this . coming off on our team diplomatic talks to bring peace to sirius star gone on a desert island. the syrian government demands that foreign governments stop supporting syrians rebels the u s secretary of state john kerry doesn't see any way forward on the syrian leader bashar on site gives up power the latest on these topics. just ahead the former governor of virginia. he and his wife have been and i get the feds say these legally accepted

gifts from a wealthy donor is this government corruption or politics as usual will dive into that hat the company behind can see crunch the candy crime saga has trademarked the word candy and then the tech companies from using the word in other games clothing almost everywhere else but to really own the word candy more on that later. michelle is a fan. yet the wet day in january to twenty seconds five pm here in washington d c. i'm liz longer watching rt america. begin today with the latest on the conflict in syria. efforts to find a peaceful resolution in the bloody civil war hit a roadblock today at the geneva to talks in switzerland the last call for

presentation on assets that down to me and a three year war that has resulted in over a hundred thousand deaths but syria's foreign minister accused other nations of funding extremism in the country and said only the people of syria can decide the fates of the country. bart's igor piston opted in switzerland with more on the war of words well it's the frozen opening day of the conference are we expecting it to be filled with all these formal statements but instead often anymore since peaking in the spotlight and also became clear that different participants often talks of a different understanding of god of war stories and so soon enough tories seem to be ready to talk about comic and terraces is widely known that the size the political opposition terrorists including al qaeda linked groups are fighting there in syria zoloft and they seem to be ready to discuss things like oh cool i cease fire as well but at the same time i would had us at just a john kerry in his opening

statement saying that president assad has no future in this country which is pretty much the position that up for what what the opposition has been saying and they're still pressing on with these calls for him to step down. we managed to speak with the official representatives ikea at the conference was a stoic yet to say you know this. i think that this is the problem and said the guide them to promote its use them without us going to help set the dial. now it's also clear that that's all the participants off this conference is due respect the agreements on friday in geneva one conference which includes forming this transitional governments but according to the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov the interpretations of these agreements are often different as well. was it is necessary to eta to agreements reached a genius along the way of warning against the once on his interpretation of those agreements. many including our colleagues in europe the us is but as the opposition attempted to

interpret the geneva communicate so in the context of regime change. the weeks to the greens wanted me to consent between the government on the opposition run are actually its access as another issue shares this is also hosting wanted to keep power in the region with a definite influence on the situation in syria but the opposition was strongly against that sentence in the ends. watch it and asking the united nations to cancel its invitation to bowl today referred from. both sergei lavrov and your answer to a gentle upon you saying that they call their rental will be able to join the talks sometime later on. along with those other groups off the syrian opposition since kaylee it's not the presents yet entirely it seems everyone here agrees that the only diplomatic a political sution is possie inyria and that's definitely going to take time but frankly even having the steeple of the authorities and the rebels in the same building with me already be

considered a diplomatic breakthrough the alice aren't easy to our past cannot report it. well an alarming report account of the iraq un officials are criticizing the iraqi government for hanging twenty six people convicted of terrorism offences. according to the iraqi justice minister the killings happened on sunday. all the people killed were iraqi nationals. now any recent report from human rights watch shows that the number of iraqi xecutions i ring each year. take a look in two thousand thirteen one hundred fifty one people where hamlet that's u from the previous year's one hundred twenty nine and in two thousand on lab and sixty eight people were tales of the escalation prompted criticism from u n officials. a spokesperson for the un human rights cheap not the pilates as quote. ms continued conveyor belt of executions by the government of iraq is simply deplorable

death comes as the country sees that sees the fiercest sectarian violence in years meanwhile i the ukrainian town told several people have died as anti government protests turn violent. it's the fourth consecutive day of protests described as a warrant out for writers face off with police police had torn down barricades blocking central kiev. and chasing down rioters are teased peter oliver is in the other hand has more from the graphics well i'm currently still it between independence square owned an area in front of the dean of the stadium that will feed a european square with heather's east on and off again between the riots isn't right at least as their ally in the final ball of fire separating the two have not stayed in and set alight by the by the right including ty is in sleek black acrid smoke andtream

of people moving from independent says square over to ed ott said. he's currently am. is he is currently on and then will we see is those people are coming the carrying a lot of of rudimentary weapons some of the helmets and some with homemade what the other was even carrying the likes of of clothes i embossed the bits of paving stone that the team breaking up the speed rail operation going on have among the maya tuesday to break up paving stones to provide them with roll stability at the police in and getting them over to what is really now the front line in this ad is cost between rioters and rightfully so. earlier on in the day and the right place to play everybody go to the area that just behind me over there though while the weekday mass and i when sadness comes straight out the time and we knew we were able to to fit catch on film example was going on. we sang as a series of explosions too often in places like that

