Student Sues Term Paper Website (and its Host)
…vendor didn’t have permission, it doesn’t have a lot of great defenses. I’m less clear about the web host’s liability–did Blue send a 512(c)(3) notice? If not, the theory is…
Blog Content Aggregation, RSS Feeds and Copyright Law
…hosts through 512(c)(3) notices. However, there’s an underlying problem. Many bloggers make feeds of their blog content available for all comers through RSS (a/k/a “Really Simple Stealing”–a phrase generally attributed…
Fall 2005 Cyberlaw Syllabus
…* Corbis v. Amazon (an extremely lucid opinion applying the 512 safe harbors–this is an overlooked gem of a case from a pedagogical standpoint) Trademark * Bosley v. Kremer (the…
Misguided CNET Article on Canadian Copyright Law and Caching/Archiving
…there has never been a case interpreting 17 USC 512(b) nor has any defendant ever avoided liability using the 17 USC 512(b) safe harbor. Given how practices have changed, there…
More on BitTorrent and Grokster
…search engine would qualify as an “information location tool” under 17 U.S.C. § 512 (d). This section of the Copyright Act provides a safe harbor from liability for search engines…
Walmart Foundation Uses Copyright to Curtail Griper
The Walmart Foundation has gone after the gripe site “walmart-foundation.org” using 512(c)(3) notices to take down images that the griper took from walmartfoundation.org. A few observations about this: * copyright…
Liability for Labeling Software as Spyware
…under 17 USC 512(f). [this was used in the Diebold case] However, should a lawsuit ever be brought, recipients might have some effective defenses: · Characterizations of software could be…