Jason Griffey

Interesting court case today….the US Supreme Court ruled against 20th Century Fox in a trademark suit. Essentially, the suit says that users of material under public domain do not have to worry about tracking down trademark information for the original creator of the material. Fox sued a company called Dastar after Dastar used material created by Fox, but allowed to fall out of copyright. Fox argued that repackaging it diluted the Fox trademark, which SCOTUS rejected. From CNN:

“Scalia said that if creative producers were required under the trademark law to attribute the origin of any uncopyrighted materials they used, it would be difficult.

“We do not think the Lanham Act requires this search for the source of the Nile and all its tributaries,” he wrote.

The Bush administration and other groups including the American Library Association had supported Dastar. “

So, good news for the public domain…now if we could just managed to GET a public domain again, we'd be in good shape.

Hmm. Upload still not entirely cooperating. Lots of reports over at radio.userland.com, so hopefully something will get changed soon. If not, I guess I'll do ANOTHER blog migration…check out moveable type or something.

Speaking of eating habits, Abe and I had an interesting experience at Southpoint Mall yesterday…after seeing The Italian Job with Trish, she headed out and Abe and I tried to grab some grub. Unfortunately, every quick eatery at the mall evidently closes at 6pm on Sundays….all of them. Don't understand that, since the movie theatre shows movies all through the evening. The only things that stayed open were the sit down places that would take like 2 hours to get in and eat.

So: Boooooooo on the Food Court at Southpoint. Booooooooooooo.

Without Bets around, my sleep/wake schedule is soooooo fucked up. I'm sliding into the 2-3am bed/10-11am wake schedule, which is normal for me, but weird after the regimentation of school. So this is a weird few days. And don't get me started on my eating habits….gah.

And back to the problems uploading…looks like the problem is that it has trouble with my home network. Which is interesting, but not a deal killer, since I can still blog, and then just upload it during my time at school.

In case some of you missed it, it turns out that the rescue of Jessica Lynch was….*gasp*…..not presented by the American government and media entirely factually.

Check the story from the BBC, since you can be sure the liberal American media isn't going to cover it.

Wait, let me do that again: <sarcasm>…the liberal American Media…</sarcasm>. That's better.

So lazy today….so much of nothing done.

Spent WAAAAAY to much time on my new xbox today. Picked up Halo and Dead or Alive 3, and both are absolutely great games. Much fun will be had, and if anyone wants to join,buzz me. 🙂

To give you some idea how much I've played these games today, it's currently 4:13pm or so, and I have done almost literally nothing else today. Must….pry….controller….from….hand…..

Well, had a terrible insomniac night last night. Bets is on the way to FLA, 11 hour drive, and the day before she left she pulled a muscle in her back….not fun. Am worried about her. 🙁

In happier, lighter news, I got up the morning to find that “Heathers” was on…one of my all time favorite films. It captures teen angst and Sturm und Drang so well.

“whether to kill yourself or not is one of the most important decisions a teenager can make”

🙂

Hmm…So maybe the upload IS working. Still shaking the bugs out of the system here.

Well, tomorrow Bets jaunts off to faraway FLA and sticks me here by my lonesome, with just the kitties to keep me company. The kitties, and my new Xbox. 🙂 If anyone has game recommendations, post'em up…always like good game design, regardless of the genre. Also, if anyone wants to do dinner for the next week or so (late, though…working in the Collab 'til 8pm nearly every night) let me know…gonna be starving for human contact. 🙂

Speaking of gaming, for those who don't know, I _love_ games. Adore them. Game design is a hobby of mine, and I'm a playtester for a company (Comic Images) who produces one of the more popular Collectible Card Games, Raw Deal. It's a game based on the World Wrestling Entertainment brand of professional wrestling. The game is my major hobby…to the point where I'm competing in qualifiers for the world championships over the summer. 🙂 Wish me luck.