http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/ Information, Law, and the Law of Information Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:08:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-91639 Info/Law » Trademarks, Movies, and the Clearance Culture Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:09:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/#comment-91639 [...] of trademark rights has become. And these incidents, like countless others (see here and here for examples), will never result in litigation, and therefore never result in decisions that might [...] [...] of trademark rights has become. And these incidents, like countless others (see here and here for examples), will never result in litigation, and therefore never result in decisions that might [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-26655 Avis Bullied Blogger Over Logo Design | Logo Design Works Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:47:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/#comment-26655 [...] Some lawyers side with Turkewitz on this issue for they believe there is no valid claim here. Like this article? Subscribe to our RSS feed Add to Del.icio.us | Digg This! | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit [...] [...] Some lawyers side with Turkewitz on this issue for they believe there is no valid claim here. Like this article? Subscribe to our RSS feed Add to Del.icio.us | Digg This! | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-23296 What Does Philippine Law Say About Trademarks and Fair Use? at Fool for Five Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:13:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/#comment-23296 [...] Avis’ trademark as you have done in [that] particular piece.” At least one law blogger opined that Eric’s use of the logos was fair, and that he didn’t violate the rights of Avis. Eric himself rebutted Avis’s claims, [...] [...] Avis’ trademark as you have done in [that] particular piece.” At least one law blogger opined that Eric’s use of the logos was fair, and that he didn’t violate the rights of Avis. Eric himself rebutted Avis’s claims, [...]

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-23284 Michael Risch Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:53:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/#comment-23284 Without passing on the relatively clear right to use the word "Avis" in the news reporting, isn't there a real question about whether you can thus use a stylized mark next to the news text (and not in the text itself). I don't know the answer to that, but it seems to me there is a real difference between a sentence with the word Avis in it and a graphic the stylized mark. Indeed, I might be concerned about copyright liability as well. Without passing on the relatively clear right to use the word “Avis” in the news reporting, isn’t there a real question about whether you can thus use a stylized mark next to the news text (and not in the text itself). I don’t know the answer to that, but it seems to me there is a real difference between a sentence with the word Avis in it and a graphic the stylized mark. Indeed, I might be concerned about copyright liability as well.

]]> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/comment-page-1/#comment-23182 Lex Ferenda » Ding dong - Avis calling Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:23:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2007/10/29/avis-fair-use/#comment-23182 [...] hspace=”10″ vspace=”10″>Bill McGeveran reports on Avis, the car hire people, and their utterly unreasonable legal letters to blogger Eric [...] [...] hspace=”10″ vspace=”10″>Bill McGeveran reports on Avis, the car hire people, and their utterly unreasonable legal letters to blogger Eric [...]

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