l of people are gonna be a writing this with a saw to cut the cover of a committal to the left d emma gets a huge crds o people with their body tries to get away from those dark age. i am thinking i'd have the intense moving in with our saintly cementing in the diary better yet. the above question but very fulfilling to them pefully with good they could be fined well we are pleased the man who has everybody all of away for what it was almost like a tailwind not to get inside joke with them. with out the inside of it to get all the way of what's going on this is that. the police had decided that they are the getting rid of them and clearing out everything that was at t fireplace the country in position of such a stunned off that katrina wright says. i'm deeply saddened. or simply citing that this baby was trying to to put an end to dawson city and to clear people our resource huge wave of people queued shootith

the people fleeing from those dark ages. as police tried to add to this post is all about all of the use of the bodies i am up to a second place and no hissing eight somebody is on the phone right then repeatedly beating the person and say it's a treat of the year that always explosions india that we wanted to come inside to the hotel which is near bunny hat with the ease at barricades were set so than the notes and to get away from from what was going on i am. they're off somewhere and it demonstrates that some people do. bbmp has the pleas of not completely cleared all of that area. the way i am the sole hopping very very quickly it all happened in a space of just a few minutes we had a few loud explosions i believe they were a band with a wooden toys crazy with fudge and grenades. and then challenged by the police which is completely clean

out the pool area. for it demonstrates is simply sitting in istanbul for the last. the last few days but all the face to see and it's a great set to continue for one of the acts of them will be trying to get a count that as soon as it is safe for us to do so to see what's going on. i am only a case where to relocate it. yes it is exhausting demonstrates is trying to insult or treat that they were just expelled from buy by the right place well that was the scene early on where to stay right now. well diet is a real kid tried to inspire tapes as they say that as separate it from the place now by a wall of fire that for most high is another thing is that the looting and the continuing to rise now with our teens peter oliver five years ago today president obama on down to shut down guantanamo bay here he is signing an executive order on his second day of office. the secret of

days have been criticized by human rights activists for holding detainee is indefinitely. and for allowing torture. and in the years since the president has repeatedly renewed his promise. sure the staff. i've said repeatedly that finds in the close guantanamo and i will follow through on the ice to one close guantanamo we email to get good help. guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe to read it with congress to try to make the case that this is not. something that's been the best interests the american people the regiment premise for opening gavel. the detainees would not be able to challenge their detention was found unconstitutional five years ago. it was become a symbol around the world for america. the file it's the rule of law. buy here we are five years after he pledged to close guantanamo bay he remains open. that

group of thirty one retired generals and admirals that said we can. in the oval office when he signed an executive order are calling on president obama to deliver on his promise. in a letter to the president they urge him to release the seventy seven detainees cleared for transfer. the letter goes on to say quote guantanamo does not deserve america's interests as long as it remains open guantanamo will undermine america's security and status as a nation where human rights and the rule of law matter. the retired officers also call on the administration to be forthcoming about the use of torre at the present as of today there is no clear path on how and when the babies will shut down some members of congress are strongly opposed to closing the base due to security concerns the former governor of virginia is under fire for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gifts from a wealthy donor. former

governor robert mcdonald and his wife marie and where charged with e legally accepting gets from a business man johnny williams williams owns a nutritional supplement company named star scientific. to get some good fancy vacation and slip it on accessory is onscreen taylor and said wright says. rolex watches and loans in total it all adds up to at least one hundred and sixty five thousand dollars federal authorities allege that in return and the company got favorable treatment from the state government mcdonnell is denying the charges and is accusing the fads of going too far the united states supreme court has already rejected this radical idea. and for good reason. because if it were applied as the law of the land. the nearly every elected official. for present obama on down. what has to be charged for providing

tangible benefits to the home her larry spoke with a crag home and a veteran affairs lobbyist for say this and for more on this case i first asked and if mcdonnell was being singled out or if this was the way politics works this is the virginia politics works. quite frankly virginia secondary blacks ethics standards. they've had no limits on gifts that lobbyists or other special interests can provide to officials including the governor. and when you don't have limits and you don't have adequate disclosure. this is the type of scandal ever happens. this began as an ethics scandal last march and as you've noted it's no terminal full blown fourteen helped criminal charge of the mcdonald's poll by the way bob mcdonnell and his wife. i have been a charge with live essentially pride parade and they are going to be arraigned in court on friday right i guess she's in

