In its 2008 decision in Omega v. Costco , the Ninth Circuit held that the "first-sale" doctrine of copyright law does not apply to goods manufactured and first sold abroad.

A Lower East Side army is marshaling its forces for battle against the capitalists of America Online. The Latino Army of Light, a fraternal order whose "Grand Sword Bearer" once hobnobbed with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, says it has owned the domain name latinoaol.com since 1998, two years before...

These SEO parameters will help your websites to be found

By knowing more about SEO parameters, websites can effectively be designed to be found by the three major search engines. Website performance is directly affected by how easy it is for users to find the site, so here’s some information on the most common SEO parameters used by search engines today. By Guest Writer James Mowery Domain Search [...]

Young victims, City fire scenes in PHOTO GALLERY

The evening of the City tragedy, the aftermath, the young victims and their families in our PHOTO GALLERY.

Newspaper hires new advertising director

Beth Sell, who left the Statesman Journal in 2004 after five years in its advertising department, has rejoined the Salem newspaper as its new advertising director.

Abolition of BoC unit feared

Manila, Philippines – Pirated and smuggled goods may swamp the local market ahead of the Christmas season, as the Bureau of Customs (BoC) unit tasked to monitor fake products is feared to be facing abolition. The Customs Intellectual Property Unit (IPU), administered by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), is now seen as basically helpless to perform its duties with only a handful of ...

IP and technology expert joins Zammit & Associates law firm

Jackie Scerri has joined the Zammit & Associates – Advocates team as associate within the firm’s practice areas of e-commerce, igaming, technology, media and telecommu nications, intellectual property and competition law.

Saudi-Jordanian trade exchange

04 September 2010 Amman -- Trade and economic exchange between Saudi Arabia and Jordan has been steadily growing.

36 Hours in Silicon Valley

LIKE the high-tech companies that give this lush region its name, Silicon Valley thrives on reinvention. Situated just south of San Francisco Bay, the valley was once an agricultural cradle, home to orchards and vineyards. These days, of course, it bears fruit of a different sort, as the home of tech giants like Apple, Google and Intel. Buoyed by the resilience of tech companies, the valley's ...

Youth start well

ON A DAY in which 39 overs were lost due to a steady downpour of rain, the Guardian General Barbados Youth batted out 36 overs to reach a comfortable 82 for one at the close.

Environmentalists urge Aquino to repeal mining policy

MANILA, Sept. 5, 2010—Anti-mining advocates called on President Benigno Aquino to repeal the government’s mining policy saying that large-scale mining has not brought the country any economic gain. read more

China promises larger role in IPR protection, more co-op with EU

China's intellectual property rights (IPR) authorities Saturday vowed to play a larger role in the global cause of IPR protection while being more responsible to innovators and the public.

Sagittarius, Environment groups slug it out over Tampakan

Mining operations at the largest untapped copper and gold reserves in Southeast Asia still haven't started, and environmental advocates are doing all they can to forestall the Tampakan project in Mindanao.

U.S. Marines, British advisers at odds in Helmand

U.S. Marines and British civilian advisers are waging two wars in the hilly northern half of Helmand province: They're fighting the Taliban, and they're quarreling with each other. United States Marines - Afghanistan - U.S. Marine - Canada - Helmand Province

U.S. Marines, British advisers at odds in Helmand

U.S. Marines and British civilian advisers are waging two wars in the hilly northern half of Helmand province: They're fighting the Taliban, and they're quarreling with each other. United States - U.S. Marine - Helmand Province - Canada - War in Afghanistan

Android accounts for one-quarter of mobile web traffic, says Quantcast

digg_url = 'http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/04/android-accounts-for-one-quarter-of-mobile-web-traffic-says-qua/'; It's terribly difficult to get reliable statistics, as numbers tend to vary drastically depending upon whom you ask, but if you're inclined to believe that Android is mopping up Apple and RIM's declining mobile mindshare in the US, you'll find nothing but ...

Craigslist 'censors' adult services listings in US

Online classifieds website Craigslist has blocked US access to its "adult services" listings, replacing the section tab with a "censored" label after criticism it was facilitating prostitution.

