A thoroughly snowed-in Britain has provided many photographic opportunities over the last few weeks. Amateurs and even some professional photographers have used Flickr, a photo sharing service, to upload and publicise their work. Among their number, Peter Zabulis uploaded a rather picturesque shot of tire tracks crossing a snowy field and labelled it “all rights reserved”. read more »
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January is resolution time. A universal thought takes over: "I need to quit smoking, lose weight and call my mother more!" The IP Whiteboard team are not immune to this infectious optimism, and have put together some "IP resolutions" to kick off Twenty Ten. It's not exactly Letterman's Top 10, and we know that resolutions aren't always kept, but here goes! read more »
The launch of the highly anticipated Google "Nexus One" phone based on the "android" platform has the blogosphere buzzing about more than the technology. read more »
A French Tintin fan has found himself the subject of a law suit for writing and distributing essays inspired by his love for the Beligan cartoon icon. read more »
Anyone selling products in the United States will need to take heed of a recent United States appellate court decision. read more »
It appears that Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane (aka "Dr McSteamy") isn't the only celebrity using copyright law to protect themselves from an invasion of their privacy: see our earlier post here. High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens has now filed a federal copyright suit against Butter Media LLC for their unauthorised publication of nude self portrait photographs depicting Ms Hudgens in her private residence on their celebrity gossip website. read more »
The High Court has refused to grant special leave from a decision of the Full Federal Court (H Lundbeck A/S v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 70) concerning a patent for the (+)-enantiomer of citalopram, known as escitalopram. read more »