Should our copyright laws extend to fashion designs? The so-called Fashion Bill has been reintroduced in Congress.
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Apparently You CAN Mess with Texas
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), owner of the mark DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS, recently sought a restraining order against the bookstore chain Barnes & Noble, Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Club USAand author Christie Craig over the sale
of Craig’s romantic novel entitled “Don’t Mess With Texas“. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks denied the order and cited First Amendment rights, the relatively small amount of revenue involved, and the diversity between good and services. Although TXDOT owns registration in the slogan for a wide variety of printed materials, books is not one of them.
For more details about this case, read the article, “Judge: Author Can ‘Mess with Texas’ All She Wants“.
For more details about this case, read the article, “Judge: Author Can ‘Mess with Texas’ All She Wants“.