Watchdog to tackle online travel advertising

Online advertisements will come under the regulation of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in 2011.

Top Ten Most Viral Ads Ever

Advertising Age Puts Together List; Expert Explains Why We Love Them So Much We Watch Them Over and Over Online

Shane Snow: How to Become an Internet Land Baron

Domains cost anywhere from a few dollars to a few hundred, depending on who's in charge; in secondary markets, valuable domain names can sell for hundreds of thousands. Enter Juan Diego Calle.

Online gambling strictly illegal

IF you spend your time at home trying to make quick buck on your computer playing online poker, blackjack, slots or betting on sports anywhere in South Africa, you’re doing so illegally.

IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads

Some of the first fruits of a European Union-funded project led by IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology.

Google Power User Tips: SERP URL Parameters

In Part 1, we looked at query operators for refining our searches. Now for Part 2, let’s look at parameters that we can add/modify in the URL of the the Google SERP (search engine results page.)

Duke Nukem Forever appearing at 2K's PAX booth [update: pictured!]

digg_url = 'http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/03/duke-nukem-forever-rumored-at-pax/'; "OMG, Duke Nukem is at PAX!" At least, according to an effusive tweet from Joystiq alum Dustin Burg. In addition, a source at the convention told Joystiq that images of Duke Nukem are visible at the 2K booth, which has yet to open to the public. The Gearbox logo can be seen, but the ...

Dakota County Sheriff’s Web domain name purchase raises questions

Bellows: “I’m sorry I did it” by Laura Adelmann Thisweek Newspapers Last June, months before Apple Valley Police Sgt. Mitch Scott announced he was running for Dakota County sheriff, his opponent, Dave Bellows, purchased the domain name mitchscottforsheriff.com. Bellows, who was appointed Dakota County sheriff by county commissioners after the surprise retirement of former Sheriff Don Gudmundson ...

New Report - U.S. Digestive Health Ingredients Markets (2010 - 2015) - MarketsandMarkets

DALLAS, Texas, September 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Buy this report now: http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/digestive-health-ingredients- 225.html (Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the space if one exists.) This market report analyzes the trends ...

Guitar Sidekick brings your phone to your guitar, while your guitar gently weeps

digg_url = 'http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/03/guitar-sidekick-brings-your-phone-to-your-guitar-while-your-gui/'; You may not want to be seen rocking one of these at your next gig, but if you've been trying to juggle your phone and guitar while using some of the endless number of apps out there, you might just want to consider this so-called Guitar Sidekick from Castiv ...

James Love: White House Blocks Disclosure of Secret intellectual property trade text

The Obama Administration has again blocked the public release of the text of an important intellectual property enforcement agreement. The White House has made the...

Soligenix Announces Publication Of Article Identifying Domains Within The Ricin Toxin A Subunit As Targets Of ...

Soligenix, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced the publication of an article online in Vaccine. The article describes the systematic identification of neutralizing and non-neutralizing B-cell epitopes on ricin toxin's enzymatic A subunit (RTA). An inactivated form of RTA is the primary component of RiVax™, the Company's ...

Twitter crackdown on hackers posting links to viruses with launch of URL shortening service

The company said the move was being taken to improve security, which has been hit by links which lead to fraudulent sites.

Deidre Hall Sues Fan Club Boss for 'Unauthorized Exploitation'

The actress accuses Cathleen Paradis of using several internet domains to 'sell unauthorized merchandise' and now seeks unspecified monetary damages with the lawsuit.

Bingo.com Announces Purchase of Domain Name Payments

ANGUILLA, BRITISH WEST INDIES-- (Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Bingo.com, Ltd. (OTCBB:BNGOF) , owner of the popular online gaming community http://www.bingo.com , today announced the purchase of the remaining Domain Name payments connected with the top level domain www.bingo.com as contemplated in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 18 ...

The Intellectual Property Icons

The IP Coalition has awarded eight Manila-based business establishments for their commitment to adopt and implement a policy of intellectual integrity, which entails not only respect for and recognition of their rights to their own intellectual creations, but also the rights of others and to deal only with products and services which do not infringe upon intellectual property rights.

