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		<title>Cal. Copyright Conference presents: AND THE BRAND PLAYED ON: From Artist to Brand and Beyond!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join me and fellow entertainment industry colleagues for cocktails, dinner and a stellar panel in the field of celebrity licensing and branding Tuesday, November 8. I will be moderating with John Bitrick of the Entertainment Division of City National Bank.  The panel features managers and agents of The Doors, Michael Jackson, Estates of Jim Morrison, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MGA’s Bratz Kick Mattel: Bratz, Lawyers up $330 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven years later, following two costly trials and reams of paper, MGA and its lawyers are winners in the latest round in the ongoing saga between Mattel and MGA over Bratz dolls. On August 4, 2011, after the jury awarded $88.5 in actual damages to MGA, the U.S. District Court Judge awarded $85 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel on when to draw the line on infringement suits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[trademark; registration; Intel; bully; infringement; dilution; Mexican Watch; ebay; McDonalds; lawsuits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Intel’s recent string of unreasonable trademark suits is a good lesson for large companies with the money to pay lawyers to bully smaller competitors (and even noncompetitors.) While it’s necessary and vital to protect your brand name from infringement and dilution, it’s also important to know when to draw the line to protect your reputation with the public.]]></description>
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		<title>Lesson from Corbis Copyright Registration Procedure:   Your photographs may not be protected unless you register your own copyrights</title>
		<link>http://brandaideblog.com/copyright/lesson-from-corbis-copyright-registration-procedure-your-photographs-may-not-be-protected-unless-you-register-your-own-copyrights/</link>
		<comments>http://brandaideblog.com/copyright/lesson-from-corbis-copyright-registration-procedure-your-photographs-may-not-be-protected-unless-you-register-your-own-copyrights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 22:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photographers who have utilized Corbis’s copyright registration program since the mid-90s may have less copyright protection than they think. ]]></description>
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		<title>Copyright, branding questions answered. Artists, check it out.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the common questions that artists and bands always ask is, “How can I copyright my music and secure that my band is the only one allowed to use that name?”
How can you ensure that no one else will use your name—your brand?
We hope this interview will give bands a better idea of how to protect their cherished name and brand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Trademarks as Google Adwords:  ECJ rules for Google, but Trademark Owners Still Have Rights</title>
		<link>http://brandaideblog.com/advertising/trademarks-as-google-adwords-ecj-rules-for-google-but-trademark-owners-still-have-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://brandaideblog.com/advertising/trademarks-as-google-adwords-ecj-rules-for-google-but-trademark-owners-still-have-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) underscores the reason for business owners to have a cost efficient monitoring program in place.  Competitors are purchasing trademarks as Google AdWords.  ]]></description>
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		<title>yogitoes&#8211;Setting the Standard for Organic Brands</title>
		<link>http://brandaideblog.com/brand/yogitoes-setting-the-standard-for-organic-brands/</link>
		<comments>http://brandaideblog.com/brand/yogitoes-setting-the-standard-for-organic-brands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word organic has been popping up all over the place lately.  Do a search and you will find organic food, organic wine, organic beauty products, organic textiles… you get the picture.  Organic implies a more natural way of approaching what we consume.  Let’s face it… these days organic is big business… but can business be organic?

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		<title>The Devil Wears Prada: Criminals Involved in Fake Goods Are Often Involved in Human Trafficking</title>
		<link>http://brandaideblog.com/brand/the-devil-wears-prada-criminals-involved-in-fake-goods-are-often-involved-in-human-trafficking/</link>
		<comments>http://brandaideblog.com/brand/the-devil-wears-prada-criminals-involved-in-fake-goods-are-often-involved-in-human-trafficking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 11, 2010, National Human Trafficking Awareness Month was launched across the U.S.   Human trafficking involves horrible mistreatment of children, with some abuses too difficult to even speak of, much less imagine.  Did you ever wonder who makes those “cheap” GUCCI knockoffs?  Those DKNY items on street corners?  Many of them may well have involved child labor, some of them akin to slavery.

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		<title>What’s your copyright worth if it’s not registered prior to someone stealing your work?</title>
		<link>http://brandaideblog.com/copyright/what%e2%80%99s-your-copyright-worth-if-it%e2%80%99s-not-registered-prior-to-someone-stealing-your-work/</link>
		<comments>http://brandaideblog.com/copyright/what%e2%80%99s-your-copyright-worth-if-it%e2%80%99s-not-registered-prior-to-someone-stealing-your-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art Licesning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visual and graphic artists are particularly vulnerable to unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted images on the Internet.  It’s literally a simple “right click,” “copy,” and “paste.”  Many such infringements go undetected.  Those that are discovered are often let go without remedial action. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ready for Art Licensing 102?  Advance On!</title>
		<link>http://brandaideblog.com/copyright/ready-for-art-licensing-102-advance-on/</link>
		<comments>http://brandaideblog.com/copyright/ready-for-art-licensing-102-advance-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday January 20, 2010, 5:30-6:30pm PST.
FREE Art Licensing Teleseminar!
IP Attorney Cheryl Hodgson will answer the questions: Hosted by Artist Tara Reed]]></description>
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