I've talked about Al Gore's community-created TV, but this story hits closer to home. Last year, Gore's company changed its name from the awkward INdTV to current.tv. Oh noes -- Minnesota Public Radio already broadcasts online as "The Current"! The obvious outcome, of course, is a lawsuit: MPR is suing current.tv over using their name while broadcasting online. Personally, the "TV" extension of the domain name would tell me that it's not a radio website (current.org doesn't seem to suffer the same problem), but MPR says people have been decieved by the similarity. Bonus points: the MPR lawyer is named "Ernest Grumbles." It's nice to see Charles Dickens characters can still find work.
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