Here we go… TKW has sued Noro in U.S. District Court as well (along with KFI, the Elaloufs, and Opperman): false advertising, breach of express and implied warranties, perfidious dealing, civil conspiracy. Complaint here. (ETA: this is fresh — Noro … Continue reading
A first response in the cashmere conflict: a motion to dismiss (PDF) three of the seven counts in the complaint, filed on behalf of the U.S. defendants only. (In other words, VVG, Designer Yarns, and Debbie Bliss are not part … Continue reading
Imagine that… a page of goat quotes! Now, let’s move on to what we do know about the yarns in question here — at least, what the published test results tell us. (Edit: oh, and some complaint exhibits (large files): … Continue reading
The Host, one of my favourite Indian restaurants, used to have gosht masaledar on the menu — a goat stew with a mellow yet deep blend of spices. I miss it. Just for the sake of flogging the dead goat … Continue reading
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