Most of you will remember that over a year ago a man by the name of Patrick Grant came on here claiming to own the rights to the name "Strange Music". Mr. Grant eventually took his claim to federal court and requested a preliminary injuction. In August he was denied his request.
The following was pulled from an article, about how google searches aid in deciding a court case, in the ABA Journal.
In July, U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castle searched Google and Yahoo! to check on a music composer's claim that hip-hop label Strange Music was infringing on the name of his company, Strange Music Inc. Castel found thousands of "strange music" references on the Web, but concluded that consumers wouldn't be confused. He denied the request for a preliminary, injunction. Strange Music Inc. v. Strange Music Inc., No. 04 Civ. 02915 (S.D.N.Y. 2004).
This article was featured in the October 2004 issue of ABA Journal.
The following was pulled from an article, about how google searches aid in deciding a court case, in the ABA Journal.
In July, U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castle searched Google and Yahoo! to check on a music composer's claim that hip-hop label Strange Music was infringing on the name of his company, Strange Music Inc. Castel found thousands of "strange music" references on the Web, but concluded that consumers wouldn't be confused. He denied the request for a preliminary, injunction. Strange Music Inc. v. Strange Music Inc., No. 04 Civ. 02915 (S.D.N.Y. 2004).
This article was featured in the October 2004 issue of ABA Journal.
