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H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ads

H/T The Trademark Blog H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Intuit, Inc., No. 13-0072-CV-W-FJG (W.D. Mo. May 22, 2013) An anti-trademark-expansionist twofer: claim against comparative ad dismissed on the pleadings, and a holding that “confusion” doesn't mean just any kind of confusion. Show More Summary

Morning Lineup – May 23

The Value of Good Training

Burning Train Trestle Tumbles in Texas

Elevated approach to trestle bridge burns in rural Texas

Cool New Platform For Supporting Artists: Patreon, From Jack Conte

I'm obviously a big fan of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter, but I've always argued that it's just one of many models that content creators can use to succeed today. In fact, for a long time, I've felt that the biggest thing that was missing from Kickstarter was any sort of ongoing payment system. Show More Summary

Modest Proposal: Going Piracy Neutral

Here's an amusing one out of the UK. Nick Henderson has created something of a Swiftian "modest proposal" for people who feel guilty about infringement. Modeled after the idea of carbon offsets to become "carbon neutral," he suggests...Show More Summary

‘The Day Baghdad-Style Violence Came to South London’

As she departs ITV News in London for NBC News in New York, chief news editor Deborah Turness has an appalling exclusive on her network today. ITV received video of a man with bloodied hands and weapons who claims to have just killed a British soldier in broad daylight in the London neighborhood of Woolwich. Show More Summary

A Web Series For Kids Aims To Be The “Elmo for Engineering”

Limor Fried created "Circuit Playground" in order to get young kids interested in hacking and making--REALLY young. It’s hard to beat classic episodes of Sesame Street for timeless, near-universal educational appeal, but engineer and Adafruit Industries founder Limor Fried still saw an unmet need in the educational-video space. Show More Summary

Watch Jerry Seinfeld and Ben Stiller Accept Their Webby Awards In 5 Words

This post is sponsored by The Webby Awards. We love the Internet. You love the Internet. And The Webby Awards loves the Internet more than almost anybody around. Every year The Webby Awards honors the best of the Web, from outspoken personalities to cool content and design. Show More Summary

Objectivity and the decades-long shift from “just the facts” to “what does it mean?”

Soledad O’Brien to Executive Produce and Moderate the National Geographic Bee

Soledad O’Brien has been tapped as the new moderator of the National Geographic Bee, TVNewser has learned. An announcement is expected Wednesday morning. O’Brien will take over moderating duties from Alex Trebek who has hosted the Bee...Show More Summary

Jerry Waxman: 'Dewey Defeats Truman'

Florida Watch Action head Amy Ritter is quite upset about the possibility of a Koch takeover of the Orlando Sentinel and organized a protest Thursday, May 15, at the newspaper's offices. Approximately 30 sign-waving protesters showed up.

TTT#349 Crowdfunding to Rethink Ed- IncitED’s Campaigns: Open Road, Imagining Learning, Youth Voices – Plus: Spokes 5.15.13

On this episode of TTT we invite you to go to IncitED to learn more about these projects and support them if you can: Imagining Learning – Creating a National Collective Voice through Listening Open Road Learning Community for Teens: Learning Without School (It's Natural) Youth Voices Summer Program: Connected Learning with the NYC Writing [...]

The Eurovision Song Contest Is Tearing Russia And Azerbaijan Apart

This weekend was the 58th Eurovision song contest, a campy, nationalistic song contest that briefly united Europe (and places we wouldn't traditionally consider Europe) for one night of singing in Malmö, Sweden. Unfortunately, as the...Show More Summary

The Web Is Your MOOC, and Portfolios To The Rescue

I'm getting ready to head in to DrupalCon, where over the next few days I'll be talking education and open learning with anyone who is interested. And as I'm heading in, I have MOOCs on the brain - not because I'm particularly a fanShow More Summary

Here's What The 'Arrested Development' Cast Has Been Up To During The Hiatus

Yesterday, we featured the new Arrested Development trailer, but since May 26th can't come soon enough, here are the 10 funniest projects the cast has been involved in since the hiatus. Will Arnett had a recurring role as Jack Donaghy's...Show More Summary

Heartland Pride: Winner of the #npfail Little Bets Contest

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure,  we  issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits  in the audience.   Let’s do more than just give failure lip service,...Show More Summary

Bell Gardens Intermediate School Thinks Green

This past weekend, Central Basin had the opportunity to visit a farmer’s marked hosted by the Environmental Garden Club in Bell Gardens.  An impressive harvest was available at affordable prices for residents in the area. Located at the Bell Gardens Intermediate School (BGI), students volunteer their time to maintain the garden with a variety of fruits, vegetables [...]

Please Find Lost Music And Return It Via The Web

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The Legendary 'Disco Indian Stories' tape is not online and nobody seems to know where it is. It’s easy to get the impression these days that everything under the sun is now just a few clicks away on the internet — that is, until you look for something that’s not there. Show More Summary

Annie Machon: Journalists Need to Tool Up

Last week it emerged that the US Department of Justice monitored the telephones of, gasp, journalists working at Associated Press. Apparently this was done to try to investigate who might have been the source for a story about a foiled terrorist plot in Yemen.

Former Facebook ME Dan Fletcher: 'It's a Great Time to Launch a New Publication'

This post was written by Ryan Graff of the Knight News Innovation Lab and originally appeared on the Lab's blog as part of a series of Q&A s with highly impressive makers and strategists from media and its fringes, each with unique perspectives on journalism, publishing and communications technology. Show More Summary