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No Tick for Geiger

Footwear design John Geiger and multinational corporation Nike have come to an agreement over a trade mark dispute. Geiger claims the parties have amicably settled the dispute. Geiger has allegedly agreed to modify the design of his GF-01 shoes. Nike initially issued proceedings against Geiger for trade mark infringement, claiming the GF-01 used “Nike’s registered […]

Spotify’s little-known history in Torrents

Torrents are (and have been for over a decade now) the predominant mode of file sharing for pirates. Users host files for download by others (seeding) and other users download tiny fractions of the same file from as many seeds as can be reached (leaching). The torrent program used then collates those tiny fractions back […]

Van Morrison challenged by ex-professional wrestler

The cover image for Van Morrison’s newest album, ‘Roll With The Punches’, features an image of Billy Two Rivers (the Image), a Canadian born ex-professional wrestler. In addition to appearances in numerous television programmes and films, Billy Two Rivers was also a leader of the Mohawk nation on the Kahnawake reservation, has featured in songs […]

The Sky’s the Limit

Skyscape Cloud Services Ltd v Sky Plc and others [2016] EWHC 1340 (IPEC) Sky plc were formed in 1990 and merged with British Satellite Broadcasting becoming the UK’s largest digital subscription television company. Sky also provide satellite broadcasting, on-demand internet, broadband and telephone services and have also offered email services, including email accounts, since 2006. […]

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No Tick for Geiger

Spotify’s little-known history in Torrents

Van Morrison challenged by ex-professional wrestler

The Sky’s the Limit

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