Score One for Microsoft PCWorld.com reports that "Lindows.com Ordered to Change Name."

Copyright Fees in the Great White North The Globe and Mail reports that "Copyright Board freezes music-media levies," while Reuters reports that "Canada Slaps Copyright Levy on MP3 Players."

First it was the Rat Olympics. Now it's the Robolympics. Robolympics founder David Calkins has received a cease and desist letter from the United States Olympic Committee demanding his group stop using the word "olympic" to describe a robotics competition.

Link Earns Kung Fu Fansite Cease and Desist Letter from Miramax Wired has this report.

Guess There's No First Amendment in Alphaville Salon has an interesting article on Peter Ludlow, real-world academic and Sims Online muckraker, who apparently published one too many criticisms of Electronic Arts in his Alphaville Herald.

Another One Bites the Dust IP boutique Pennie & Edmonds has announced that it will close, effective December 31, 2003.

Jackson 4 Reach Copyright Settlement E! Online is reporting that four of the Jackson brothers (minus embattled Michael) have reached a tentative settlement in two copyright infringement cases brought by producer Gordon Keith and R&B group Ripples & Waves.

Say Goodbye Reuters is reporting that "Voyeur Web Site JenniCam to Go Dark After 7 Years."

Blow for the Giraffe Marty has a report on the Louisiana Tax Court decision about taxation of trademark holding companies.

RIAA Progress Update C-Net reports that "RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results."

More Legal Maneuvering in SCO v. IBM Case C-Net reports that "Judge orders SCO to show Linux Infringement."

Guess She Doesn't Like Rap Music Reuters reports that "Supreme Court Allows Rosa Parks to Sue Rap Duo."

Trademarks and the Nonprofit The Christian Science Monitor discusses branding and nonprofits in the article "Smaller nonprofits latch on to logos." Would have made a great link to include in my article "What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know About Trademark Law."

Google Brings Trademark Declaratory Judgment Action Reuters is reporting that Google has asked a U.S. District Court judge in San Jose, California to decide whether Google's keyword advertising constitutes trademark infringement.

Time to Report the RIAA Gaffes The AP is reporting that among the 80 individuals sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement back in October is "retiree Ernest Brenot, 79, of Ridgefield, Wash., who wrote in a handwritten note to a federal judge that he does not own a computer nor can he operate one."

41 New Suits Reuters is reporting that "Music Industry Sues More File Swappers." Wired has this report. C-Net reports that "RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results".

CA Court Transfers RIAA Suit to DC C-Net has this report about a California District Court's decision to transfer the suit filed by SBC against the RIAA to challenge the latter's file-swapping subpoenas to the District of Columbia.

Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich Calls for Inquiry into Diebold C-Net has this report.

DeCSS Redux Reuters reports that "DVD 'Hacker' Pleads Not Guilty in Piracy Appeal."

Diebold Sees the Light The AP is reporting that Diebold has promised not to file copyright infringement actions against dozens of students, computer scientists and ISP operators that posted internal company memoranda regarding flaws in Diebold's electronic voting systems.