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Cybersquating Law

By admin | Published: October 4, 2009
What is Cybersquatting? “Cybersquatting involves the registration as domain names of well-known trademarks by non-trademark holders who then try to sell the names back to the trademark owners.”  Sporty’s Farm L.L.C. v. Sportsman’s Mkt, Inc., 202 F.3d 489, 493 (2d Cir. 2000). What is the purpose of the law? The Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act  “was passed ‘to protect consumers [...]
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Funding for “Artful Narrative and Documentary Films”

By admin | Published: September 12, 2009
Via A Filmmaker’s Life, today I came upon Cinereach, a company that awards $500,000 in grants to “artful and narrative documentary film.” The 2010 Grant Cycle apparently begins soon: 2010 Winter Grant Cycle Letter of Inquiry Submissions Open:October 15, 2009 Letter of Inquiry Deadline: December 1, 2009 Full Proposals Requested from Selected Applicants:January 2010 Grant Awards Announced: February 2010
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Salinger Article on State Bar Blog

By admin | Published: July 24, 2009
An article I wrote about the Salinger v. Colting case has been posted on the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Blog of the New York State Bar. The article is here.
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“Art Merchant” Under New York Law

By admin | Published: May 15, 2009
When buying or selling art in New York, one should be aware of whether he or she is dealing with an “art merchant.” This was one of the central issues in a dispute between Tom Wesselmann and International Images, Inc.
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