by kaburaki | Jan 9, 2010 | Commentary |
PC World wrote a story that people arrested for DWI during holidays in Montgomery County, Texas will have their names put up on Twitter by the local district attorney. So far Brett Ligon’s tweets haven’t included any names although there sure is a lot of...
by pjsauer | Jan 9, 2010 | Commentary |
Owners of famous trademarks are often faced with making the difficult decision that arises when their mark becomes the subject of a parody. Spend a lot of money in court with the goal of obtaining an injunction to stop the potentially infringing use, or do nothing...
by Tracy A. Steindel | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
It is a fair guess that just about anyone uses the Internet regularly has run some kind of search on themselves, a future employer, their co-workers, etc. Reviewing a Facebook profile or Googling a name are two common techniques. Capitalizing on this sleuthing,...
by Grace L. Wang | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
The Supreme Court granted certiorari to City of Ontario v. Quon on December 14, 2009 (No. 08-1332). Quon was a SWAT member who had sent and received text messages on his work-issued pager. While the city’s written policy was that employees should have no...
by arunap | Dec 31, 2009 | Commentary |
As biotechnology continues to expand the boundaries of medical treatment, it is important to protect the traditional medicines used and developed over hundreds of years by communities around the world. To that end, the Indian and U.S. government have recently taken...
by liz | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases, Commentary |
When AT&T sued Verizon Wireless for its “There’s A Map for That” advertising campaign, AT&T could have brought a dilution claim against Verizon’s use of the slogan, “There’s a map for that,” which is very similar to...
