A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reassured members of the open source software movement by declaring that software distributed for free is still protectable by copyright. Open source software development thrives on continuous additions and improvements made by many different people, but attribution of preexisting code to the previous…
The State of Kansas is updating the stamp of approval it gives to local growers. Now, products that have at least 75% of their ingredients from, or processing in, Kansas can apply to display the certification mark Simply Kansas. For the past 30 years, a similar certification mark had been available: From the Land of…
The software giant’s attempt to trademark the term “cloud computing” has been the topic of lots of recent tech buzz. Cloud computing refers to a type of technology whereby software is accessed remotely by users who have no control over the infrastructure which supports the software. Both this infrastructure and the software itself can be…
The French fashion house filed suit last year against the recording company for allowing several of its artists to display unauthorized Louis Vuitton trademarks in their music videos and on CD literature. The matter has reportedly been settled for about $156,000. Fashionphile has managed to capture stills from the infringing videos. In Britney Spears’ music…