http://www.godfreadlaw.com A Minneapolis-St. Paul law firm practicing trademark, copyright, technology and business law. Wed, 04 May 2011 17:40:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is probably not news to anyone. But it has been a significant issue in copyright litigation lately. A judge in the of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a suit filed by the Steele Law Firm on the grounds that it hadn't identified any individuals as defendants ... http://www.godfreadlaw.com/index.php/2011/ip-addresses-are-not-people The FTC recently testified before Congress that there should be a function in browsers to allow a "Do Not Track" option. I am a bit cynical about how effective this might be considering I get robo-calls offering to lower my interest despite the "Do Not Call" list and I ... http://www.godfreadlaw.com/index.php/2010/ftc-moves-towards-do-not-track-list I came across this post in the Freakonomics blog about how we value "pioneers" or people who make something entirely new and the "tweakers" who take existing works and improve them. Its a good article about an interesting problem because both "pioneers" and "tweakers" make art and technology better, ... http://www.godfreadlaw.com/index.php/2010/tweakers-and-pioneers-in-innovation I missed this when it was originally published. I spoke to the IABC a couple of weeks ago about internet law for marketing and public relations professionals. In attendance was Jen Carlton of Priority Marketing who blogged about the copyright and fair use portion of my talk. ... http://www.godfreadlaw.com/index.php/2010/fair-use-priority-marketing-blog Trademarks are fickle things. You only have them so long as people know and associate you (and only you) with that trademark. Whether or not you have a registration, your rights exist only exist if that trademark continues to distinguish you from everyone else. So, if you ... http://www.godfreadlaw.com/index.php/2010/is-a-trademark-lawsuit-worth-it