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Movie & TV Giants Say French Pirate Site Audiences Are Continuously Shrinking

TorrentFreak

ALPA, the Association Against Audiovisual Piracy ( Association de Lutte contre la Piraterie Audiovisuelle ) has been active in France since the mid-eighties. With heavyweight backing from the Hollywood studios of the MPA, and the music industry through a number of large groups and organizations, wherever there’s a piracy fight in France, ALPA is unlikely to be too far away.

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Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch

Likelihood of Confusion

Something about a judge loves a fence, I guess--and not only fences like eBay. The post Forget breakfast — eBay eats Tiffany’s lunch appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™.

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“Ringless Voicemail” Vendor Wins Section 230 Defense Against FTC–US v. Stratics Networks

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[This is one of those opinions that is a slog to blog because the court’s statutory analysis made my head hurt. If this opinion confuses you, welcome to the club. FWIW, “Slog to Blog” would make a good band name.] Stratics Networks offers ringless voicemail and VOIP services. The court explains that, with ringless voicemails, “users can mass deliver prerecorded messages directly to recipients’ voicemail inboxes without causing their phones to ring or giving recipients the