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DewDude writes:
You've probably seen them on YouTube, Fine Brothers are the two behind the video series Teens React, Kids React, and Elders React. Well, the two seem to feel they somehow invented this whole thing and have now filed for a very broad trademark.. (http://ryanmorrisonlaw.com/attorneys-react-the-fine-bros-react-trademark/). The USPTO filing says the trademark will be published tomorrow (http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn86689364&docId=NOP20160113074621#docIndex=1&page=1) and looking at the filing; it is literally for the word "react" and simply shows a screenshot of their youtube page. They have also apparently gotten approval for "Parents React", "Celebrities React", and "Parents React"; as well as filed applications for things such as "Do They Know It", "Lyric Breakdown", "People v. Technology", and "Try Not To Smile Or Laugh"
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DewDude writes:
If you thought done registration was bad enough; it just got worse for anyone living in the nations capital.
On Christmas Day (of all days); the FAA put in to effect a rule that bans the flying of drones/quadcopters within a 30 mile radius around DC. This more than doubles the initital 15 mile radius no-fly-zone.
The ban includes the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, and the indpendent cities in the vicinity on the Virginia side. On the Maryland side; it includes Montgomery, Prince Georges, Howard, Anne Arundal; and parts of Calvert, Baltimore, and the extrene north-western end of St. Marys Counties in Maryland.
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DewDude writes:
In case you missed it; Sling Media has been forcing advertisments in to video streams from Slingbox devices unless you pay for a client application; which is only an option for Apple, Android, and Windows 8 devices. Well, it appears as the issue will now head to the courts as two plaintiffs have filed a class action suit against Sling Media, which claims they participated in "bait-and-switch" tactics by charging users for the hardware, then monetizing the streaming of that content. The suit also makes the point that Sling does not own the rights to the programming they are inserting advertisements in.
As a former Slingbox evangelist; Sling's position on the advertisements has been to silence and block users who complain about the practice and has driven me away from not only wanting to use the technology, but recommending it to others.
