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Friday, August 24

Plagiarism, Fair Use and Infringement: The Meter Drops On Anthony Robbins - The Guiding Rights Newsletter 1:4

by Mark VB Partridge on Fri 24 Aug 2007 04:17 PM CDT

When I speak on copyright and plagiarism, two key questions often arise: First, how much does someone have to copy to be an infringer? Second, how much do I risk if I copy someone else's work? The answers are "not much" and "a lot."

Here's a tale to illustrate the point.

THE METER DROPS

Wade B. Cook is a former taxi cab driver in New York City. He did not spend his time watching soaps on a portable TV plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Instead, he wrote. In 1995 ... more »

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Monday, January 8

Mel Gibson Sued For Plagiarism

by Mark VB Partridge on Mon 08 Jan 2007 10:00 AM CST

Mexican film director Juan Catlett has filed suit claiming Gibson stole scenes from Catlett's film "Return to Atzlan" for Gibson's "Apocalypto."

Ben Carrozza at Dose.ca reports on the matter here, implying that plagiarism claims may be out of hand with these closing remarks:

"No word on whether Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke or John have considered a similar lawsuit against Gibson for his use of their work in 2004 Biblical piece The Passion of the Christ."

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Thursday, August 24

Building Code IP Dispute Settled

by Mark VB Partridge on Thu 24 Aug 2006 09:00 AM CDT

The International Code Council and the National Fire Protection Association have settled trademark and copyright disputes over building codes, reports www.contractormag.com. The article explains:

In 2002, ICC sued NFPA in Chicago federal court charging that NFPA infringed the copyright in ICC's International Building Code. Under the terms of the settlement, ICC has withdrawn the lawsuit "with prejudice," meaning ICC's copyright infringement charges against NFPA have been given up. The terms of the settlement limit in various ways ICC's ability to sue NFPA with new allegations of copyright infringement.

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In separate litigation filed in Massachusetts federal court in ... more »

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Friday, August 18

To Google or Not To Google

by Mark VB Partridge on Fri 18 Aug 2006 09:00 AM CDT

Google fights generic use of brand in media, according to media report by the Independent. more »

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Thursday, August 17

California Pop Group Challenges CBS over Supernova

by Mark VB Partridge on Thu 17 Aug 2006 09:00 AM CDT

An Orange County, California, pop group asserts trademark infringement against the CBS show "Rock Star; Supernova", explains this report from www.chartattack.com. More here at www.mtv.com. more »

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Monday, August 14

Gentle Dental Settlement Shows Importance of Tradename Clearance

by Mark VB Partridge on Mon 14 Aug 2006 10:51 AM CDT

Small businesses also need to clear tradenames to avoid conflict, as illustrated by this report on a dispute between dental offices using the names GENTLE PLUS DENTAL and GENTLE DENTAL.

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Saturday, June 24

Plagiarism in the Kitchen

by Mark VB Partridge on Sat 24 Jun 2006 08:55 AM CDT

As a fan of good food and wine, I have considered from time to time starting a second blog on those interests, rarely finding opportunity for overlap with the IP topics normally addressed here. And so I took considerable pleasure today from my Saturday Wall Street Journal, which offered a tasty marriage of IP rights, exotic recipes and fine restaurants in Katy McLaughlin's article:

"That Melon Tenderloin Looks Awfully Familiar . . . Chefs say copycats are ripping them off--so some are fighting back with secrecy, lawyers; a patent for the noodles."

Ms. McLaughlin reports on the efforts to such famed food fora as ... more »

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