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Comment Re:Are Nevada roads that much above US standards? (Score 1) 825

by damsa on Sunday September 05, 2010 @06:19PM (#33483912) Attached to: Gubernatorial Candidate Wants to Sell Speeding Passes for $25

Having driven both, Nevada roads are no where near at the level of the Autobahn and also the distances between services in Nevada can be as much as 100 miles and much of that is in the dessert. Having said that, I have driven over 120+ mph on Nevada's roads with no issues.

Comment Re:Isn't Satire Protected? (Score 1) 264

by damsa on Tuesday June 22, 2010 @05:55AM (#32650890) Attached to: ThinkGeek's Best Ever Cease-and-Desist Letter

trademarks are protected by the first amendment. see Barbie Girl case Aqua vs. Mattel. if you were a IP lawyer you would know that.

Comment Re:Big Eyecatching Caption to attrract eyeballs (Score 1) 177

by damsa on Tuesday January 13, 2009 @03:13AM (#26429069) Attached to: Here Comes iPhone Nano, But Not In the US

Bandai Pippin.

Comment Re:It's lawyers adding up hours / protecting the T (Score 1, Insightful) 249

by damsa on Tuesday April 01, 2008 @06:45PM (#22935838) Attached to: T-Mobile Claims Trademark In the Color Magenta

Not really, if you stir up the pot then you are likely to lose your trademark status. Going after phone carriers probably ok. Going after bloggers who gives you free advertisement. Probably pretty stupid move both legally and in the business sense.

NFL, MLB Accused of Bogus Copyright Claims 116

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @05:48PM from the now-talk-to-the-mpaa-already dept.

P Crewe writes "A complaint filed by the Computer & Communications Industry Association accuses the NFL, MLB, and a number of studios of deceptive trade practices, saying that their far-reaching copyright claims systematically misrepresent the rights of consumers to use copyrighted material. 'According to the complaint, such warnings "materially misrepresent" US law. Fair use is given short shrift, and as a result, consumers are left with the impression that any use that the rights-holders do not expressly approve is illegal. "Consumers have the right to use the content in legal, non-infringing ways," CCIA spokesperson Jake Ward told Ars Technica. "Putting these warnings on broadcasts, videotapes, and DVDs is both misleading and threatening."'"

Rockstar Appeals British Ban on Manhunt 2 56

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @05:11PM from the we're-not-dead-yet dept.

1up is reporting (via MCV) that Rockstar has decided to appeal the BBFC ruling on their uber-violent Manhunt 2 title. The 'next step' is to get a hearing scheduled, which will allow the game to be demo'd and arguments given. "Rockstar Games had been given six weeks to appeal the decision, and with that opportunity about to expire, the company lodged its formal appeal yesterday ... The appeal was filed with the Video Appeals Committee, which can overturn the BBFC decision. As noted in our first article about the ban, the VAC overturned the BBFC's ban of Carmageddon back in 1997, giving Rockstar a glimmer of hope in its current situation."

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