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Dr. Martens v. Chinese Laundry


Dr. Martens v. Chinese Laundry Those of us who grew up in the 1990s will always remember Dr. Martens boots. I’m sure I’ll soon hear that they’re back in style, or that they went in and out of style as I was writing this post, or that they never went out of style. I never had Doc Martens; I’m more of a Clarks Desert Boots kind of guy. But apparently plenty of others have had them; AirWair International Ltd. (the manufacturer of Dr. Martens) claims to have sold millions of pairs in the US since 1984. Befitting their fearsome, punk…

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Court Rules Facebook “Likes” are Speech Protected by the First Amendment


Court Rules Facebook “Likes” are Speech Protected by the First Amendment For a while now, I’ve had an interest in “Social Media Law.” I’m using quotes because, when people ask me, “What is Social Media Law?,” I have to answer that there’s no such thing, exactly. The issues relate to how existing laws apply in the social media context. A recent case demonstrates the intersection between so-called Social Media Law and Constitutional Law (which is a real thing).

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“P” Logo Trademark – Pinterest and Path Clash


“P” Logo Trademark – Pinterest and Path Clash Pinterest, the popular photo-sharing app, has run into copyright issues before during its brief life (a few of my posts on the topic can be found here and here.) Now it seems that they’ve found themselves in the middle of a trademark fight. This one concerns the first letter in their name, which they share with Path, a photo-sharing social media competitor.

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NSA Listening to T-Shirts?


NSA Listening to T-Shirts? The National Security Agency – NSA – has been busy tracking emails and listening to phone calls. How have these hardworking public servants have managed to find the time to crack down on communications transmitted in the form of humorous t-shirts?

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