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The Daily Memo - 7/24/06
A judge accepts a donut and a child molester may go free? (NWCN)
Johnny Damon is just a simple caveman with no sense of humor, threatening legal action against the seller of “Damon Sucks” baby bibs. (Fox Sports)
The Ninth Circuit issued a stay on a lower court’s issuance of an injunction forbidding the use of any comments which might possibly be considered disparaging of a trademark. (Likelihood of Confusion)
The “anatomy of a blog thread” about alarmist reactions to contract provisions (a YouTube concern, in this case). (The Trademark Blog)
California and New York legislatures are considering laws which would prevent criminal defendants from using their victim’s sexual orientation in their defense (by trying to justify the crime on the basis that they were afraid of, or angry about, the victim being gay). (CNN)
The Senate has approved a bill making it a felony for sex-related websites to use misleading words or images which could cause minors to view the site. (c|net)
An American Bar Association task force thinks that Congress should setup judicial review of the presidential signing statements issued by Bush (the statements he signs, when signing legislation, which says that he’s reserving the right not to follow the law). (U.S. News & World Report)
