Nothing Says Christmas Like a Copyright Lawsuit
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 24
Nothing warms the holiday spirit quite like a copyright lawsuit over a light-up reindeer. Back in 2019, two companies went head-to-head over just that when Enchant sued Glowco for copyright infringement.
The Rise of Fake Copyright C&D Letters (And How Not to Get Taken In)
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 23
If your inbox has been serving up dramatic “copyright infringement” cease and desist letters lately, you’re not imagining it. Scam C&Ds are having a moment.
National Magic Day: Celebrating the Life and IP of Harry Houdini
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 22
If you’re planning a magic show, be careful if you invoke the name of the great Houdini… you may need more than trick handcuffs to escape an infringement lawsuit.
Creepy Copyright: The Legend of Black Aggie
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 21
They say she watches. That her eyes glow red at midnight. That if you sit on her lap, you’ll never rise again. She’s called Black Aggie, and she wasn’t supposed to exist.
National Candy Corn Day – The Scariest Day of the Year
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 20
Dislike it or hate it, candy corn is a permanent fixture now – and it has its own official holiday!
School Lunches Look Different This Year
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 19
As students head back to school across the United States, many will notice changes to the cafeteria menu.
Copyright Certificates Are Going Out… Naked!
Fish Tank: Newsletter Volume 25, Issue 18
If you recently got a copyright registration certificate in the mail and noticed it’s missing something kind of important—like a signature—you’re not imagining things.
Technology Digs Deep Under Pyramids
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 11
People have long pondered whether or not the Giza pyramids were indeed solely burial chambers, which was the only known, and archaeologically determined, use—until now.
Direwolves are de-extinct. Will we soon have patent pending pterodactyls?
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 10
If genetically modified animals, with patented DNA, are released into the wild, would their offspring be covered under the patent? Who would own these animals, nature or Colossal?
Anna Jarvis Gave Us Mother’s Day—and this is how we repaid her?!
FishBits: Mini Article Volume 25, Issue 9
By 1930, efforts began in New York to replace Mother’s Day with Parent’s Day because men were more than just breadwinners. Those efforts didn’t catch on, probably because in that era, women often spent more time in the home.