Twitter Adopts OAuth, Expands URL Shortener Roll Out

Twitter aims to forgo passwords, and push an enhanced URL shortening service designed to heighten security and provide relevant content.

Parked Network Solutions domains served up malware

Network Solutions has disabled a widget used in parked domains that were found to be serving up malware, according to security firm Armorize.

Jedi Mind changes its name amid Lucas pressure

Jedi Mind decides to change its name to Mind Technologies after LucasFilm sues the company for trademark infringement, and it removes all mention of Jedi from its offerings. Originally posted at The Digital Home

Fighting intensifies over how to enforce intellectual property laws [UPDATED]

Barack Obama may be the country's most tech-friendly president ever, as comfortable discussing Net neutrality as Swiss neutrality. But his administration is caught in at least three pitched battles over intellectual property that could leave tech advocates wondering why they were so optimistic about his presidency. One fight stems from the secretive negotiations over the Anti-Counterfeiting ...

Jedi Mind changes its name amid Lucas pressure

Jedi Mind decides to change its name to Mind Technologies after LucasFilm sues the company for trademark infringement, and it removes all mention of Jedi from its offerings.

Intellectual Property

Skype is engaged in a battle to keep its brand. Sky – the broadcaster which also is an Internet service provider and telephone service provider – claims that the Voice over Internet Protocol company's brand is too similar to its own.

Twitter URL-shortener to keep track of all links clicked

The microblogging site has said that all users will be switched to its own link shortener, which will allow the company to record and analyse what they click on ( ZDNet UK - Security )

Twitter launches T.co, its own URL shortening service

Today social networking site Twitter announced that it has launched its own URL shortening service, T.co, that will be integrated into its Twitter service. It appears that the service will not, at least initially, be available for use in non-Twitter applications. Services like these are used by people to create shorter URLs that are more friendly to mobile and take up less space in text messages ...

Controversial Domain Name 'CO2.com' to Be Auctioned Off at the Epik.com Domain Conference On 'International Ozone Day'

SEATTLE , Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Epik.com, a leading domain name development company, has released a list of developed, revenue-generating websites that will be featured at auction on September 16 , starting at 1:30 pm at the Bell Harbor Conference Center Bay Auditorium in Seattle . The auction is part of the inaugural Epik.com Domain Developers Conference being held Sept. 15 - 17 in Seattle at ...

Twitter To Roll Out URL Shortener To All By End Of Year

Twitter's link shortener, available to all by year's end, hopes to boost security, but is bad for th

Advertising Standards Authority to regulate online ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been granted new powers toregulate all online adverts in a move that will put increasing pressure on website owners and advertisers.

Advertising watchdog moves online

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm.

Advertising Standards Authority extends remit to cover all online ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its digital remit to include all marketing communications online in all sectors regardless of an organisation's size.

Advertising Standards Authority gets online power

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is extending its remit to cover the online realm. It means that online marketing and ads will, from 1 March 2011, be subject to the same strict advertising rules as traditional media.

Hacking online advertising - Two recent ads contradict common attitudes and hint at something bigger.

Grand and bold declarations about the demise of online advertising -- and the web itself -- get all the attention. But two recent ads serve as countermeasures to the gloom: hackers are calibrating online advertising to serve their own specific needs.

Partner - Intellectual Property & Commercial - London - London - Legal -

Partner - Intellectual Property & Commercial - London Partner - Intellectual Property and Commercial Law - London Prestigious city law firm are currently looking for a Partner to join their London office for their Intellectual Property and Commercial department The ideal candidate will · Have a proven track record of partnership in another reputable city practice · Have background dealing with a ...

Partner - Intellectual Property & Commercial - London - City of London - Legal -

Partner - Intellectual Property and Commercial Law - London Prestigious city law firm are currently looking for a Partner to join their London office for their Intellectual Property and Commercial department The ideal candidate will · Have a proven track record of partnership in another reputable city practice · Have background dealing with a mix of Intellectual Property and Commercial matters ...