• Federal judge invalidates two patents Intellectual Ventures had used to sue banks [Ars Technica]
• Is there an actual debate over the economic effects of stronger vs. weaker IP protection, or are people talking past each other? [Simon Lester, Cato]
• “Teller Wins Lawsuit Over Copied Magic Trick Performance” [Hollywood Reporter] Custom, informal law enforce joke “property” among comedians [McGraw/Warner, Slate]
• I read the news today, oh boy/ And now I have to pay a license fee/ [ABA Journal on actions against song lyrics sites; earlier here and here; h/t for joke to Rogers T.]
• “Paper” town, placed by cartographer on map to foil plagiarism, springs into real life [Now I Know]
• Unsuccessful courtroom demand for access to list of donors to “Save Podcasting Campaign” [EFF]
• Idea of giving people copyright in their faces (as against facial-recognition systems) “has two demerits: it is unconstitutional, and it is insane. Otherwise, it seems fine.” [Info/Law via @petewarden]

Filed under: banks, copyright, patent litigation, patent trolls