Despite her purported admiration for the online Lexicon, when RDR Books proposed to publish a print version, Rowling filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York District Court seeking to enjoin the publication.
Entries Tagged as 'Arcana'
Harry Potter and the Copyright Pirates
November 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Arcana, Copyright, Popular
Tags:copyright infringement·Encyclopedia·Harry Potter·horcrux·intellectual property·J.K. Rowling·The Lexicon
Everlasting Marks
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Arcana, Popular, Trademark
Why build an unbreakable umbrella when you can create a product that has to be replaced twice during every business trip to the Windy City?
Tags:Alden·Baker·Church·iPad·Jaguar·partner·trademarks·umbrella
Charlie Sheen and the Trademark Factory
September 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Arcana, Popular, Trademark
Tags:Adonis DNA·Charlie Sheen·Duh·Goddesses·Tiger Blood·Trademark·Vatican Ninja Assassin·Winning
Live Nude Copyrights
August 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Arcana, Copyright, Internet, Patent, Popular, Technology, Trade Secret, Trademark
For those of you who hate to subscribe to things but still have sufficient neurological juice left in your big big brains to remember short phrases, just open up your browser and type “Who Is Your Lawyer” in one of its myriad forms
Tags:Copyright·IP·Robert Scott Lawrence·Trademark·Who Is Your Lawyer
World Famous Trademarks
May 18th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Arcana, Popular, Trademark
Tags:Batman·Captain America·Cross·Nike·Silver Surfer·Superman·Trademark·Wolverine
Marketing Madness
March 9th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Arcana, Internet, Popular, Trademark
Turn on your television and, if you are one of the unfortunates who forgot to TiVo your favorite shows, you will be subjected to the most aggressive advertising in the history of mankind.
Tags:ad·advertisement·commercial·market·television·Trademark
Espresso Yourself
December 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Arcana, Popular
While coffee has frequently borne the brunt of various misguided souls’ animosity based on unsupported claims that it is detrimental to one’s health, it has gotten an approving nod as the world’s most popular stimulant from prince and pauper, beggarman and thief — all of whom blearily queue up at Starbucks for their morning jolt.
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