“Common sense is not so common.” ― Voltaire “Don’t find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain” ― Henry Ford Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative. ― H. G. Wells I have been hammering away at the SOPA and PIPA problem for some time now. However, even if we are successful [...]
Read more2011: When IP was King
December 29, 2011
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2011: The Year Intellectual Property Trumped Civil Liberties http://t.co/TyBWYzvm “Any civil liberties agenda was a complete non-starter with Congress and the Obama administration,” said Cindy Cohn, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s legal director. “They had no interest in finding any balance in civil liberties.” * * * All told, the government has seized more than 350 [...]
Read moreCopyright: Sword Not Shield
November 30, 2011
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The article below contains several examples of copyright wrongfully employed to either: (1.) silence critics; or (2) attempt to drum competitors out of business by making false accusations. I had a case once where a company tried to trademark and copyright a “type” of Chinese tea. Apparently, there is a great deal of money [...]
Read moreAmerican Internet Policy: Made in China?
November 18, 2011
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A recent study sponsored by Columbia University’s The American Assembly project revealed the prevailing American attitude towards copyright infringement. The article can be found at this link http://bit.ly/uirbci. The study reveals a people who overwhelmingly oppose the goals of the Congress in seeking to pass the “Stop Online Piracy Act” (SOPA) and the “PROTECT [...]
Read moreDigital Reselling. Remember (1) You Don’t Own Anything; and (2) Have to Buy Everything From Me.
November 15, 2011
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The name of the article in thin the New York Times is: Reselling of Music Files Is Contested – http://nyti.ms/t5vGyM Songs on the service, which is based in Cambridge, Mass., cost 79 cents, as much as 50 cents less than the price of new tracks at iTunes. ReDigi users also get coupons worth 20 [...]
Read moreDVD Streaming, U.S. Marshals, and E-parasites. Oh my!
November 3, 2011
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Didn’t content owners learn anything from the MP3 player? Give people what they want, and charge them a fair price for it. Make lots of money. No, instead lets desperately cling to the way things are until they collapse. Then Apple as a middleman is far more prosperous than you as the content owner. [...]
Read moreSOPA and PIPA: TWIN TROUBLE
October 28, 2011
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This Congress seems determined to declare war on free speech. All you will need is money to remove opinions that are disagreeable or unflattering. While the rationale for the bill is correct, the cure is not. Looks like Congress has declared war on the internet — “Tech News and Analysis http://bit.ly/vh0lzS the Stop Online Piracy [...]
Read moreCopyright in the News: Dinosaurs and Leprechauns
October 25, 2011
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Poison Face Copyright Lawsuit – Noisecreep http://aol.it/vxAXU5 Glam metal heroes Poison are being sued for copyright infringement. The suit comes from Billy McCarthy and James Stonich and dates all the way back to the ’80s. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the lawsuit was filed Oct. 19th in Illinois federal court. Talk about Laches, nothing [...]
Read moreCopyright in the News: Havens and Hangovers
October 19, 2011
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Judge threatens to dismiss another Righthaven copyright lawsuit: A judge is threatening to dismiss another copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas for a familiar reason: Lack of standing. http://bit.ly/nYtggb Viacom To NY Court: YouTube Allows ‘Rampant Copyright Infringement’ – A lawyer for Viacom Inc. warned an appeals court panel Tuesday [...]
Read moreMeet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss?
August 23, 2011
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Smile and grin at the change all around me Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday And I’ll get on my knees and pray We don’t get fooled again ~ Pete Townsend, Who’s Next 1971 On July 21, 2011, registration and enforcement jurisdiction over the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act ("ILSA") [...]
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- Out of Limbo? Monies in excess of 15% Ordered Released in Terra-Adi Intern. Bayshore, LLC v. Georgarious
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GlobeSt.com – Today’s Top Stories
- Late 2011 Surge Will Carry into 2012LOS ANGELES-Economist Christopher Thornberg tells IREM-LA Forecast attendees that there are potholes in the roads ahead, but there is more reason to be positive in 2012. The US and California economies are gaining momentum, he says.
- Bergen County Retail Site Sells for $5MPARAMUS, NJ-The Guitar Center property is just one sign that retail remains a strong investment in affluent Bergen County, says CBRE’s NJ Private Capital Group, which represented the buyer and seller.
- Tenants Get Ever More Efficient with Space NeedsWASHINGTON, DC-This is not necessarily good news for area landlords, especially as this drive to efficiency also includes the government, Studley’s David Lipson tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.
- Push adds 195,000 SF of Texas Medical Real Estate to Duke’s PortfolioSAN ANTONIO-The Indianapolis REIT acquires buildings on the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Alamo Heights campus and Cedar Park Regional Medical Center near Austin – and is aggressively seeking more.
- Stacom: In 2012, Less Debt, Healthier DealsNEW YORK CITY-At a New York Bar Association luncheon Thursday, CBRE’s vice chairman Darcy Stacom explained that despite headwinds from the financial services industry, New York itself will remain a stable location to deploy capital -- even with competition from London, Dubai and Tokyo.
Wall Street Journal Real Estate News
- A Contractor Spills His Secrets January 27, 2012A builder of luxury homes reveals how he created his weekend retreat on a budget.
- Tim Headington Asks $25 Million in South Beach January 27, 2012Tim Headington asks $25 million in South Beach, Phil Mickelson relists in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Mats Wilander puts his Idaho estate up for sale.
- A Waterfront Home in Rhode Island January 27, 2012A Jamestown, R.I., home of about 6,500 square feet, with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, is asking $5.8 million.
- Hope Is Rising for Mortgage Accord January 28, 2012New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said he is confident his main concern with a pending settlement of alleged bank- foreclosure abuses would be resolved, but he didn't commit to participating in an agreement.
Intellectual Property News
- Magneten als Sicherheitsmaßnahmen? - Hartware.net January 29, 2012found 1 h ago on news.google.com
- Will Google have to start a patent war to get $9bn of value from Motorola? - The Guardian (blog) January 29, 2012found 2 h ago on news.google.com
- Sky Came Burning Posts "Patent Pending" Lyric Video - Metal Underground January 29, 2012found 4 h ago on news.google.com
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- USF patent would make cellphones an interactive crime-fighting tool - Tbo.com January 29, 2012found 10 h ago on news.google.com
HUD Press Releases
- HUD PROVIDES $400 MILLION TO HELP COMMUNITIES IN EIGHT STATES TO RECOVER FROM 2011 DISASTERS January 20, 2012WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today allocated $400 million in emergency aid to help communities in eight states to recover from presidentially declared natural disasters in 2011. Provided through HUD's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, these grants will support long-term disaster recovery e […]
- FHA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL STEPS TO LIMIT RISK AND STRENGTHEN FINANCES January 20, 2012WASHINGTON - Today, Acting Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Carol J. Galante announced the latest in a series of steps to protect and strengthen the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, while enabling the agency to continue to fulfill its mission to provide access to homeownership for qualified borrowers.
