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8-10| The Evolution of OnlineLaw : Intellectual Property Law Trends on the
 Internet Led by Kenyon & Kenyon / NYITC @ 55 Broad St Fl4 / Glbl Community
 Dig Sandbox  835-2745 
|8:44|  JimRosini  ; K&K / 1 Bwy / NYC :
 Work made for hire not owned .  Aud : trade custom to use for self promotion
 . put it in writing . Standard : common person ( eg taco bell customer for
 Taco Bell infringment )  but web aud more sofistokated 
| Earliest copyright date covers updated derivatives . Advantages to
 identifyable (c) notice but not essential . ( works w Talking Heads )
 Trademark counts even if image independently redrawn .
 Playboy v  www.TerriWelles.com  ' Playmate of yr `81 ' .
 HTML MetaTags : Playmate & Playboy . held permisiable
 | Notion of Reaping what have not sown .
|9:2| AlanBaden : was chief trademark counsel to Intel :
 Domain names - doing better at appling traditional Trademark law than
 trademark people are | Court rules 1st on juristiction .
 Domain name piracy : French Perfumer owned by guy claiming domain names .
 1st claimed inadvertant . then said wanted to test state of law .
 Network Solutions Inc. INTERNIC  | some paying close to 100k$ for
 domain names | CyberSquatter : Dennis Toeppen . lost Dist Ct to AmerStd |
 Intermatic : makes low voltage lights - convinced judge was famous name .
 new Antidilutive laws . Have to show FAME . Court figures out how to find
 DennisT guilty . DT went to Panavision asking for 13K$ .
 Offen ltrs wanted , e.g. : 6 seats 1st class , to eg Hawaii .
 Asking for 13K$ money constituted ' Use in Commerce ' . ergo guilty .
 PlannedParenthood v Bucci : catholic . prevention of direct access to PP ,
 constituted U in C .
 Avery-Dennison v grp w > 1M$ worth of domain names . got every thing ending
 in 'Avery' | Court favors maintaining equity .
 Prince PLC : prince.com - UK court orderd domain names xfered to rightful
 owner . Compuserve DE obsenity case : guilty .
 NSI InterNic not helpful to rightfull owner . NSI has been cited . but gives
 up control of issue to court real quick .
 German Ct claimed Jurisdiction because visible there . concertconcept.com
 ' The Blue Note ' NYC vs small MO club . NY ct declined jurisdiction
|9:39| BrianMudge : Design patents for Icons . Patent covers novel features
 of ornamental design . Design patents on line drawing . 14 yr term . must be
 in use < 1 yr ( in US ) . you get accnting of infringer`s profits
 Host ( OLSP ) libel for infringment if have knowledge or should have known .
 Important to have take down rights in user agreement .
 Safe Harbor : no monetary liability for : passive transmission , automated
 caching , storage w/o knowledge . injunctive relief limited to cut off
 access of offender .
|10:3| Risk Management : Sedrick : Insurance : Avg cost patent infringement
 suit 2.5M$ | Commercial Risk . Along Mfg lines . Ins for fortuitious loss
 only - you in the right . grew out of marine ( 3k yr history ) UK 1860 act
 relatively new . Web - no statute law . so not being adventurous .
 WebSite needs advertising , not general , liability coverage . Sedgewick 1st
 in `95 . Not physical - all legal costs . AIG Chubb USF&G big 3 .
|10:13| Multimedia broader than  errors & omissions coverage | Pricing &
  reinsurane ? reasonable rates & yes re starting . Detuctable >= $10k .
  Employers Re : 10-25 retention , $2500 % yr for 5-10M$ .
  Patents more .
|10:40|  Glad I woke up to securing CoSy.com as quickly as I did . 

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