Tag Archives: real estate

Octopus’s garden

NYT:
Google Maps hasn’t quite heard of Mountain House:
Ths sponsored link homegain.com links to findmeaforeclosure.com…
…which has the same registrant as tracyrealestate.com:
(Both sites’ “Community” links are blank.)
Repeat ad nauseam nationwide.

Jones Day

EFF:
The firm of Jones Day filed the lawsuit against the real estate news site Blockshopper.com, alleging that using its trademark “Jones Day” to refer to the firm in a headline and linking to the Jones Day website could lead to confusion over the sponsorship of the site. In its amicus brief, EFF and Public Citizen [...]

Coming to a subdivision near you

AJC (Schwartz, “Drug Violence in Atlanta Tied to Several Cartels,” 31 July ’08): “Powerful Mexican cartels have assumed control of drug distribution networks throughout the United States, sparking worry from U.S. law enforcement and experts that they may export the same violent methods that have ravaged Mexico for years.” Kidnapping, for example. Vast tracts of [...]