nominees announced and pirated.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 31.01.2006
Nominees are announced on www.oscar.com website. I did a quick and small research. Pirated DVDs and DVD screeners as source, I do not care about the release format in this short info:
Best movie:
Good.Night.And.Good.Luck.2005.LiMiTED.PROPER.DVDRip.XviD-AFO
Brokeback.Mountain.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-DoNE
Crash.2004.DVDRip.XviD-SUM
Munich.2005.DVDSCR.XviD-DVL
One nominee is released as VCD:
Capote.VCD.SCREENER-COBRA
Best picture:
Batman.Begins.PAL.DVDR-SCREAM
Brokeback.Mountain.LiMiTED.DVDSCR.XviD-DoNE
Good.Night.And.Good.Luck.2005.LiMiTED.PROPER.DVDRip.XviD-AFO
Memoirs.Of.A.Geisha.2005.DVDSCR.XviD-PRiDEXViD
and only one nominee released as VCD:
The.New.World.SCREENER-RUSTLERS
in China.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 31.01.2006
It wouldn't be fair if I did not link to the post on www.googleblog.blogspot.com website.
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and 
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Tomasz Rychlicki @ 31.01.2006
Have you ever wondered about graffiti and copyright issues? I mean a lot of legal issues (not those criminal ones ;) which apply to each tag, throw up, piece, panel, t2b e2e, wholecar you see, you pass. I think I will write something more not only a short info here. I was concerned about such stuff earlier and I recalled this when I saw an announcement of the game titled "GettingUP" which is developed by Atari and Ecko. Check www.atari.com/gettingup website and Marc Ecko blog www.marcecko.blogspot.com where you can find more info. I recommend downloading free video titled "Graffiti" which was made by my friends from Deluks group. The music video is avaliable to download on www.hip-hop.pl website.
Free software.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.01.2006
An alternative, a challange and a lot of new possibilities for law and business. I see such watchowrods when browsing websites such as www.100-downloads.com. By the way, "software is like sex: it's better when it's free".
a tribute brand?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.01.2006
Jason Kottke writes about interesing brand and www.mike23.com website on his blog www.kottke.org. More info in this issue on www.freshnessmag.com, www.nytimes.com and www.whatsreallygoodmagazine.com websites. There is a question and a big suprise why did not Nike sue someone yet.
sold out?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 30.01.2006
Check www.studentsforafreetibet.org website. A comparison of censored websites is avaliable on www.blog.outer-court.com/censored website. Comics on www.geekculture.com and www.photos1.blogger.com website. A confused brand. Please check Electronic Frontier Foundation Blue Ribbon campaign. More info on www.eff.org website. Support anonymous proxies and other tools which may help to circumvent a censorship.
and a right to your image.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 29.01.2006
There is a hype about Chuck Norris life facts in the net for some time now. Check www.chucknorrisfacts.com website. There is a way to earn some money this way as you can see. Chuck Norris says he doesn't mind. Check www.chucknorris.com website, he suggests reading on of his books. There is an auction on www.allegro.pl website where you can buy a tennis ball which helped Chuck Norris to defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
The CFI judgement.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 27.01.2006
Case T-317/03, Volkswagen v. OHIM.
Google Cache is fair use.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.01.2006
US Federal District Court order in case Blake A. field v. Google Inc. (unpublished). Details on www.eff.org website.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.01.2006
Republic of Azerbaijan access to the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Azerbaijan, on April 11, 2006.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.01.2006
Republic of Benin access to the WIPO Copyright Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Benin, on April 16, 2006.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.01.2006
Republic of Azerbaijan access to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Azerbaijan, on April 11, 2006.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.01.2006
Republic of Benin access to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, adopted at Geneva on December 20, 1996. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Benin, on April 16, 2006.
cracked, RELOADED still alive.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 26.01.2006
Today's warez scene release is Torino.2006-RELOADED which means that the article on www.slyck.com website was not true.
WIPO and cybersquatting in 2005.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.01.2006
WIPO's official press release.
Alicante news.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.01.2006
OHIM has published the next issue of the official newsletter from Alicante.
Top brands.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 25.01.2006
The article on www.brandchannel.com wbsite.
RELOADED busted.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.01.2006
The article on www.slyck.com website about RELOADED leader's arrest. It is the biggest warez group releasing games.
First Internet banner ad.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.01.2006
Check info on www.thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com website, and no it is not a joke with the domain name. Some comments on www.slashdot.org website.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.01.2006
Republic of Finland access to the Patent Law Treaty, adopted at Geneva on June 1, 2000. WIPO's official press release. The said Treaty will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of Finland, on March 6, 2006.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.01.2006
Republic of Macedonia access to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, adopted at Geneva on July 2, 1999. WIPO's official press release. The Geneva Act will enter into force in respect of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on March 22, 2006.
access.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 24.01.2006
Islamic Republic of Iran access to the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration of October 31, 1958, as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967, and amended on September 28, 1979. WIPO's official press release. The Lisbon Agreement will enter into force, with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, on March 9, 2006.
How much computer crime costs?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.01.2006
The article on www.news.com website about FBI calculations.
in advertisment.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 21.01.2006
Check www-03.ibm.com website, where you may find funny spots with the penguin.
