Trayvon Trademarks Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sabrina Fulton, has applied for two U.S. trademark registrations related to her late son’s name: I AM TRAYVON and JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON – for “Digital materials, namely, CDs and DVDs featuring TRAYVON MARTIN; Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting TRAYVON MARTIN; Digital media, namely, pre-recorded video cassettes, digital video discs, digital versatile discs, downloadable audio and video recordings, DVDs, and high definition digital discs featuring TRAYVON MARTIN; Digital media, namely, CDs and DVDs featuring TRAYVON MARTIN; DVD cases; DVD sleeves; DVDs featuring TRAYVON MARTIN.” The applications…
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Breaking: Pinterest Updates Copyright Terms
March 24, 2012
Pinterest Updates Copyright Terms Pinterest has responded to the rush of commentary regarding their copyright terms (see my first post on Pinterest’s copyright issues here). They sent out an email this morning updating their users – here is the email in full: Updated Terms of Service Over the last few weeks, we’ve been working on an update to our Terms. When we first launched Pinterest, we used a standard set of Terms. We think that the updated Terms of Service, Acceptable Use Policy, and Privacy Policy are easier to understand and better reflect the direction our company is headed in…
Girls Gone Wild, the Material Girl, and “Barbie Girl”
March 20, 2012
Madonna’s new album, MDNA, is set to be released at the end of March. Along with the attendant publicity, Madonna has also received a cease-and-desist letter from none other than Joe Francis, creator of the adult video franchise Girls Gone Wild. Francis threatened to pursue legal action in court against Madonna for the singer’s use of his trademark, “Girls Gone Wild,” as the title of a song on the upcoming album. Francis sent the letter just before Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show performance, ordering her not to perform the song “Girls Gone Wild.” Madonna did not perform the song (although…
Pinterest Responds to Copyright Questions
March 16, 2012
A brief update to my Pinterest posts (Part 1 here, Part 2 here). Pinterest has responded to the copyright questions that have been flying around the Internet. The company’s CEO has reached out to at least one blogger who pulled her images off the site, and they released the following statement: Pinterest is a platform for people to share their interests through collections of images, videos, commentary and links they can share with friends. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides safe harbors for exactly this type of platform. We are committed to efficiently responding to alleged copyright infringements. We…
