Scott Appleton

IP-driven & Technology, Media & Sports Law by day… Other stuff by night/ weekend.

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

@Tim_Burgess Pulp supporting St Etienne on Southsea Pier - 1990/91?!

[NME @NME]

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr now owns “100 per cent trademark rights and Intellectual Property” of The Smiths name – and can tour as band without him https://t.co/9M2WDISok7

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

@StuartJones7 Me too!

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

@ASOS_Menswear how do I reconcile a return processed by @InPostUK and returned to you but not credited? @InPostUK saying they need @ASOS_Menswear to investigate REF. 1791997 !

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[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

@AldiUK Excellent #IP + politics post. #Election2024

[Trademarks Are Magic @TimberlakeLaw]

"Amazon's business model and Brand Registry have overhauled the American trademark system, and they have done so with very little public recognition of the consequences . . . "

- @JeanneFromer & @markpmckenna

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[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

There was some more good news for art historians in yesterday's Appeal Court ruling between Tesco and Lidl. The case further clarifies why faithful photographic reproductions of 2D artworks which are themselves out of copyright are NOT protected by copyright. Thread >

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

Thanks to @BIMM_Institute Brighton for having me and the @TalkingLawyer team today - talking #Contracts, #Content & #Creativity and a lot of #IntellectualProperty ✊

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

This is a good decision if true.

[Dom Hallas @Dom_Hallas]

Very pleased to hear that @hmtreasury plans to reverse changes to angel investment rules to make sure funding (in particular to female and underrepresented founders) continues to flow. 👏👏👏

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

Who’d have thought it… #Brighton is actually at the end of the 🌈 … #SeaLanes

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

@JamesMoir10 Ghosts in the remains of the Albion on #Brighton seafront?!

[Lee Curtis @BrandsAndStuff]

Manchester City ask High Court to dismiss trademark claim from Superdry over training kit https://t.co/tszSCdjkvB

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

#Satoshi or not Satoshi that is evidently the question the UK High Court still looks set to determine: https://t.co/zTofcm7xcd #Bitcoin

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

Whilst we can’t take any credit for the designs, creativity, message or general goodness and cleverness of this campaign, @TalkingLawyer did play a little role last year - top work to Annabel and the team @LucyandYak https://t.co/LCCzJw8TtC #BaringAll

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

Care of @popbitch interesting piece on data privacy and accidental transparency via @Google business listings https://t.co/e4USCTB1b5 #BigDumpers #GDPR

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

Defo not a #BlueMonday at the @TalkingLawyer offices today! Glorious #Sunset from the top deck of #SeaLanes #Brighton

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

Call the cops! 🚨 @PracticalLawUK is down - I remember first working there in 1998 and the IT guys (especially Murray W?) having to convert all previous paper editions of #PLC to #XML for “the internet” 📀💾 and then getting worried about #Y2K 💥

[Scott Appleton @appleton_scott]

HNY All! First day of 2024 back at the @TalkingLawyer office - might not be sea swim weather but is defo @PowerWatts #Brighton and #LunaHutSauna weather - & now for some work… 🥵 🎉 🎈

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

Image Fees - there's an important development after a recent Court of Appeal ruling. It's Good News for historians and art historians (and art lovers generally).
Long thread. >