KFI has published this statement on Ravelry (copied wholesale): The allegations and claims in The Knit With’s recently filed complaint are without merit. We intend to defend the lawsuit vigorously in the proper legal arena. Our attorneys are currently in … Continue reading
I am intrigued by the fact that Bliss consented to KFI’s filing for a US trademark registration for DEBBIE BLISS for the new magazine (you can look it up). Previously, when she had filed for a trademark registration in the … Continue reading
To recap: 1. There was a big blow-up two years ago about Debbie Bliss Cashmerino yarns (distributed in the US by Knitting Fever (KFI)) not containing the cashmere they were said to contain. After the initial scandal, nothing concrete seemed … Continue reading
Oh. Maybe they were going to make her the Martha Stewart of knitting. Incidentally, Yarn Market News (like Vogue Knitting, published by SoHo) had published a report on cashmere debacle in 2006. Sadly, I don’t have a copy of that … Continue reading
… so apparently, I am a primo target for press releases when somebody in the craft yarn industry sues someone else. That’s it. Is that it? I received an e-mail from a PR agency with an interesting subject line and … Continue reading
Yeah, hi, it’s me. I thought I had been clever a few minutes ago in coining the phrase “Schrodinger’s copyright” to describe “poor man’s copyright”. You know the folk alternative to copyright registration where you put your work in an … Continue reading
Further to the earlier post: Artyarns voluntarily dismissed their action against Tilli Tomas on July 25. TT had never served an answer or taken any step with the court. Perhaps they’ve arrived at some agreement? Personally, I still don’t like … Continue reading
In thunder, lightning, or in court? When the motion for costs done, When the new lawsuit’s lost and won. ETA: since Kim has taken the time to post a comment, I’ve edited this post to reflect some of what she … Continue reading
In Spanish, it means chain; in French (if you add an “s” to the end) it means lock. Either way, it seems that somebody secured the resolution they wanted. Now we know why the action was discontinued. In text (the … Continue reading
CBC just sued Locoboy (sorry about the music playing in the background, at least it’s better than low-quality vanity site background music) for trademark infringement over his Hockey Fight in Canada shirts. Well, he’d been warned; it remains to be … Continue reading