The Time Is Here: Protecting Your Brands Against New Top-Level
Domain Names
Janet F.
Satterthwaite and Jacqueline
Levasseur Patt
The number of top-level domains, which are currently a handful
such as .com, .net, .org, .gov, .mil, .edu, .mobi, .jobs, and .xxx,
will be vastly expanded later this year to well over 1,000. They
may include terms such as .sport, .eco, .berlin, .web, .art,
.android, .auto, .cloud, .film, .movie, .wedding, and many others.
Some will be wide open, like .com, while others will be
restricted to members of a particular group, company, or
community.
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
: Supreme Court Holds that the First Sale Doctrine Applies
Regardless of Where a Work is Manufactured
Krista S. Coons,
Matthew R.
Farley, and Martin L.
Saad
The Supreme Court ruled last week in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley,
a case that centered on the tension between copyright law's
first sale doctrine, codified at 17 U.S.C. §109(a), and the
importation restriction found in 17 U.S.C. §602(a). The
express question before the Court was whether the first sale
doctrine applies to works manufactured outside the United States.
While the Second Circuit and the Ninth Circuit had each ruled, in
some fashion, that the first sale doctrine was limited to works
manufactured within the United States, the Supreme Court disagreed
with them – and the Solicitor General, holding that the first
sale doctrine applies regardless of where the works are
manufactured.
More Muscle Behind Fitness Consent Decrees
Gregory J.
Sater published "More Muscle Behind Fitness Consent
Decrees" in the March 2013 edition of
electronicRETAILER.
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FTC, POM Wonderful Battle Continues
Gregory J.
Sater published "FTC, POM Wonderful Battle
Continues" in DRMA Voice, Response Magazine on
February 5, 2013.
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What to Look For – And Look Out For – In Contracts and
Royalty Statements
Joshua Kaufman
published "What to Look For – And Look Out For –
In Contracts and Royalty Statements" in the December 2012
edition of On The Surface, the official Enewsletter of
Surtex.
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What Does It Mean To Be "As Seen On TV?"
Gregory J.
Sater published "What Does It Mean To Be 'As Seen
On TV?'" in electronicRETAILER.
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