19 Friday Mar 2010
Posted in Branding, Indiana, Social Media, Tech Developments
Indiana-based Carpenter Realtors may be the first residential real estate brokerage in the Indianapolis area to use tag-reading technology for smart phones.
Specialized bar codes will be on Carpenter materials ranging from print advertisements to yard signs. When the phone snaps a picture of the bar code, the square footage, taxes and other information pops up on the screen. So does an offer to tour the property via video or photo gallery.
For the full story, see IBJ.com.
24 Wednesday Feb 2010
Posted in Intellectual Property, Just for Fun, Musicians, Trademark
The Wall Street Journal has a nice article re: band names and trademark law.
When former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones recently formed a new rock band, the music flowed easily. The struggle: inventing a name for the group.
Between takes in a recording studio, Mr. Jones brainstormed about names with his new band mates, including former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, then checked them online. Their first choice, Caligula, turned up at least seven acts named after the decadent Roman emperor, including a defunct techno outfit from Australia. Eventually the rockers decided on Them Crooked Vultures. The words held no special meaning.
“Every other name is taken,” Mr. Jones explains. “Think of a great band name and Google it, and you’ll find a French-Canadian jam band with a MySpace page.”
For the full article, click here.
Here’s my list of greatest band names:
5. The Grateful Dead
4. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
2. Black Sabbath
1. The Band
What are your favorite band names?
22 Monday Feb 2010
Posted in Bloggers, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Just for Fun, Tech Developments
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Navigating the legal waters of advertising and marketing can be difficult task alone when utilizing traditional options, but how does this change when marketing within the digital world? In our third session of this series, we look at the many legal issues surrounding social media and online marketing.
Speakers:
David Wong, Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg
Mary E. Innis, Partner/Chair of the Advertising & Marketing Practices Group, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Date: March 5, 2010
8:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Presentation
Click here to register.
Hope to see you there!
25 Monday Jan 2010
Posted in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Just for Fun, Trademark
The last time Peyton Manning was leading the Indianapolis Colts on a championship run, the NFL clamped down on the ability to watch the big game in churches. The NFL sent letters to churches informing them that airing the game would be a violation of the NFL’s copyright and trademark rights. However, last year the NFL called a reverse and allowed viewing in churches under certain conditions.
So what’s the NFL’s policy this year? Unless we hear otherwise, we have to assume that the NFL is sticking to last year’s policy that churches can air the Super Bowl without violating copyright laws. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something that would suggest otherwise.
So start planning those parties…Go Colts!
25 Monday Jan 2010
Posted in Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Just for Fun
The last time Peyton Manning was leading the Indianapolis Colts on a championship run, the NFL clamped down on the ability to watch the big game in churches. The NFL sent letters to churches informing them that airing the game would be a violation of the NFL’s copyright and trademark rights. However, last year the NFL called a reverse and allowed viewing in churches under certain conditions.
So what’s the NFL’s policy this year? Unless we hear otherwise, we have to assume that the NFL is sticking to last year’s policy that churches can air the Super Bowl without violating copyright laws. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear something that would suggest otherwise.
So start planning those parties…Go Colts!
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