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Brett Batters Vexatious Balls, Video Not On YouTube

A trademark infringement court case involving court-labeled "vexatious litigant" Leo Stoller against baseball great George Brett took a humorous twist when the judge linked to a copyright infringing video on YouTube in his written opinion.

Google Vs. Vexatious Balls

Google is well known for fighting the genericization of its trademark, and was especially incensed when Webster's and Oxford Dictionaries recently added "to google" to its list of verbs. While it's common for major companies to be sensitive about their trademark, a petition for cancellation of the Google trademark by a most notorious litigator was no doubt a burr under their saddle.