August 2007 Quick Links, Part II
…have won a quick victory per 47 USC 230(c)(2). * Perfect 10 has appealed its Ninth Circuit 230 loss in ccBill to the US Supreme Court. * Search Engine Land…
2007 Cyberspace Law Syllabus
…a number of respects. – the district court opinion in Perfect 10 v. Google, which was superseded by the Perfect 10 v. Amazon Ninth Circuit opinion. – 1-800 Contacts v….
Third Circuit Bounces Lawsuit Over Google Groups–Parker v. Google
…from Q1 2006 (along with the Perfect 10 and Field cases). Parker appealed his loss to the Third Circuit. Unfortunately, the Third Circuit didn’t spend a lot of time writing…
Credit Card Providers Aren’t Liable for Third Party Infringement–Perfect 10 v. Visa
…10’s litigation frenzy over online infringement of Perfect 10’s copyrighted photos. The resulting troika of opinions has important implications for cyberlaw and IP law, but the aggregate effect is hardly…
Perfect 10 v. CCBill Update: Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing
By Eric Goldman The Ninth Circuit has denied an en banc rehearing in Perfect 10 v. CCBill. In doing so, the court amended its opinion to reinforce that it really,…
Summary of Perfect 10 Decision
…and Perfect 10 both appealed certain aspects of the district court’s decision. Briefly, in today’s decision, the 9th Circuit: —affirmed the district court’s finding that Perfect 10 was likely to…
Ninth Circuit Opinion in Perfect 10 v. Google and Amazon
…specialty), the Ninth Circuit has addressed the crucial case of Perfect 10 v. Google and Amazon. The opinion summarizes its complex results: We conclude that Perfect 10 is unlikely to…
Ninth Circuit Screws Up 47 USC 230–Fair Housing Council v. Roommates.com
By Eric Goldman Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC, CV-03-09386-PA (9th Cir. May 15, 2007) Just a couple months ago, in Perfect 10 v. CCBill, the…
Quiznos Sued for User-Created Ads–Subway v. Quiznos
…property” claims. Is “false advertising” an IP claim? Ordinarily I would say no. See the 2004 district court ruling in Perfect 10 v. CCBill, which expressly held that a state…
March 2007 Quick Links, Google Edition
…for Google and it has some interesting discussion. * At Santa Clara University School of Law in January, we had a panel on the Perfect 10 v. Google case featuring…