Monthly Archives: May 2015

Answer unclear in Clearly beverage infringement case

Posted on May 8, 2015 by rtushnet

Clearly Food & Beverage Co. v. Top Shelf Beverages, Inc., No. C13–1763, 2015 WL 1926503 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 28, 2015)   Plaintiff Clearly Food owns, by a 2012 assignment from the defunct Clearly Canadian corporation, a registration for Clearly Canadian … Continue reading →

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Answer unclear in Clearly beverage infringement case

Posted on May 8, 2015 by rtushnet

Clearly Food & Beverage Co. v. Top Shelf Beverages, Inc., No. C13–1763, 2015 WL 1926503 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 28, 2015)   Plaintiff Clearly Food owns, by a 2012 assignment from the defunct Clearly Canadian corporation, a registration for Clearly Canadian … Continue reading →

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Transformative work of the day, Star Wars edition (expanded universe)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by rtushnet

Courtesy of The Toast. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1ISWUEZ

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Transformative work of the day, Star Wars edition (expanded universe)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by rtushnet

Courtesy of The Toast. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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EFF/OTW DMCA reply comments

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Well, that’s an alphabet soup.  Here are our reply comments to the opposition from DVDCSS and the MPAA et al. Notably, while opponents assert that remix videos are infringing, they don’t oppose extension of the existing exemptions. from Blogger http://ift.tt/1ztS7aM

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EFF/OTW DMCA reply comments

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Well, that’s an alphabet soup.  Here are our reply comments to the opposition from DVDCSS and the MPAA et al. Notably, while opponents assert that remix videos are infringing, they don’t oppose extension of the existing exemptions. http://tushnet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss

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District court largely upholds mandatory GE disclosures

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. v. Sorrell, 2015 WL 1931142, No. 5:14–cv–117 (D. Vt. Apr. 27, 2015)   Relax, we’ll be here for a while.   Vermont passed a law, Act 120, requiring that manufacturers and retailers identify whether raw and processed … Continue reading →

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Eco-friendliness is functional; so is rustic look of burlap

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Farmgirl Flowers, Inc. v. Bloom That, Inc., No. 14-CV-05657, 2015 WL 1939424 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2015) Farmgirl, a San Francisco-based florist selling locally farmed arrangements, sought a preliminary injunction against competitor Bloom That prohibiting it from using burlap sack … Continue reading →

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District court largely upholds mandatory GE disclosures

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. v. Sorrell, 2015 WL 1931142, No. 5:14–cv–117 (D. Vt. Apr. 27, 2015)   Relax, we’ll be here for a while.   Vermont passed a law, Act 120, requiring that manufacturers and retailers identify whether raw and processed … Continue reading →

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Eco-friendliness is functional; so is rustic look of burlap

Posted on May 4, 2015 by rtushnet

Farmgirl Flowers, Inc. v. Bloom That, Inc., No. 14-CV-05657, 2015 WL 1939424 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 28, 2015) Farmgirl, a San Francisco-based florist selling locally farmed arrangements, sought a preliminary injunction against competitor Bloom That prohibiting it from using burlap sack … Continue reading →

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