Jan.-Feb. 2012 Quick Links, Part 6 (Privacy and more)
…Stayart v. Google Inc., No. 11–3012 (7th Cir.) Others include Graf v. Zynga, Levitt v. Yelp, Parisi v. Sinclair, Jones v. Dirty World and Maximized Living v. Google. * Universal…
Reputation Management Lawsuit Is Shot Down–Bernard v. Donat
…SEOed vanity search results are often linked to a litigious hypersensitivity about reputation (see, e.g., the litigation fusillade from Bev Stayart). Unfortunately, like far too many lawyer-plaintiffs/law professor-plaintiffs, the judge…
Q3 2011 Quick Links, Part 3
…of Google’s many failed UGC/social efforts), but do you remember just how much angst was spilled when Sidewiki first launched? * I’m sure you’re shocked to learn that Bev Stayart…
Marijuana Activist Can’t Change His Name to “NJWeedman.com” — In re Forchion
…as unique, but a quick Google search will often reveal at least one other person who shares our first name/last name combination. [Eric’s note: recall our mockery of Bev Stayart…
Bev Stayart Racks Up Two More Losses–Stayart v. Yahoo and Stayart v. Google
…Seventh Circuit Tosses Beverly Stayart’s False Endorsement Claims–Stayart v. Yahoo * Beverly Stayart Strikes Again! This Time, Stayart Sues Google * Yahoo’s Search Results Snippets Aren’t False Endorsement–Stayart v. Yahoo…
Buying Personal Names for Keyword Ads Isn’t a Publicity Rights Violation–Habush v. Cannon
…opinion complements the uncited Stayart v. Google, which also involved alleged violations of Wisconsin’s publicity rights statute and ended in favor of the defense. The Stayart v. Yahoo 7th Circuit…
Employee’s Twitter and Facebook Impersonation Claims Against Employer Move Forward — Maremont v. Fredman Design Group
…Claim: Maremont brought a Lanham Act claim for “false endorsement”. In order to bring a claim, she should show that she has commercialized her name or likeness. (See Stayart v….
Google Not Liable for Suggested Vanity Searches–Stayart v. Google
…grounds. Prior blog posts on Beverly Stayart’s litigation: * Seventh Circuit Tosses Beverly Stayart’s False Endorsement Claims–Stayart v. Yahoo * Beverly Stayart Strikes Again! This Time, Stayart Sues Google *…
Seventh Circuit Tosses Beverly Stayart’s False Endorsement Claims–Stayart v. Yahoo
By Eric Goldman Stayart v. Yahoo! Inc., 2010 WL 3785147 (7th Cir. Sept. 30, 2010). I have previously blogged about Beverly Stayart’s lawsuits against Yahoo and Google for apparently sploggy…
Beverly Stayart Strikes Again! This Time, Stayart Sues Google
By Eric Goldman Stayart v. Google, Inc., 2:10-cv-00336-LA (E.D. Wis. complaint filed April 20, 2010) I’ve previously blogged about Beverly Stayart (a/k/a Bev Stayart) and her mockable lawsuit against Yahoo….