Who let the IP dogs out?

Meet Flo and Lucky, two dogs hounding out piracy from Malaysia’s borders. These two black Labradors are part of Operation Double Trouble (now, there’s a name destined for film fame). This operation is funded by the Motion Picture Association, which invested $17,000 USD to have the dogs trained in Northern Read more

By Andres Guadamuz, ago

… and the winner is ….

I thought that the best judge for the llama competition had to be Linda’s daughter Bethany, who chose the llama in the first place. The winner is Lilian (funny, I didn’t think it was female). In an executive decision, I’ve decided to call it Lillian to differentiate it with the Read more

By Andres Guadamuz, ago

Name that llama

Former student Linda Wilbraham has sent us a mascot llama (pictured). Colleagues at the office have suggested that it needs a name, so I have decided to initiate a competition to name that llama. You can either write a comment with your name and the suggested llama name, or send Read more

By Andres Guadamuz, ago

Not an IP Day post

Because I have the strong psychological urge to be different (or at least different-ish), I’m trying to make today the “Non-IP Day”, seeing as yesterday was “World Intellectual Property Day“. We need a snazzy name though.

By Andres Guadamuz, ago

April’s Fools roundup

Another good April 1st has gone by, with some beautiful stories. Google sits on top of the April’s Fool list, as usual. This year everybody’s talking about Google’s TiSP, a convenient ISP that comes through your toilet, and whose tag is “Want WiFi around? Just Flush it down!” The service Read more

By Andres Guadamuz, ago