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's Archive for April, 2008

Who are these people?

Thanks again to Ken Hamma for killing yet stingray that threatened my life and career.  Photos tomorrow. http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/images/thedeep_ray1.jpg Phyllis Hecht and Stephanie Stebich are both here.  Phyllis is fabulous and one of the organizers of this event and Stephanie, heck Stephanie and I go way back to Cleveland together even though I am still a minor [...]

Down time in Sarasota Florida…

Hi boys and girls.  Holly here blogging from the pool bar (closed) at the Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel in Sarasota Florida.  I’m here courtesy of IMLS and Florida State University in two days of meeting looking at the future of education for information professionals in archives, librairies, and museums–lots of interesting folk here–deans of library schools, digital [...]

Copyright legislation 2008

Make a cup of coffee, sit down, and read the press release below through to the end. It’s important to understand that the proposed criminal enforcement measures in the latest copyright legislation proposal don’t distintuish between a big-time black-market counterfeiting outfit and …you and me and our institutions. Do note that this proposed legislation “…establishes [...]

Canine Fashionistas — This Just In!

From an IP Newsletter my spouse gets.  Trademark Dilution Update: A “Louis Vuitton” for You, a “Chewy Vuiton” for Man’s Best Friend By: Amanda H. Wilcox, Esq. On November 13, 2007, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that “Chewy Vuiton” plush dog toys sold by Haute Diggity Dog were successful parodies that did not [...]

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