senate To Vote On Bill That Will Allow The Military To Arrest Americans On American Soil And Hold Them Indefinitely

“As we’ve seen, our constitutional system requires limits on copyright as a way to assure that copyright holders do not too heavily influence the development and distribution of our culture.” -Lawrence Lessig

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Wine & Canvas Development v. Theodore Weisser

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Wine & Canvas Development LLC v. Theodore Weisser et al

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-01598-TWP-DKL
File Date: Friday, December 02, 2011
Plaintiff: Wine & Canvas Development LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: P. Adam Davis of Davis & Sarbinoff LLP
Defendant: Theodore Weisser, Christopher Muylle, YN Canvas CA LLC, Art Uncorked, www.art-uncorked.com
Cause:  Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act), Breach of Contract, Federal Jurisdiction
Court: Southern District of Indiana
Judge: Judge Tanya Walton Pratt
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue

Notice of Removal from Hamilton County Circuit Court below.

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Wheaton Van Lines v. Unigroup

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Wheaton Van Lines Inc. v. Unigroup Inc. et al

Plaintiff alleges that it’s WE MOVE YOUR LIFE trademark is infringed by Defendant’s domain name, www.yourlifeonthemove.com.

Court Case Number: 1:11-cv-01590-RLY-DKL
File Date: Thursday, December 01, 2011
Plaintiff: Wheaton Van Lines Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: S. Andrew Burns of Cox Sargeant & Burns PC
Defendant: Unigroup Inc., United Mayflower Container Services LLC
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, Federal and State Unfair Competition, Trademark Dilution
Court: Southern District Court of Indiana
Judge: Judge Richard L. Young
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue