Craft Beer Trademarks: Nitro Edition A controversy has arisen regarding Left Hand Brewing, a Colorado-based craft brewer, and their attempt to protect the word NITRO as a trademark for some of their beers. What’s behind this apparent attempt to monopolize a common term in the beer industry – and have Anheuser-Busch and the producer of Guinness arisen as the unlikely saviors?
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Getty Lets Internet Use 35 Million Photos Free of Charge
March 11, 2014
Getty Lets Internet Use 35 Million Photos Free of Charge Copyright law and policy – as it applies to real-world situations – is evolving before our very eyes. The world’s largest photo agency, Getty Images, has decided to make 35 million images available for online use free of charge – subject to certain conditions, of course.
Phoenix (the band) Stands Up For Copyright Fair Use
March 4, 2014
Phoenix (the band) Stands Up For Copyright Fair Use Phoenix, the French rock band behind the hits 1901 and Lisztomania, have come out in favor of fair use of their copyrighted works. Do these kinds of statements signal a move towards a more rational understanding of copyright law?
Comic Creators Q&A
February 25, 2014
Comic Creators Q&A On Saturday, February 22, 2014, I had the pleasure of speaking with a group of creators in Manhattan Beach, California at the Comic Bug, perhaps the world’s finest comic book store (bonus points to anyone who gets the comic book joke hidden in that sentence – and full disclosure: the Bug is operated by my good friend Mike Wellman.) About 30 creators from various fields – including comics, film, and video games – were in attendance. I thought it would be interesting to go through some of the questions & answers that we discussed. If you were…
