Top Internet Law Developments of 2011
…litigation isn’t going away. I’ll be watching NewsRight closely in 2012. #4: Medical Justice Gives Up. Speaking of hubristic bullies… You recall Medical Justice, the organization that helped doctors and…
Attempted Trademark Workaround to 47 USC 230 Immunity Fails Badly—Ascentive v. PissedConsumer [Catch-Up Post]
…intellectual property to control consumer perceptions of their businesses. One example is Medical Justice, which tried to use copyright law to work around 47 USC 230 and suppress unwanted reviews….
Did a Court Eliminate 512(h) Subpoenas?–Maximized Living v. Google
…backdoor channel to unmasking abuses. For example, last year I got anecdotal reports that doctors used 512(h) to unmask patients that anonymously/pseudonymously reviewed doctors in contravention of the Medical Justice-supplied…
Medical Justice Capitulates by “Retiring” Its Anti-Patient Review Contracts
By Eric Goldman It’s been a rough week for Medical Justice, the company that tries to help doctors suppress patient reviews. First, the Center for Democracy and Technology filed an…
Updates on DoctoredReviews.com and Medical Justice
…post entitled “Medical Justice planting glowing reviews on RateMDs.com.” Apparently, John saw some early activity from a new Medical Justice offering called the “Review Builder Program” that Medical Justice claims…
Announcing DoctoredReviews.com, a Website Against Doctors’ Efforts to Squelch Online Patient Reviews
By Eric Goldman I’m pleased to announce the launch of DoctoredReviews.com, a website that addresses Medical Justice’s form contract that seeks to restrict patients’ online reviews of doctors by taking…
47 USC 230 Retrospective Conference Recap
…[Eric’s note: see, e.g., the Lifestyle Lift v. RealSelf lawsuit.] 2) Copyright via the Medical Justice workaround. * Make a promissory estoppel claim. Websites should not say “let me see…
“Consumer Reviews of Doctors and Copyright Law” Talk Notes
By Eric Goldman You may recall that Medical Justice is a vendor trying to help doctors squelch online patient reviews–most recently by getting a prospective copyright assignment of the unwritten…
Dentist Review on Yelp Gets Partial Anti-SLAPP Protection–Wong v. Jing
…time I publish content online. * In partial refutation of the FUD campaign by Medical Justice, the dentist so far apparently isn’t having any problems defending herself against an allegedly…
Q2 2010 Quick Links Part 1 (Content Regulation Edition)
…website called Doctor Finder. Some of the data comes from HealthGrades (not a blog favorite). I’ll be interested to see how Medical Justice feels about Doctor Finder. Pornography * U.S….