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Intellectual Property

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Is Google Censoring Links?

    Not too long ago, there was talk that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the Recording Industry Association of America might sue Google, claiming that the web behemoth has used its search engine service to shape the online music market in a way trade groups do not like. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2012

    Can You Get Sued for File Sharing on Your WiFi Network?

    If you own an open WiFi connection, you might have worried whether you're liable for any copyright infringement taking place on that network -- even if you didn't do it. In a ruling that has caught the attention of lawmakers and attorneys worldwide, a Finnish court just ruled that owners of open Wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    The Pirate Bay: Soon To Be Banned?

    The Pirate Bay has taken some hard hits in the past few months. Though the file-sharing site announced in February that it would delate torrents and move entirely to magnet links, law enforcement has continued to mobilize against the operation. In March, for instance, a leaked doc suggested Swed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Are Fracking Chemicals a Secret? (UPDATE)

    The health risks of hydraulic fracturing have been key in policymaking debates, with health advocates calling on legislators to assess fracking chemicals before allowing the polemic practice to take place. Friends of fracking, however, have pushed back against full disclosure: in Pennsylvania, for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Organic Farmers Challenge Monsanto Patents in NY Court Hearing

    A U.S. District Court hearing in downtown New York today could determine the eventual fate of several organic farmers from across the country, including some in upstate New York. The hearing centered on a "pre-emptive" suit led by the Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGTA), against agr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Breaking: SOPA, PIPA Lose Co-Sponsors, Might Be Stopped in Congress

    After thousands of popular websites went offline today and many more individuals took to the Twitterverse to protest SOPA and PIPA, several co-sponsors of the anti-piracy bills have just withdrawn their support, telling reporters that they were worried about the legislations' impact on free speech, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Should You Be Able to Trash-Talk Your Dentist on Yelp?

    There's an interesting case in the news today involving New York dentist Stacy Makhnevich, who is facing a class-action lawsuit from Robert Lee, a former patient. Makhnevich, who calls herself "the Classical Singer Dentist of New York," treated Lee for a toothache, but not before he signed a contrac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Robert Maresca Tried to Trademark "Occupy Wall Street," Says He's Not a Jerk

    emilydickensonridesabmxThis is not one of Maresca's Occupy Wall Street shirts.​Robert Maresca has been the object of a certain amount of ridicule ever since it was revealed yesterday that he has applied for a trademark for the phrase "Occupy Wall Street." Initially published at The Smoking Gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Matt Taibbi on Michele Bachmann in Rolling Stone: Not Quite Plagiarism; PBS Hacked Again

    ​Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone wrote another of his highly entertaining, polarizing, acerbic, hyperbolic and metaphor-laden magazine features, online now, this time about Minnesota politician and presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, who Taibbi, right out of the gate, calls "almost certainly t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Laurent Tourondel Owns the BLT (The Name, Not the Sandwich)

    The man, the brand​Who would have thought the acronym BLT would be so controversial? Really, can you really own the trademark to the ubiquitous sandwich? Apparently so. Crain's delves into the legal battle between chef Laurent Tourondel and his ex-business partner Jimmy Haber. The Frenchma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    MTA Goes After East Village Artist for Painting on Used Metrocards [Updated]

    Some of the artist's work.​The big bad wolf is hungry. Or jealous? EV Grieve today alerted us to the matter of East Village artist VH McKenzie, who has been creating oil paintings on discarded Metrocards that she then sells on Etsy for $48 apiece. The MTA found out about this, and sent her the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Lady Gaga Sues Over Baby Gaga Breast Milk Ice Cream

    ​That 'Baby Gaga' breast milk ice cream that some enterprising London restaurant started peddling last month? It turns out that those with gag reflexes aren't the only ones who disapprove.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Sports Fans Shut Out: Channelsurfing.net Owner Brian McCarthy Busted for Alleged Video Piracy

    ​To the dismay of sports fans, when they now click on channelsurfing.net for free, pirated NBA games and pay-per-view events, they'll find a long announcement that starts: "This domain name has been seized by ICE - Homeland Security Investigations . . ." The owner of channelsurfing, Brian McCarth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    The Huffington Post Trademarks the Letter "H"

    ​For journalists, it's worth wondering what kind of document request Gawker reporter John Cook used to figure out that Arianna Huffington and her recently really rich website The Huffington Post successfully trademarked two variations on the capital letter "H." Maybe Cook just got a wacky tip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Eddie Huang Eyes a Possible Expansion to San Francisco

    ​One day, Eddie Huang may get the smack-down he's been craving with San Francisco's Chairman Bao truck: in an interview with The Feast, Huang says he plans "to take my business to the West Coast...that's the second place we would look at" after New York. In the meantime, he says there's "all k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Judge Rules That City Owns Tavern on the Green Name

    Bridge and Tunnel ClubTavern on the Green in less fraught days.​Bad news for Tavern on the Green's 450-plus creditors: a federal judge ruled earlier today that the city, not the LeRoy family, owns the restaurant's name. The New York Times reports that Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum ruled that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Blogger Wars Heat Up: Google Explains Its Sudden Move Against MP3 Blogs

