California Anti-Spam Law Doesn’t Require Sender’s Name In The ‘From’ Line or Domain Name

…CAN-SPAM Plaintiff Can’t Take Second Bite at the Apple — Melaleuca v. Hansen Claims that Emails were not Labeled as Ads and did not Disclose Tracking Preempted by CAN-SPAM —…

Jan.-Feb. 2012 Quick Links, Part 3 (Defamation/Content Regulation Edition)

…of Melaleuca’s founder, Frank VanderSloot. EFF coverage. Blog coverage of Melaleuca. Another good reason to support federal anti-SLAPP legislation. * Facebook’s content abuse standards. * Blogger doesn’t qualify for Illinois…

Court Says CAN-SPAM Plaintiff Can’t Take Second Bite at the Apple — Melaleuca v. Hansen

[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Melaleuca v Hansen, 10-cv-00553 (D. Idaho; Apr. 15, 2011) This is a case where Melaleuca – a large multi-level marketing company – asserted spam claims against…

Melaleuca Files Second Lawsuit Following Dismissal of its CAN-SPAM Claims

…expressed surprise that Melaleuca decided to appeal the order dismissing its case. Not only is Melaleuca appealing the case, it filed a second complaint which appears to be based on…

Another Federal Court Dismisses CAN-SPAM Claims Due to Lack of Standing – Melaleuca, Inc. v. Hansen

…and state law claims asserted by Melaleuca, a “multi-level marketing company,” against Daryl Hansen. Melaleuca is the registrant of “iglide.net” domain name. Melaleuca provided its “marketing executives” internet access and…

Idaho District Court Dismisses CAN-SPAM Claims Due to Non-ISP Status — Melaleuca, Inc. v. Hansen

…a multi-level marketing company called ITV.” Melaleuca was and is engaged in a similar business. Melaleuca “encourages its customers to become marketing executives by referring family and friends to Melaleuca

Co-Blogger Identity Isn’t Disclosed via 512(h), but Takedown Letters Are Copyrightable

…pseudonymous co-blogger (“Tom Paine”) blogged a post containing some critical rumors about Melaleuca and its CEO to the 43rdstateblues.com blog. Melaleuca’s lawyer sent a takedown letter to a blog administrator….