Trolling the Internet for Photos Creates Copyright Headaches for Ad Agency (and the Advertiser)–Laspata v. Rimowa
…of the man. Both images have what appears to be a stage light behind and to the right of the couple, beaming light toward the center of the shot. But…
No “Contract By Tweet” for Plaintiff Who Pitches Movie Idea via Social Media
…well. This case was a long shot at best, made intriguing only by the alleged similarities between plaintiff’s idea and the movie ultimately developed by Stallone & co. ___ Eric’s…
Appropriation Artist Can’t Win Fair Use Defense on Motion to Dismiss–Graham v. Prince
…. . ] inkjet print of a screenshot taken by Prince that captures a ‘post’ made by a user named ‘rastajay92’ on . . . Instagram. . . Rastajay92’s post…
Faulty Mobile Device User Interface Jeopardizes Uber’s Contract Formation–Metter v. Uber
…733096 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2017). With regards to the above screen shot, the court upholds the contract formation: DeVries argues that he did not consent to or have notice…
Copyright Office Q&A Session About The New Online DMCA Designated Agents Directory
…timing out and the loss of safe harbor. And, Jason, you talked about how the Office doesn’t intent this to be a shot to the unwary. I have more of…
Tweeting Death Threats Isn’t Juvenile Delinquency–In re R.D.
…me “get slept” means “to be knocked out”] • “shoot then pussy”; and • “you ain’t never shot no one so sit down and get off google images bruh.” The…
2H 2016 Quick Links, Part 1 (Special Election Edition)
…It. A do-nothing Congress is bad; an autocrat with minimal restrictions on its power is probably worse * The White House’s Pete Souza Has Shot Nearly 2M Photos of Obama,…
State Sup. Ct. Affirms Harassment and Breach of Peace Conviction for Posting Pages from Diary to Facebook
…did not abuse its discretion by determining that the defendant’s constitutional claims were inadequately briefed. Further review (by the US Supreme Court) was probably a long shot to begin with,…
Q1 2016 Quick Links, Part 1 (Trademarks and Domain Names)
…shows that on Glassdoor, www.glassdoor.com, an American website where companies and their management are reviewed by former and current employees, a ‘screen shot of the demographics of candidates who looked…
Big Win For Free Speech Online In Backpage Lawsuit (Forbes Cross-Post)
…about this claim, saying the plaintiffs’ “causal chain is shot through with conjecture: it pyramids speculative inference upon speculative inference”; it relies on “rampant guesswork” and “is forged entirely out…