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by grellas 16y ago
I guess it is a matter of terminology but I have to disagree on this one. A bubble is all-pervasive and extreme. It represents a systematic investment mania where everything becomes surreal. People sell vast tracts of land for a prized tuli
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Good and Bad in Google Book Search Settlement Decision(eff.org)
3 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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Money Rushes Into Social Start-Ups(online.wsj.com)
3 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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The Groupon Paradox(slate.com)
4 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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by grellas 16y ago
A few thoughts: 1.As a general rule, founders like notes and investors do not. The reason notes are more often used today than before is one of power and control. Founders today have more bargaining power and can insist on going with notes.
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Google Books Decision: "The Privacy Concerns Are Real"(eff.org)
2 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
847.
by grellas 16y ago
Summary of judge's reasoning: 1. Class actions are meant to resolve past wrongs and not to do business deals affecting future rights of parties. 2. Therefore, the best thing to do is take this issue to Congress, which ultimately has the con
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Fair Use for the Win in Righthaven Case(eff.org)
2 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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Condemned to joy - the Western cult of happiness is a mirthless enterprise(city-journal.org)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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Big, Big Loss for Righthaven(techdirt.com)
3 points by grellas 16y ago|1 comments
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by grellas 16y ago
Your question is a very good one. A term that is primarily descriptive cannot be registered as a trademark on the primary register with the USPTO. However, if a vendor spends a lot in advertising over a substantial time such that the public
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by grellas 16y ago
Apple is here making an ultra-aggressive attempt at a land grab in the world of application software. The mark granted to it is for "App Store". Under relevant trademark law, a mark cannot be registered if it consists solely of a generic or
853.
by grellas 16y ago
Be cautious about deferred fees in dealing with lawyers. These have their legitimate role in the world of startups but, as with any other form of "easy credit," they can wind up costing you far more in the long run than if you simply negoti
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Howrey - post mortem on a Big Law firm's death spiral(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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So Who Gets the Armrest?(online.wsj.com)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
856.
by grellas 16y ago
The issue is a due process one under the U.S. Constitution. The law does not deem it fair to sue someone in a remote jurisdiction with which the defendant has no connection and, if a defendant is improperly sued in such a place, he can have
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Limitations in using iPads for college classrooms(chronicle.com)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
858.
Facebook to launch Groupon-inspired deals service in the "coming weeks"(online.wsj.com)
2 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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i4i files brief in Supreme Court fight over presumption of patent validity(ipwatchdog.com)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
860.
The Way You Learned Math Is So Old School(npr.org)
33 points by grellas 16y ago|27 comments
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Instructive trademark decision on battle over "Post Post" mark(blog.ericgoldman.org)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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Leaked version of 'Son of ACTA' - 'full of awful ideas'(techdirt.com)
10 points by grellas 16y ago|2 comments
863.
The lugubrious decline of the bookstore(tnr.com)
2 points by grellas 16y ago|1 comments
864.
Copyright restoration on public domain works (nice technical review)(ipwatchdog.com)
1 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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Big Law Dead Pool(lawshucks.com)
2 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
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Ex-Googlers penetrating Silicon Valley startup hierarchy(mercurynews.com)
21 points by grellas 16y ago|7 comments
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Forum shopping in defamation cases to avoid anti-SLAPP statutes(techdirt.com)
2 points by grellas 16y ago|0 comments
868.
by grellas 16y ago
This report constitutes a policy statement that is heartening to those seeking reform of patent abuses in that its recommendations might prove influential with the USPTO (which is at the front lines of dealing with such practical issues as
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FTC Puts Patent Trolls on Notice(techdirt.com)
99 points by grellas 16y ago|15 comments
870.
by grellas 16y ago
The legal argument in this case is twofold: (1) that Congress lacks the constitutional power to enact a copyright statute that does not in fact work to promote the progress of the arts, etc.; and (2) that the particular enactment here - tak

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