NBC/News Corp.’s new video site Hulu has been sued by online self-publishing company Lulu for “trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices and for federal cyberpiracy,” according to a Lulu press release. Lulu’s offerings extend to video, which makes their legal action seem justified.
More important, the irony here is pretty irresistible. Mashable notes, “This latest lawsuit seems to reduce the Hulu project to a farce: after more than five months without a name, the name they do choose gets them slapped with a trademark suit.” Even more farcical? It means “cease” and “desist” in Swahili.
