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Intellectual Property

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Mo. Attorney General To Release Dome Plans Despite Objections From Rams, CVC

    Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said yesterday that his office plans to release details of plans to renovate the Edward Jones Dome regardless of a confidentiality agreement that has kept the proposal out of public view. Per the deal that brought the Rams to St. Louis from Los Angeles, the Ram ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Organic Farmers' Suit Against Monsanto Dismissed (and Dissed) by Federal Judge

    ​A federal district court judge in New York threw out a lawsuit yesterday brought by pro-organic groups against St. Louis- based Monsanto, scolding the plaintiffs for their "tactics." Some 60 seed companies, family farmers and other organic folks filed suit last March. Their stated goal was to ere ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Wanna Start a Business? St. Louis is One of the Best Places to Do It

    With the recession still in full swing and likely to continue for several more years, it seems like it would be a foolhardy proposition to start up a small business. But there is something infinitely appealing in working for yourself -- particularly since that makes you immune to layoffs. And accord ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    SOPA Protests Keep Kids From Researching SummerSlam

    ​Attention, high school students: You have to read the book now. Tonight at midnight, Wikipedia shuts down for 24 hours to protest both House Bill 3261, more commonly known as the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and its related bill in the Senate, the PROTECT IP ACT (PIPA). SOPA and PIPA have raise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    Name Dispute Remains a Matter of Taste

    This no longer exists. Don't even mention it.​This week's review of twinOak Wood Fired Fare (1201 Strassner Drive, Brentwood; 314-644-2772) mentions the controversy surrounding the restaurant's original name, Taste Wood Fired Fare. In discussing the dispute between what is now twinOak and Gera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Bill to Make Streaming Content a Felony: Here's How To Understand, Track and Get Involved

    ​Bill S. 978 would make unauthorized streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a penalty of up to five years in prison. Specifically, it would incriminate those who disseminate ("publicly perform" in the language of the bill) copyrighted material ten or more times in a 180 day span. The ... More >>

  • Film

    November 11, 2010

    Percy Schmeiser: David Versus Monsanto

    2:45 p.m. Sunday, November 14 at Plaza Frontenac

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Jive & Wail in Maplewood Closes; Lawsuits Still Pending

    jiveandwail.com​The Jive & Wail's Maplewood outpost has closed. The corner storefront has "For Lease" signs on it, and no mention of the establishment appears on the venue's website. In July, the limited liability company that runs the Maplewood location, and its owner, Stephen L. Benner, wer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For Two Best of St. Louises

    There can be only one.​Every fall, as you, our devoted readers, surely know, Riverfront Times puts out a massive Best of St. Louis issue that contains more than 400 listings for the best stuff in St. Louis.Earlier this summer, Max Bemberg, Ben DeMeyer and Alex Luft, a trio of St. Louisans, decided ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    A to Z Gets a Cease-and-Desist Letter for...Linking to a Blog?

    Timothy Norris/LA WeeklyLady Gaga in LA, 12/23/09​​Last Thursday, to preview Lady Gaga's show at the Fox that night, I posted about a Nirvana-Lady Gaga mashup floating around the Internet. In that post, I embedded the YouTube video and a link to the where the mashup originated: a blog post on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Video: Paula Deen Hit in the Face with a Ham

    When I first heard about this, I assumed some crazed animal-rights protestor had chucked a ham at Paula Deen on account of her ties with Smithfield. Nope. Just this. Ouch.Update @ 3 p.m.: Ah, the copyright police have struck YouTube again, it seems. You can see the original here.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Do You Have a Facesquatting Problem?

    moar funny picturesThousands of Facebook users made a mad dash to reserve their unique Facebook URL's on Friday night. Did you get yours? Oh wait ... you mean you had better things to do late on a Friday night? This seemingly over-hyped event seemed to go off without a hitch. Facebook didn't crash a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 11, 2009

    Two Guys Walk into a Bar

    Space-time will never be the same

  • Calendar

    October 29, 2008

    Intro to Art

    Listen, look and learn

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008
  • News

    March 12, 2008
  • Music

    February 27, 2008

    The Felice Brothers

    8 p.m. Friday, February 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Yoko Ono Responds to Lennon Murphy's Alleged Lawsuit

    8 p.m. Friday, February 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    You Play, They Pay: Internet Radio's Demise?

    8 p.m. Friday, February 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2007

    Czech Mate for Anheuser-Busch

    8 p.m. Friday, February 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    Zoo™ Suit

    The Saint Louis Zoo's new baby cheetahs are cute; its lawsuits are not. Plus: Jerry Lewis Bey writes his memoir from prison, a single girl sounds off, and a local blogger finds herself in deep doo-doo.

  • News

    November 22, 2006

    You Play, They Pay

    How much should it cost Internet radio operators like Jim and Wanda Atkinson to satisfy your cravings for streaming rock & roll?

  • News

    January 26, 2005

    They'd Only Just Begun

    Washington U. gags on a plan to screen a controversial Karen Carpenter biopic

  • News

    May 12, 2004

    Sentimental Journey

    Unreal cares enough to send the very best; plus, we get our five minutes of TV fame and continue the hard-hitting sandwich reportage

  • News

    February 11, 2004

    Peer-to-Peer Pressure

    Wash. U. students find a way around their Kazaa conundrum

  • News

    November 19, 2003

    Gland of Opportunity

    Dr. William J. Catalona built an unrivaled repository of blood and tissue samples. Washington University wants to keep it. Now a judge will decide: Who owns the prostates?

  • Music

    April 25, 2001

    Morning Has Broken

    Two years in the making, Western Robot's Music for a Morning's Work defies categorization: It's not punk, prog, jazz or rock -- just sublime.

  • Culture

    April 18, 2001

    Custody Battle

    Marvel Comics isn't going to give up Captain America without a fight

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    John Ashcroft's Drug Money

    Marvel Comics isn't going to give up Captain America without a fight

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