charge as well and that she clearly from that long this mean we're out there benefited in one way or another i've got some fancy things there i got an mc donald now he's sad is that nearly every elected official would be charged for getting benefits from donors said does he have a point there is no you see this for the attitude when you come from a state that doesn't have proper ethics restrictions of any of the officials like open title and his wife actually come to believe that they are entitled to these types of gifts. they believe that that's how they that's just how business is done. and the end it really isn't and that there are about to find out that it is unacceptable i want to but when the governor of the tunnel is the very first governor of virginia to actually face criminal charges. he is he in his life to step over the line to the point where its federal officials and

state officials for anyone to point out also for prosecuting this case. in virginia in the gift giving wining and dining. vacations golf clubs. all that stuff has been considered. all most appropriate behavior. but when it comes to a federal anti bribery laws they have crossed the line. i know will go for the first time now the majority of members in congress that are millionaires. as we live in this post is since united time where politics and money is becoming more murky the lined areas being that it's not as high as clear as it once was so i know what you think is this kind of did just that it be deleted it is now an indy is it becoming more so this way. well monday is becoming more more importance in politics and to elected officials. and as

that happens we're going to see more of these types of scandals. unfortunately these especially the citizens united decision has really opened a huge can of worms when it comes to special interest money flowing to elected officials of the more as we saw in virginia the looser the rules are the more the money the more the gifts that flow to officials. the more they're going to start believing that they are entitled to these types of privileges and the more scandalous for the missing bag i know you're saying that it's this one this was commenting to the lax laws in virginia. how do you expect this case to the impact that its losses in the state. virginia is debating for the first time some ethics restrictions for officials and i suspect that bill is going to pass however it really is an inadequate the ethics bill that virginia is considering

other and they're debating legislation to impose a two hundred and fifty dollars gift limit for officials and have disclosure of any of those kids. however the exam meals with exempt entertainment things and travel all the types of gifts really a mcdonald's were taking our are going to be exempt under the new ethics legislation. virginia has a long history of. letting anything go when it comes to money in politics and even with this mcdonnell scandal i don't see virginia. no correcting the kind of behavior. best class to wait and see if this leads to many reforms appreciate your time that was credible and government affairs lobbyist for citizen. the world of rich and powerful are joining forces in the picture as alpine resort of davos to discuss the slew of issues one of them. ironically is the issue of severe poverty

it's something most add candy is probably haven't dealt with themselves but they may be forced to pay attention to it now. it was brought to the leaders' attention of the biggest threat to the global economy over the next decade is a wealth inequality. bart's the heat of the house more hiv aids out of fizzled and about the essential a lacy the reshaping of the plot the consequences for society politics and bass and selling adopted a plot that the intensity of the wind and people talk about what they eat one seat open. i miss it and on about income inequality the consequences of facts and rainy everyone appreciates it is the biggest risk to the guy that i make that never quite nice. how do you deal with any coincides with the stunning claim and as necessary to mass that can come out of time and my da da says eighteen eighty that didn't come to talk about that see the irony is that that's insane with all set up plenty of other topics he inspected a ninety deg climate change. since evan's

this medication guide on every morning to see it as was that we had the european commission president jason munn out that all such ease the economic tensions in ukraine as well and he was saying we typed in your heart is to quell the situation when ed has been some paypal as he's already said nice things i cannot see it as well as athens they sit ins on the seal of securing see the privacy of my the balance comes in and calmly we have by asking questions when a tax avoidance is still sensitive because this is me is that when symbols are making a sense of well most of the offence will pray to him and saying that the thing that has been pointed out that fat they say as i say tensions on the mend after the phillies have the need of to pack and he's been up in the states since the abbey to the back of the mill makes he's been helpful. cnet decades of the segment break in japan everyone is questioning it he's the right has said that to continue with that job. all the filler that upstairs he reads you're

up to him and adam nine and ten psi we've also got plenty of other things dying on the roof of the banks of the doubt last week but the european parliament cnn since it was gonna come out of that is the breakfast club is about the sale of us india china is the club does that make this an emo as but that's about it in the day in technology and talked up the season's opening on the twenty oh eight ended in a while. everyone is when singer from a seventh son the hon e to tap out as anti israel media has allowed the financing on a face off expected to arrive the aid of awesome people when an identity communicate with each of us and it's nice to run on a saturday the team were a sign that says say as you think is a constant half games out of penn state team can some of south plants that make red paint over the age and iranian something that he is all about finding is on from the financial crises will credit the economy. all we did it with now that is suppressed in center about ten and his gang of foliage

that was our team meeting held the report. and still ahead here on artsy the makers of the handicrafts on that had trademarked the word handy. it's a sweet deal for candy crash but what does that mean for other business sense will tell you more after the break. for years. stay with the story this year. instead of working for the people politicians and each year right right vision will while. the hands of a bar hopped on the smartphone game can be crushed. the makers of the popular and addictive game had trademarked the word

