Subject: Intellectual Property

• License to Kill the Music: ASCAP & BMI Bullying Local Music Venues

  August 14, 2008

• At Lager-Heads

  Harvey McElhannon sells Diamondback Beer, and was the first to file for that trademark. Now Jerry Colangelo and Major League Baseball want him eighty-sixed.

  April 11, 1996

• For Their Eyes Only

  Tentative pact would seal some records in Symington bankruptcy case

  May 2, 1996

• Arty Girl: Get Your Culture Pass

  By Hryck, courtesy of Creative Commons flickr.This isn't what the Culture Pass actually looks like...but it's a pretty picture of a ticket, eh?Dammit, I knew a reason would come along sooner or later that would force me into paying my late fees at the Phoenix Public Library.I feel really guilty about dodging those fees. I know it makes me a bad person. I owe them a chunk of change for keeping some DVD's for a ridiculous amount of time for no real good reason, other than I'm lazy.And now, with th

  April 1, 2009

• A Cancer on ASU

  Could Bob Pettit have cured cancer in his lifetime? We might never know, thanks to nasty university politics

  January 18, 2007

• Smooth Criminal Fingers

  Step away from those chords

  December 28, 2006

• Sue Me, Sue You

  The game of the name

  December 14, 2006

• Oasis

  Don't Believe the Truth
  (Sony)

  June 2, 2005

• Richard X

  Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol. 1 (Astralwerks)

  September 18, 2003

• Reality Check

  Should journalists sign a confidentiality agreement to attend a Survivor party? The Spike votes that idea off the table.

  February 28, 2002

• Custody Battle

  Marvel Comics isn't going to give Joe Simon his son, Captain America, without a fight

  April 19, 2001

• The Secret Storm

  Proposed bill would ban confidentiality agreements in Arizona liability lawsuits

  February 15, 2001

• Pirates of the Cyberspace

  Music, money and mayhem clog MP3 download sites

  May 11, 2000

• Sports Fight

  ESPN battles Phoenix webmaster over domain name

  February 10, 2000

• The Ho Shebang

  Local party promoter trademarks black hooker slang

  February 3, 2000

• Hypercomback

  While blasting the company's behavior, judge says aggrieved woman didn't prove her case

  December 9, 1999

• ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING-AND A LICENSEMUSIC COPYRIGHTERS ARE WAITING TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF YOUR BUSINESS

  June 2, 1993

• ADOLESCENT ANGSTTEENAGE FANCLUB DISCOVERS OVERNIGHT SUCCESS IS NO NIRVANA

  April 22, 1992

• Other People's Blogs: Meg White, Trent Reznor Marry, Coldplay Vs. Cat, Babyshambles get Britpoppy

  Pitchfork: Meg White, Trent Reznor Getting Married (No, Not to Each Other, Sorry)Spin: Yusuf Islam Accuses Coldplay of PlagiarismSpin: Babyshambles Channel Stone Roses On New RecordRolling Stone: Britney Spears Fan Arrested for Crashing Stage at "Circus" Show

  May 4, 2009

• Virgin, Universal to Offer Unlimited MP3s

  Can Virgin - with the help of Universal Music - effectively end online music piracy? We'll have to wait and seeIn an effort to help and curtail online music piracy, Universal Music will partner up with U.K. telecommunications ("telco," if you're British) provider Virgin Media to launch an unlimited downloadable music service. This service will set users back anywhere from $16 - $24 (10 - 15 pounds) a month and it allows them unlimited access to Universal's entire catalog. Users can either downlo

  June 15, 2009