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Recent reading: on brands and sumptuary codes

43(B)log

In other places/times, both Indians and colonists were required to use their own brands to identify animals, but who got away with violating the rules was unsurprisingly racialized. A few seventeenth-century planters branded cattle on the horn, but most colonists preferred to clip animals’ ears.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

However, the appellate court seems to invalidate that six-factor test: “Determining he ownership of social-media accounts is indeed a relatively novel exercise, but that novelty does not warrant a new six-factor test.” The next step is to determine whether ownership ever transferred to another party.

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Pending patent legislation: 

Patently-O

2774 – Pride in Patent Ownership Act. Creating additional incentives to timely record patent ownership interests. Authorizes FTC to pursue actions against brand/generic settlements that involve the branded-patentee providing “anything of value” to the generic in order to end the patent challenge.

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Piracy Giant Zoro.to Now Points to MPA/ACE ‘Seized Domain’ Nameservers

TorrentFreak

Pirate site brands, including 123movies, Putlocker, Kisscartoon, 123movieshub, and GoMovies, were suddenly recognized all over the world, despite in many cases having been copied from ‘pirate’ brands already in existence. Running in parallel, news began to emerge of big changes at Zoro.to. Aniwatch.to

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The Allure of Lawsuit Guitars

IPilogue

Just as communities coalesce around particular musicians, artists, or genres of music, so too do instruments, music labels, and brands. Gibson and Fender’s signature craftsmanship and quality declined dramatically due to changing economic circumstances, decisions to cut material costs (while keeping a high price point), and new ownership.

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DataCamp: Pirate IPTV “Scam Judgment” Worth Millions Aimed to “Terrorize” Hosting Companies

TorrentFreak

Earlier this year the parties in the DISH matter said that a settlement was being discussed for a second time, just as DataCamp found itself under mounting pressure in an increasingly complex case. Dramatic developments this week indicate that an amicable settlement is of no interest to DataCamp.

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ACE Shuts Down Pirate IPTV Providers as Unusual Potential Threat Looms

TorrentFreak

Domain Shows No Sign of MPA/ACE Ownership Domains under full MPA/ACE control usually have a particular signature. ACE has a pretty fearsome reputation woven into its branding so if people believe that they’re being contacted by the real ACE, that could lead them to do extraordinary things. How Bad Could it Get?