New post: Real music and authentic voices

#AI #music #law #trademark #cloning

https://www.poppastring.com/blog/real-music-and-authentic-voices

We're all still reeling from the bombshell news that Thomas accepted expensive vacations.

Fri 9/1 - Justice Thomas Discloses Crow Gifts, Proud Boys Sentenced, Apple and USPTO Settle in "Smart Keyboard" Trademark Dispute

In today’s episode we have Justice Thomas disclosing vacations paid for by Harlan Crow, a couple of Proud Boys sentenced, and #Apple and #USPTO settle in Smart Keyboard #trademark dispute.

@law #lawfedi

https://www.minimumcomp.com/p/fri-91-justice-thomas-discloses-crow

Really enjoyed this piece about how using the term "Intellectual Property" causes harm, when trying to think about the problems with very different types of laws, such as patent laws, copyright laws, and trademark laws. The term "Intellectual Property" incorrectly and falsely puts non-economic human problems into an economic perspective.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.en.html

#ip #law #intellectualproperty #patents #copyright #trademark #rms

My suggestion for #ARM: when you want to protect your #brand and #trademark, don't do it by pissing off your biggest fans over what could be easily argued as fair use while being free advertisement at the same time.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/31/a_star_star_domains/

I can't wait for my next (and first) RISC-V mobile phone... 🙃

P.s. If that article is accurate, then kuddos to you @Azeria, you must be a saint. I have no more patience for this corporate bullshit.

P.p.s: don't forget the link on your fediverse profile. 🙂

When we applied to protect our logo, we did so having done a bit of research. The challenge by a company so far removed from our own tiny business, with a logo that is clearly very different to ours knocked us sideways, but we are determined to fight back. Massive corporations shouldn’t be allowed to get away with behaviour like this.

Please share our story to draw attention to the ludicrous situation we find ourselves in.

#trademark #dragonlogo #corporatebullying
https://bylines.cymru/business/dragon-and-goliath/

@PLOS
Update. #WorldCat (#OCLC) has removed the #trademark symbol from its image of the #OpenAccess icon.

See the same set of WorldCat records to which I linked in my toot last month:
https://www.worldcat.org/search?oclcNum=1391215977&slug=1391215977&q=kw%3A%22open+access%22&datePublished=2022-2023&openAccess=true

I have been browsing a site with a discussion of the use of trademarks. This was followed by significant responses confusing trademark law with copyright law.

I am always amazed at the confidence with which people comment on legal issues where they don’t understand even the basics.
#law #copyright #trademark

Would you buy more or less Texas Pete hot sauce if it were called Carolina Pete?

Confession: I still prefer Valentina for an everyday salsa picante. And I live in North Carolina.

Man hot and bothered over Texas Pete's Triad origins will get day in court

FYI: Texas Pete products are made in Winston-Salem, N.C., and have been since 1929. The origin is on the bottles.

https://journalnow.com/news/local/texas-pete-tw-garner-lawsuit/article_cd5402e4-3315-11ee-8e10-f77068b7ae29.html #lawsuit #frivolouslawsuits #TexasPete #hotsauce #salsapicante #trademark #cowboy #food #business

Authorities say they have dismantled a large-scale illicit tobacco syndicate operating in south-east Queensland, seizing nearly 3 million illegal cigarettes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-10/border-force-illegal-cigarette-raids-queensland-730/102711896 via @ABCaustralia 'The Border Force has new powers to seize empty cigarette boxes that are illegally using Cancer Council's Quitline trademark.

The Quitline number is a mandatory requirement on plain packet tobacco products in Australia. Last month, Cancer Council Victoria lodged a Notice of Objection that allows the ABF to seize imported goods that infringe copyright or trademarks, including plain packaged cigarette boxes.'

