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Zynga part en guerre judiciaire contre le Français Kobojo
Zynga, l'éditeur américain de jeux sociaux à succès comme "Farmville" et "Cityville", a déposé plainte en fin de semaine dernière contre son concurrent français Kojobo. Il lui reproche une atteinte au droit d'auteur après l'utilisation du suffixe "ville" dans l'un de ses titres "PyramidVille", disponible depuis plus d'un an sur Facebook et qui compte plus d'un million de joueurs actifs par mois.Teller, the silent half of the well-known magic duo Penn and Teller, has sued a rival magician for copying one of his most famous illusions.
Silent magician Teller files copyright suit over "stolen" shadow trick
Les JO de Londres ou le déni de la liberté de communiquer
Il n'y a aucun évènement sportif au monde qui suscite une telle paranoïa des organisateurs dans la protection des droits de propriété intellectuelle. Le Guardian a publié une enquête sur la manière dont le Comité d'organisation des Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012 (LOCOG) entend défendre dans les moindres détails les exclusivités sur ses propres droits ou ceux de ses partenaires, jusqu'à se rendre dans chaque WC pour supprimer la marque d'un savon ou d'un papier-toilettes qui ne serait pas sponsor officiel des JO.In a crackdown on pirated piñatas some months ago, officials from the attorney general’s office and the federal police seized more than 100 of the papier-mâché party accessories, Spider-Man prime among them, and took into custody several real-life piñata vendors as well. The authorities said the raid was a response to a complaint filed by Marvel Entertainment, which owns the rights to the characters in question. Hulk, another Marvel character, was also overwhelmed by the men in black that day, as was Captain America. But the story line got a twist when it turned out that the raid might have been as questionable as the piñatas that were seized. The attorney general’s office said it had no record of Marvel’s calling for such an operation, which existing law required before a raid could be conducted, and the company insists it had nothing to do with it.
Mexico City Journal - Spider-Man Is Among the Most Wanted - NYTimes.com
AFP: Force India to appeal F1 copyright case
SEPANG, Malaysia — Force India said on Sunday they would appeal for a higher pay-out after Caterham were found to have copied bits of their Formula One car, comparing the case to the explosive "Spygate" scandal. The Indian team were awarded 25,000 euros ($33,200) in damages this week after a High Court judge in London found Caterham used Force India computer files stored at an engineering company when developing their debut car in 2009. Force India were also ordered to pay 850,000 euros in unpaid fees to the engineering firm, Italy's Aerolab. Deputy team principal Robert Fernley said the sum was deposited with the court long ago.I apologize for the repost/edit. I feel that I should start over and restate my earlier contribution, due to...well, a lot of circumstances. This version isn't as volatile, but hopefully retains the gist of the sentiment, while further explaining some of the muddier details.
This is Why I Oppose the MPAA
Un must read : Comment Hollywod a menacé un étudiant en cinéma by Feb 15
from the laws-written-by-lobbyists dept What is it with sports leagues and their desire to limit how their fans can enjoy the game? There's Major League Baseball, who keeps trying to insist that they own the facts related to a game , and no one can use them without paying MLB first.
NFL Wants To Remind You That Having People Over To Watch The Super Bowl On A Big Screen Is Copyright Infringement | Techdirt
Zynga Tries To Trademark 'Ville' | Techdirt
from the there-go-my-plans-for-faceville dept Back in January, we wrote about Zynga -- who had a reputation for copying the games of lots of other companies, including a blatant copying of the name "Mafia Wars" from another gamemaker (for which Zynga just settled a lawsuit) -- and was now becoming quite the trademark bully itself , specifically going after Blingville, for daring to use the suffix "ville." Zynga has no registered trademark on "ville" (though, in trademark law, you do not necessarily need a registered mark, and can quite frequently get by with a common law mark), but the folks over at Fusible have noticed that Zynga has recently filed for the trademark on "ville" in Europe . The application is to cover three different classifications, including for online computer and electronic games (of course).As legal battles go, this one is far from child’s play. Danish toymaker Lego has chosen Hartford federal court as the stage for its latest legal attempt to beat back what it sees as a potential threat from a tiny overseas upstart to its dominance of the billion-dollar global market for plastic, toy blocks.
Lego locked in domestic copyright fight | Hartford Business
Juridique : Pour l’Avocat général de la CJE, les calendriers de football ne bénéficient pas du droit d’auteur | iGamingFrance.com
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This Halloween, the most legally hot costume might be a Power Rangers uniform. The company that owns the rights to the Power Rangers television series, brand and related products is suing a website that's selling the color-coded outfits. SCG Power Rangers LLC has filed a lawsuit against Underdog Endeavors, operators of MyPartyShirt.com, alleging that its Power Ranger costumes infringe copyrights and trademarks.
Power Rangers Halloween Costumes Morph Into Lawsuit - Hollywood Reporter
Musician Eddie Van Halen filed a cause of action for copyright infringement on Friday in a Los Angeles court against Nike, the makers of NYX Dunk Low Premium athletic sneakers that feature his Frankenstein design – see shoe design below. ELVH, a Van Halen company, contends that the similar Nike design caused irreparable harm and damage and asked for the seizure and destruction of all the sneakers, confiscation of the profits and damages. Nike issued the following statement: “Based on the information provided to us, we have not infringed on any rights held by Mr. Van Halen. Nike’s Dunk shoe design is not substantially similar to any of the Van Halen designs, and Nike has not referenced the ‘Van Halen’ name or image as part of any marketing campaign or promotional material associated with the shoe.”
Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Frankenstein Design (PHOTOS) | Bitten and Bound
from the infringement-insanity dept I have to admit that I still have trouble with the idea that choreography is subject to copyright. For the life of me, I can't figure out why that makes any sense. It's come up from time to time, such as when the "inventor" of "The Electric Slide" sought to pull down videos on YouTube.
Beyonce May Get Sued For Copyright Infringement Because Of The Way She Danced | Techdirt
Crédits photo : DR Deux points pour les yeux, un arc de cercle pour la bouche, le tout dans un rond jaune figurant un visage joyeux. Le smiley a bientôt 40 ans et fait partie du paysage. Il vit une nouvelle vie depuis l'essor d'Internet et des e-mails .
Smiley ou l'histoire d'une OPA sur un sourire
A palomino mare named Star grazes on Debbie DeLouise's clover meadow, hanging out at a salt lick there and frolicking with her foal Holly. But a legal dispute may imperil their pastoral bliss: It threatens to close the only store where Ms. DeLouise can buy food for Star and Holly. Without their special diet, the horses would waste away and turn green. A virtual horse.