Two small stories in the NYTimes report on more silliness in the IP field
link here. In one, "Louis Vuitton, the luxury goods maker, has won a French lawsuit that contended that a music video by Britney Spears violated counterfeiting laws." What did Spears do? In a video "Ms. Spears appears in a pink Hummer; one shot shows fingers drumming on a dashboard upholstered with what looks like a Vuitton design, embossed with the LV logo." She should have used a Renault.
In the other, "the Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing Showtime Networks over the new television series "Californication," which is also the name of the band's 1999 album and one of its songs." What next?
These make me think these suits are mainly brought for the publicity they get.