Thursday, April 18, 2013, by Drew Hargrove Trademark law allows an owner to “tack” an older form of mark if the owner makes slight alterations to the existing mark. In order to “tack” the old form of a mark, both the old and new form of the mark must retain the same, “continuing commercial impression.” …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013, by Carla Gray In the face of new pollution restrictions, the industry affected often resists change. Thus, when the EPA announced on March 27, 2012 that it would create a Carbon Standard for New Plants as part of their strategy to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs), some in the coal industry feared …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, by Samantha Surles The Government’s ability to find and apprehend cyber criminals is one of the big features in the 2014 Defense budget. One of the Department of Defense’s top priorities in 2014 is “expanding the Cyber Forces” under U.S. Cyber Command and developing a system for “cyber security information sharing.” …
Saturday, April 13, 2013, by Teresa Cook A New York based comedy troop, Fortress of Attitude, is currently feuding with YouTube.com and Google over their music video “P.S. Gay Car”. The song got its lyrics directly from a note left on one of the band member’s car that used homophobia to criticize his parking job. …
Friday, April 12, 2013, by Katherine Street Electric Utility consumers typically receive service from investor-owned utility companies, electric cooperatives, or municipal electric providers. Electric utility systems consist of generation, transmission and distribution facilities, and electric utility entities may provide any or all of these functions. In the eastern part of North Carolina, the majority of …
Friday, April 12, 2013, by Michael Frongello On March 20, lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives introduced a bill that would revoke the trademarks of the NFL’s Washington Redskins franchise. The bill, codified as H.R. 1278, and titled “the Non-Disparagement of American Indians in Trademark Registrations Act of 2013”, cancels all existing “Redskins” …
Monday, April 8, 2013, by Lauren Powers A Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a Monroe County Superior Court judge’s prohibition of a divorcing couple’s aggressive verbal attacks on each other over Facebook. The husband, James Lacy, claims that this prohibition violates his First Amendment right of free speech, particularly because he has made serious …
Saturday, April 6, 2013, by Reine Duffy When we use our computers, iPads, phones, or other devices to connect to the Internet, companies are collecting and sharing our personal data. Companies such as Facebook and Google typically store user activity information and end up sharing it with data brokers or advertising networks Indeed, when Austrian …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, by Agnieszka Zmuda Most likely wishing this was some kind of April Fools’ joke, Broadcast giants were shocked and disappointed on Monday when the federal appeals court in New York rejected their appeal, ruling in favor of the start-up web-television company, Aereo. Aereo allows its internet subscriber to stream live TV …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013, by Tasneem Dharamsi Not only is the United States is a desirable place to be for individuals, but it is also a desirable place for companies to take root. In the tech world, Silicon Valley is the place to be for entrepreneurs attempting to make their fortunes. Interestingly, some of the …