Cyberlaw Info

"Articles focused on the intersection of entertainment law, cyberlaw, intellectual property law and litigation, including breaking news."

Author: Elliot Zimmerman is a solo practitioner in Plantation, Fla.

Blawg Related Categories: Entertainment & Sports Law • Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Internet Law • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from CyberLaw Info

Thomas Must Pay RIAA $1.92M
In the retrial of RIAA v. Thomas, initially written about here, the Defendant was found guilty of willful infringement of copyright in the amount of $1.92M by a jury in a Minnesota federal court. This…
Intel v. Psion Suit for Netbook Trademark Settled
On June 1, 2009, Psion stated that it and Intel had "settled the trademark cancellation and infringement litigation brought in the Northern District of California relating to the 'Netbook' trademark registration. The litigation has been…
Google Adwords Violate Trademark Owner's Rights
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Rescuecom v. Google 06-4881-cv ruled on April 3, 2009, that a trademark owner can sue Google for trademark infringement for selling its mark as a keyword in the…
Intel Files Dec Action for Use of the Mark Netbook
On February 25, 2009, Intel filed suit in the Northern District of California for a declaratory judgment against Psion, purported owner of U.S. Trademark Registration No. 2404976 issued on November 21, 2000 for the mark…
Dell Petitions to Cancel Netbook Trademark
On Febraury 18, 2009, Dell filed a petition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to cancel the mark "Netbook," registered by a Canadian company that sells mobile computers named "Psion." Dell has accused Psion…
New Internet Music Royalty Agreement Reached
An agreement between the National Association of Broadcasters ("NAB") and SoundExchange (royalty collectors) was reached February 17, 2009 covering the Internet streaming operations at several thousand NAB member stations, including those owned by Clear Channel…
First Amendment Right to Anonymous Free Speech
In McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commn., 514 U.S. 334 (Supreme Court of the United States, 1995), a woman was fined in violation of the Ohio Elections Commission Code for composing, printing, and distributing anonymous campaign…
Metatag Infringement
Is the use of a competitor's trademark in metatags trademark infringement? See Brookfield Communications, Inc. v. West Coast Entertainment Corporation, 174 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 1999), which held that West Coast's use Brookfieldâs "moviebuff" trademark…
ASCAP Slams Tampa Bay Downs for $90,000
On Tuesday, January 6, 2009, U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Virginia Hernandez Covington, ordered Tampa Bay Downs to pay the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), $90,000 in copyright…
Verizon Wins $33.2M from CyberSquatters
On Dec. 26, 2008, United States District Judge Jeremy D. Fogel in San Jose, CA, issued a default judgment of $33.2M for Verizon Communications in its suit based on claims of trademark infringement, illegal cybersquatting,…