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Borrowing Genius

April 18th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Arcana, Copyright, Popular

Some might say that there is neither rhyme nor reason to the rule of plagiarism when the great Bard himself

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Shakespeare Veritas

April 18th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Arcana, Copyright, Popular

Can one desire too much of a good thing?

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Harry Potter and the Copyright Pirates

November 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Arcana, Copyright, Popular

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.

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Everlasting Trademarks

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?

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Charlie Sheen and the Trademark Factory

September 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Arcana, Popular, Trademark

I’m the guy who helped get Facebook the rights to BOOK, too

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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

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World Famous Trademarks

May 18th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Arcana, Popular, Trademark

We recognize the Superman symbol in the same way we recognize the Nike swoosh.

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