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Branding – Uniqueness and Fame

azrights

There are two drivers of brand asset strength: uniqueness and fame. For example, when you see the swoosh logo of the Nike brand you know it represents Nike even though it may be featured on its own with no name accompanying it. If an asset is less famous, it is more likely to be mistakenly attributed to a competitor’s brand.

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WIPIP session 3: Cultural Production

43(B)log

OMG Dollz that copied their looks. Q: 2016 Kenya law has a detailed framework for protection, bulldozing through all these issues. Q: what happens when brands represent source communities? Also explore indigenous branding from cultural property perspective. It’s on the books but never tested in courts.

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Inter American Convention allows claims that Lanham Act makes dubious after Abitron; but what about Article III?

43(B)log

Industria, based on Colombia, produces and distributes food products under two relevant brand names: Zenú and Ranchera. They’re successful brands: approximately $300,000,000 annually in sales of Zenú products and $100,000,000 in sales of Ranchera products. This makes Colombians abroad get tricked.” Summary judgment for Latinfood.

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Pirate Sites That Rip-Off Other Pirate Sites’ Branding Are About to Regret It

TorrentFreak

In a mainstream piracy scene where blocking has normalized the use of sites that simply resemble the original, imposter sites with big-name branding easily gain traction. The MPA obtained an injunction to block the site in October 2016 after 123movies.to ” Clone and Imposter Sites Punished For Copying. .”

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Design Piracy Unveiled: Insights into Registered Design Theft

Intepat

Owners of registered designs can pursue legal action against infringers; however, the ease of replicating designs and the difficulty in tracking widespread copying make enforcement problematic. Design piracy involves copying the visual elements of a product, such as patterns, shapes, and ornamentation.

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New Tools, Old Rules: Is The Music Industry Ready To Take On AI?

Copyright Lately

The comments from Michael Nash quoted above really only speak to the input phase, during which audio recordings are copied to a dataset that’s then used to train a voice model. It isn’t human-readable and does not contain copies of any audio recordings. But once created, the voice model is just a set of parameters.

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Despite likely confusion and presumption of irreparable harm, delay dooms old USFL's PI bid

43(B)log

“In preparation for the league’s debut, Defendants have invested tens of millions of dollars in acquiring intellectual property rights, advertising, broadcasting, stadium and apparel deals, and in hiring players, coaches, trainers, and other staff, and in branded uniforms and equipment. Plaintiffs never supplied the requested information.”