ECJ judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 17.01.2006
Case T-398/04, Henkel vs. OHIM.
Opinion C-512/04, Vitakraft-Werke Wührmann vs. OHIM.
Aerial promotion.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 17.01.2006
Advertising using Google Maps. Interesting information on www.adverlab.blogspot.com blog.
European patent policy.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 16.01.2006
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on patent policy to create an EU-wide system of protection. The European Commission press release IP/06/38 on 16 January 2006. The document on consultation on future patent policy in Europe is avaliable on www.europa.eu.int website (PDF file).
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.01.2006
Apple's advertising minimalism is presented on www.macmothership.com website (JPG file).
Counting for reverse engineering.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 14.01.2006
Jon Lech Johansen exposed weakness of the CSS (DVD content securing system). He is now slowly preparing to check AACS (new content securing system designed among other things for HD-DVD). Jon registered www.deaacs.com web domain in orther to do this. More details on www.nanocrew.net web blog maintaned by the Norwegian hacker.
History of computer ads.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.01.2006
Check www.aresluna.org website.
Overclock your logo/trademark.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.01.2006
The article on www.fizbang.com website.
with 
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.01.2006
Interesting combination of branded goods. More about this issue in the article on www.macdailynews.com website.
Do not steal Mac OS X.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.01.2006
Is this an information for potential criminals from Apple? More details on www.osx86project.org website.
The CFI judgements.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 13.01.2006
Case C-173/04 P, Deutsche SiSi-Werke v. OHIM.
Case C-361/04 P, Ruiz-Picasso and Others v. OHIM.
Case C-361/04 P, Devinlec v. OHMI.
Top 10 patent receivers.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.01.2006
What organization received most U.S. patents in 2005? Check the official info on www.uspto.gov website.
new logotype/trademark.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 11.01.2006
Info on www.underconsideration.com and www.rochesterdandc.com websites.
Is 
already cracked?
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.01.2006
The warez group charmingly called PI did a release Experience_Xbox_360_Kiosk_Demo_SELFBOOTING_READNFO_PAL_DVD5_XBOX360-PI, in the info file you may read such statement: "It seems Microsoft was in such a hurry to get this stuff out that they forgot to set the media protection on this disc. This leaves hackers with the posibility to hack around with this disc that load from a normal DVDR5 backup!" More to read in pi.nfo file.
Posters about industrial property.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.01.2006
A President of the Polish Patent Office announced a contest for the best poster about industrial property some time ago. All winner's works are avaliable on www.uprp.pl website (PDF file).
Changes in the 
regulations.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.01.2006
The European Commission has adopted two proposals to clarify and streamline rules for protected geographical indications, protected designations of origin and "traditional specialities guaranteed". The European Commission press release IP/06/2 on 4th January 2006. The EU legislation on the promotion and protection of food products are Council Regulation (EC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs and Council Regulation (EC) No 2082/92 of 14 July 1992 of on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
and some replies.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 09.01.2006
Intel Corp. announced new logotype/trademark. You may read a story on www.boingboing.net website about autoresponses to e-mails with some negative opinions about the logotype/trademark. Intel's new branding strategy is revealed in the official press release.
The piracy.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 06.01.2006
Police Officers from the Section for Economy Crimes from the Koszalin City Police HQ arrested people involved in maintaining the server intended to filesharing in the Internet (called HUB, which suggest Direct Connect P2P software). Details in the article on www.gazeta.pl website. This information is avaliable on www.policja.koszalin.pl website too.
looses 
trademark case.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 06.01.2006
Unilever has lost the case (sygn. VI SA/Wa 1343/05) brought before the Provincial Administrative Court in Warsaw concerning the decision of Polish Patent Office allowing to register a trademark word Magnat for ice creams produced by the Gallod Company. The article with more details of this case on www.rzeczpospolita.pl website.
Changes in the procedure.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 04.01.2006
United States Patent and Trademark Office has proposed changes in the examination procedure to improve its effectiveness. New rules are avaliable at:
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/71fr48.pdf
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/71fr61.pdf
(PDF files).
Pirates' party.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 03.01.2006
The Sweds founded a party. The article on www.theinquirer.net website. The official www.piratpartiet.se website (in Swedish language only).
EPO helps with kanji.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.01.2006
An info how to read kanji is avaliable on www.european-patent-office.org website. It is a help for understanding Chinese patent applications.
E-forms from Polish Patent Office.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 02.01.2006
According to the information on www.uprp.pl website, Polish Patent Office has made an electronic form of patent application avaliable online. It has been done with the dynamic and interactive PDF file format. An application can be filled with the use of Acrobat Reader software (needed 7.0 or newer).
Movie's copyright.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.01.2006
A letter from Polish movies distributor Gutek Film to adminitrators of websites with Polish translations evoked a little "confusion" in the press lately in Poland (check the article by Jarosław Lipszyc on www.gazeta.pl website and the response by Wojciech Orliński avaliable on www.gazeta.pl website too, both articles are in Polish). Meanwhile you may find www.imsdb.com website with full movie scripts in the net.
Coldplay and DRM.
Tomasz Rychlicki @ 01.01.2006
I wrote about Coldplay's pirated albums not so long time ago. Check www.itch.in website with infos about DRM system implemented on Coldplay's X&Y CDs.