#tobacco #crime #plainpacks #trademark #bordermeasures #quitline #auslaw #auspol #Queensland

Amazon removes books ‘generated by AI’ for sale under author’s name https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/aug/09/amazon-removes-books-generated-by-ai-for-sale-under-authors-name?CMP=share_btn_tw Jane Friedman claims she had to fight against Amazon’s refusal to remove the misattributed titles because she had not trademarked her name. #copyright #moralrights #trademark #AI #Amazon

Hard to swallow, but I'm glad that Jane Friedman wrote this brave post, which should serve as a warning for other authors to be on the lookout. The confluence of #generativeAI and self-serve #ecommerce is leading to a potential for massive author fraud. https://janefriedman.com/i-would-rather-see-my-books-pirated/ #copyright #trademark #intellectualproperty #reputation

Nike secures SNKRS
Trademark protected for years
Victory for the brand

#nike #snkrs #trademark #victory #haiku #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/nike-notches-win-fight-register-us-snkrs-trademarks-2023-07-31/

Some people are just going too far with the hostile #fork culture, when there are more productive ways to collaborate on #libre software. What we've got here is failure to communicate with a fellow #FOSS developer. 😶

#GNU Boot people sending cease & desist to the maintainer of #Libreboot is so antithetical to their cause and only digging grave deeper for #FSF. #FreeSoftware and #trademark policies do suuuuuuch a good match, do they not?

But I also recognize that, maybe, @libreleah shouldn't have attempted to get #GNUBoot up to speed, at all? It's not like we're dealing with the brightest of the forks anyway. Just saying there are two sides to this story that I don't get completely. 🤔

https://youtu.be/vMolA5H39IE

#Twitter’s turn to #X marks the spot for EU trademark trouble – #POLITICO

#ElonMusk’s attempt to rebrand the #SocialMedia giant could run afoul of intellectual property rights.

"Failing to secure the right to use X risks legal action that could see Musk ordered not to use the name or symbol in certain circumstances, or at all, or even to face damages claims for infringing on another company's established #trademark."

#TwitterTakeover #SocialMedia #XCorp

https://www.politico.eu/article/twitter-x-trademark-regulations-logo-european-union-elon-musk/

#PostgreSQL.org: "Setting the record straight: More updates on a #trademark #dispute"
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https://www.postgresql.org/about/news/setting-the-record-straight-more-updates-on-a-trademark-dispute-2682/

#postgres #community #openSource #database #databases #infringement #news

"Sometimes, aggressive trademark policies cause programs that would otherwise give users software freedom to no longer provide the rights users rely on to copy, share, and redistribute the software."

https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jul/27/trademark-history-and-rust/

#opensource #foss #rust #trademark #softwarefreedom

What's up, #WorldCat?

Are you seriously claiming a #trademark on the orange "OA" / "open padlock" symbol for #OpenAccess?

Many examples in the wild:
https://www.worldcat.org/search?oclcNum=1391215977&slug=1391215977&q=kw%3A%22open+access%22&datePublished=2022-2023&openAccess=true

h/t Jeffrey Edmunds

History lesson: @PLOS created the symbol and put it in the #PublicDomain with #CC0.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Access_logo_PLoS_transparent.svg

Elon Musk and company take @x handle from its original user. He got zero dollars for it. https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-take-x-handle-from-original-user #trademark #branding #marketing

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> @randahl 🔗 https://mastodon.social/users/randahl/statuses/110771686152200722
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And so the #fun begins.

Elon #Musk ditched the globally recognized #Twitter #brand and instead now calls his social #media #platform "X".

However, having fired most of his #employees, no one at Twitter thought of checking with the #US #Patent and #Trademark #Office — and #X is indeed a brand name owned by none other than Musk's personal #archenemy #Microsoft.

There is not enough popcorn in the world for the […]

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76041368&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch

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> @randahl 🔗 https://mastodon.social/users/randahl/statuses/110771686152200722
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And so the #fun begins.

Elon #Musk ditched the globally recognized #Twitter #brand and instead now calls his social #media #platform "X".

However, having fired most of his #employees, no one at Twitter thought of checking with the #US #Patent and #Trademark #Office — and #X is indeed a brand name owned by none other than Musk's personal #archenemy #Microsoft.

There is not enough popcorn in the world for the […]

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=76041368&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch