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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has filed a suit (and gotten past summary judgment) in a case against the use of ‘Oscar’ in Italian in the US. Via the Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy, which aggressively protects its “Oscar” name and image, filed suit against Italian broadcaster RAI International for trademark infringement over […]

Heard about this one through KERA’s North Texas News and Commentary podcast awhile back. The University of North Texas, my old alma mater, runs a cybercemetery ‘to provide permanent public access to the Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions.’ It is a pretty great resource for materials that the U.S. […]

When I give talks to aspiring filmmakers, one of the points when I go over fair use that I regrettably have to make is that despite a clear fair use argument, if they are trying to get commercial release that they will need copyright clearance anyway. This is because of the difficulty of getting Errors […]

There is a story in yesterday’s Scotsman about the increase in mediation in Scotland. It is a profile on advocate John Sturrock QC and his mediation firm Core Solutions, which offers mediation services. One comparative aspect caught my eye:
He says the use of mediation in corporate and business matters has grown dramatically in Scotland […]

Via the Herald, First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell discussed the business risks of Scottish companies expanding into China in relation to IP:
“In music and games, there are real issues for global companies who are finding that what is about to become the biggest consumer society, which should be very open and available, is obviously […]

This interview serves as a reminder that it isn’t just having IP laws, but a structure and climate to encourage businesses to create the IP in the first place, that is important to growth. The Scotsman has an interview with Aisling Burnand of the BioIndustry Association, in which she mentions the need for government support […]

[BILETA 2007 Accepted Papers]
Wow. This year’s BILETA is shaping up to be really interesting. Below are some of the presentations that I have already staked out in my schedule:

Joel D’Silva - Nanotechnology: Development, Risk and Regulation (besides an interest in emerging tech and the […]