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Sombody spammed a comment section the other day, and suprised this thing was still up I came to look at the cobwebs and dust. It reminded me I once had a blog that some people actually read. Some things have changed and some things have not since that time. I wonder if I should try to get re-start this in some way.
I just wonder how many of you keep this musty old link in your RSS feed, or if I should quietly archive things for good. Please let me know by the comments below.
Bump
Just something quick to keep this active.
KTF Accused of Ad Plagerism
In a situation reminiscent of LG problem a year ago,
KTF, one of Korea main mobile phone service providers, has been accused of copying a Microsoft Zune ad from the US. KTF's ad agency says the shots are common industry wide and any resemblance is coincidental.
This is one you can judge for yourself.
Take a look at just the first 10 seconds of the Zune ad:
As I said, LG confronted the same allegations about a year ago.
See my post on it here. The past article had one of favorite quotes ever, "We borrowed the image, not stole it!"
Hillstate
Not really IP related, but I wanted to put this somewhere. From a Korea Times article on a new Hyundai Construction brand:
Hyundai said the brand ``Hillstate'' is to evoke feelings of high society and pride and is a combination of the word ``Hill'' representing a high-class residential complex and ``state'' that suggests high status.
Additionally, the name symbolizes the ``H'' of Hyundai emphasizing ``history,'' ``hotness,'' ``human,'' and ``honor,'' which are four main tailored categories appealing to consumers, company officials said.
Silly me, I thought the "H" in Hyundai meant "Hyundai". Barring that, how could the H represent four things at the same time (in addition the name). Thats one busy "H". Finally, "Hotness"? "Human"? Who are they kidding?
The Party is Over
Headlines recently:
Rumor is the party was for Newspaper headline writers.
Thats no Chair!
In a case reminiscent of the
Vincent & Co. watch situation last year,
nine importers of "Luxury" "European" furniture have been fined by the KTC for actually getting cheap stuff from China.
What is interesting is the parting shot from an KTC official:
"We are going to expand the scope of our investigations with regard to the origin of products to other luxury goods such as handbags from next year,'' said Park Sung-soo, director general of the Office of Investigation of the KTC.
Should be interesting if...well IF and HOW it may work.
WiBro Theft Punishment
About six months ago news came out that
a former POSTDATA employee stole IP related to Korea's WiBro wireless standards technology. Seoul Central Court recently
sentenced some of the conspirators:
(In case you are doing a double take at the last line, it can be interpreted suspended and the four will walk with community service. Also makes me wonder if Kim, sentenced for three years, will make the stereotypical hospital appearance to escape the pokey.)
Making Bank
Read this is if you wonder why the Korean legal community is willing to fight tooth and nail against opening up in FTA agreements. Thankfully the patent bar is so specialized and obscure it's always off the table.