candy that's great the word candy has been in the dictionary for as long as the sugary sweets have been around but now the game maker owns the word. interestingly the name of the video game maker is skiing the trademark bans the use of the word candy not only from video games but everything from clothing to amusement parks. the game makers says the trade market seemed that protecting the company from the intellectual property infringement snow really can you own the word candy bar and the star and was joined by derek on a visiting fellow from the yelp long. i first asked him whether or not you can ingest trademark the word straight out of the dictionary. the short answer is yes. the new trademark a lot of things in fact not only the trademark words and even trademark colors and even trademark sounds. so certainly you can trademark order the ad out one of the left the keys so that the final aim from the us patent and trademark

office. this ad market consists of standard characters without claim to any particular feinstein no size or color so there really they're getting baby really are only given his word candy and hauling its forms that do you expect eric for teaching me the maker to seriously go after other companies that use the word candy to the extent that they're allowed to trade mark is supposed to exist for the purpose of reducing consumer confusion. they do being can be crushed developed a brain. and if i come up tomorrow and in all my own. i can be crushed game you may think that that's also a game and came and supported trademark years for consumers not to be confused but if the trademark is being abused in a way for things that the cancer would not be accused by the courts would not uphold that. so it sounds like this is all coming down to money in and they make a lot of money a lot of people play the game

i wanna continue to make money they make about a million dollars a day. and what they. their lawyer said here so they're not going to go against every app that uses the word can because that would be crazy but they're going to go against apps that have hindi in their title in a way that he believes consumers can be confused. annapolis already started taking some of the ap's of the app store. in that direction. well sounds like it's a lot at their discretion is the melodic power of land they may or may not choose to pursue to go after the company that uses the word chore. they said a cease desist letter and it's up to the other company whether or not they choose to abide by the fight to court ultimately will be the court would decide but oftentimes these things that never goes that far. and if they do use the word accompany some guy was out of the saddle i will look into the penalty of using the word candy. well the court can impose a variety of sanctions from taking the flying they can have any proceeds that their drive from the sales taken away from them. the app to be

removed from the app store is is that stock were given five minutes to an apple a violation of the terms of use now what does this or retroactively in other words are things that we know what they use the word candy are they ok that the game candyland but about yelp names of people there the name candy candy crowley i may save for the state for this trademark tokyo in pursuing its own trademark but no those things would not be affected because the consumers probably knock and the confused twinkie new engine can be crafty and you and the stone for any notification do you worry about the precedent that this can send terms of owning words in the dictionary. it is troubling particularly something like this week a national large number of games involve candy. but it's very common to have words that are trademarked by the us for example apple trademark to their name. yet we use apple in a variety of products. their trademark is limited to the markets and to

participate in so you can make another apple tv. but presume that can make the tv to a happy teacher. under the brand name apple similarly here in the field of making the game that's looks and sounds and has a name similar to candy. but you can still use candy in other markets and after spending friday and they had mentioned that they are probably just the laughter of haringey makers are other companies that might have benefited from the air from their name. but my understanding is that this treatment goes beyond just the maker is that the king who works with clothing that works with amusement parks that works with eating food and how was that possible housing able to encompass a chat. why a variety of things beyond just as i thought he was there for tonight i chose the question of customer confusion. so in the system can has been abuse of course but the question at hand is if you go to target a nice t shirt that has kenny crawford and honored this can be something written on it and similar characters. when you

potentially think that is a sanctions t shirt i can pass the real question at hand here as a potential markets for them to enter a new birds for example apple has plush toys then they sued out of costly maker. i'm so those are not for markets for them to extend to the trademark top like every markets are in markets that they would enter on the l a candy tell the nation or eye candy i thought when i get a kick in if smartphone and those were not the permit apply them. oh be careful how you use the word candy is on his takeaway from this i guess lah very interesting appreciate your time that was derek on a visiting fellow from yale law. we may think it's just an innocent way to sightseeing get around town. but in charleston south carolina riding around in a brick shell may be part of the legal activity the police they're cracking down on a rickshaw drivers that are traveling without a permit. in order to catch

them undercover cop stresses tories are going on rides the city requires drivers to get downtown core is to have a license to speak the tories elissa one guy in learning the hard way that it's against the law to drive without speaking and extensive history exam according to the local paper in the post inquiry or it cost him a fine double for one thousand dollars the thing happened back in september but did not become knowledge until recently charles said has this story helps clean out has some of the strongest lies in regulating tourism in the country. and we are going to leave it out there for more and stories we cover check out our youtube channel youtube dot com slashed its key america. a website or tea ofcom slash usa and follow me on twitter. apple is it will be back here friday pm. new

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