The Thong Song, Facebook Privacy Hoaxes and The Hard Rock Cafe – Today’s Interesting IP

Ahoyhoy! Time for some more Interesting IP friends, and let’s start with that hallowed lyrical masterpiece ‘The Thong Song’ – She had dumps like a truck indeed.

• Sisqo is suing a collection agency saying he didn’t get all the money he should have from The Thong Song….and, you know, all his other songs….like……eh…..well, the Thong Song anyway – http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3251515/Sisqo-files-3-6-million-lawsuit-stolen-Thong-Song-royalties.html
• What’s next for EU Data Protection and the Safe Harbour Principle – http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/privacy-monday-september-28-2015-more-63678/
• More Facebook Privacy Hoaxes – http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dont-fall-for-this-facebook-privacy-hoax-again/
• Cheers – Victory for Scotch Whiskey in China – http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=9f6b4685-fb49-46d8-9d29-bbbe7f7f4867
• Apple have been in Court, shocker – http://www.marketwatch.com/story/court-denies-apples-motion-to-appeal-kessler-ruling-2015-09-28
• Hard Rock Cafe in Germany – This is from a few weeks ago, but I only spotted it today! It’s interesting because it relates to a ‘Hard Rock Cafe’ in Germany that was operating in Germany before the ‘real’ Hard Rock Cafe started operating in the country, and protected its IP rights. By way of analogy, I wonder how this kind of ruling could impact on the Diesel brand in Ireland (which is not the real Diesel FYI) – http://www.limegreenipnews.com/2015/09/germany-no-more-deception-of-consumers-by-bogus-hard-rock-cafe-in-heidelberg/#more-2052
• The Fireball v. Fireflask whiskey case I mentioned previously has been sorted – http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/09/sazerac-settles-fireball-whisky-trademark-lawsuit/
• Germany’s proposed ‘Google Tax’ is not happening – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/28/google_tax_6_pe_cent_germany_fails/

More tomorrow! Brian