    ​"I get DMCA takedown notes almost every other week," Pop Tarts Suck Toasted proprietor Patrick Duffy told us on Tuesday, after Google's Blogger service, which hosted PTST, had summarily deleted the blog. "It's ridiculous, but I always remove the offending mp3's ... it seems that I hit the max ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    "Internet Media Corporation" Sues Tribune for Use of "Preselected Internet Locations"

    ​Something called "Internet Media Corporation" is suing the Tribune Company (Chicago Tribune, etc.) for patent infringement. They claim the media company has stolen its "System for Providing Easy Access to the World Wide Web Utilizing a Published List of Preselected Internet Locations Together ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    Christina Tosi Explains Why the Her Crack Pie Is Now Trademarked

    GlenwoodNYC.comEdible intellectual property. ​ Sometime during the past couple of months, new additions appeared on the Momofuku Milk Bar and Bakery menu: 'TM' symbols next to the cereal milk, compost cookie, and crack pie. Had someone been caught in the act of trying to copycat Christina Tosi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2009

    Noose-Door Columbia Prof Claims Computers Hacked in Plagiarism Hunt

    A lawyer for former Columbia Teachers College professor Madonna Constantine -- who first came to public attention when a noose was affixed to her office door -- claims the school either erased or lost computer hard drives that would have cleared her of plagiarism charges that led to her firing. Pau ... More >>

  • News

    July 2, 2008

    Columbia's Knotty Noose Problem

    There's still no culprit for a notorious noose at Teachers College—but plenty of evidence behind the firing of Madonna Constantine

  • News

    June 17, 2008

    Columbia Fires 'Noose' Professor for Plagiarism

    A law firm hired by Teachers College concluded that Madonna Constantine had lifted the work of others

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Anti-Energy Drink Feud

    A law firm hired by Teachers College concluded that Madonna Constantine had lifted the work of others

  • News

    June 10, 2008

    Artist, Fan Clash Over What Constitutes Online Piracy

    A sticky web of sale, resale, and photos of a Park Slope painter's work

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2007

    Brooklyn Zipper Innovator Sues the Gap

    A sticky web of sale, resale, and photos of a Park Slope painter's work

  • Art

    January 3, 2006

    Code Warriors

    Free culture takes flight at NYU

  • Screens

    November 29, 2005

    Real Invention

    They patented the 'gerbil shirt'—but it's a record of creativity, not greed

  • Music

    June 7, 2005

    Mondo Kim's Busted for Bootlegs

    They patented the 'gerbil shirt'—but it's a record of creativity, not greed

  • Music

    February 24, 2004

    A Touch of Grey

    Unlimited supply, EMI, there is no reason why, if the label sues there's sure to be a fight

  • Music

    December 23, 2003

    No Trust

    Congress and movie star dance the anti-download bolero

  • Music

    November 18, 2003

    Five to Three

    Merger mania picks back up; a smaller Warner gives up

  • News

    September 16, 2003

    Wired to Wired

    Dean Finds That Courting Blogocrats Means Answering Tough Questions

  • Music

    June 24, 2003

    Music

    Dean Finds That Courting Blogocrats Means Answering Tough Questions

  • News

    March 18, 2003

    Darknet Blues

    The Music Industry Makes Peace With Big Software—at Dial-Up Speed

  • News

    January 21, 2003

    Dow v. Thing

    A Free-Speech Infringement That's Worse Than Censorship

  • News

    December 24, 2002

    Workin' It

    A Free-Speech Infringement That's Worse Than Censorship

  • News

    October 15, 2002

    Smear for Smear

    Enron Pits 'Times,' 'Salon' Against Freelancer

  • News

    September 24, 2002

    License to Ill

    Enron Pits 'Times,' 'Salon' Against Freelancer

  • News

    April 16, 2002

    Other People's Property

    Academics Square Off Against Hollywood on Internet Content

  • News

    November 6, 2001

    The Bayer Boondoggle

    Anthrax Crisis Shines a Light on Pharmaceutical Company Thuggery

  • News

    August 1, 2000

    He Who Waits

    Fate of Hackers’ Hero Now in Judge’s Hands

  • News

    May 2, 2000

    Down By Law

    When Movie Moguls Wage War to Protect Copyright, the First Amendment Ends Up on the Cutting Room Floor

  • News

    April 25, 2000

    The Empire Strikes Back

    Alternative-Energy Scientist Fights to Save Patent

  • News

    February 15, 2000

    Free Radical

    Superhacker Kevin Mitnick: Menace to Fear or Rogue to Love?

  • News

    February 1, 2000

    DVD Desperadoes

    Are the Hackers Unfairly Prosecuted?

  • News

    February 1, 2000

    Fade to Black

    The Motion Picture Association Shuts Down Crypto Research

  • News

    November 30, 1999

    e-Toy Story

    The Motion Picture Association Shuts Down Crypto Research

  • Music

    August 10, 1999

    Make the Music

    The Motion Picture Association Shuts Down Crypto Research

  • News

    December 1, 1998

    The Boss's Souvenirs

    For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment

  • News

    December 16, 1997

    Ground Zero

    For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment

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