Competitive Keyword Purchase Doesn’t Contribute to Actual Dilution–Nautilus v. Icon
By Eric Goldman Nautilus Group, Inc. v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., 2006 WL 3761367 (W.D. Wa. Dec. 21, 2006) In a long-running dispute, BowFlex sued competitor CrossBow for trademark dilution. CrossBow moved for summary judgment, claiming (among other things)…
Kremen Loses Challenge to ARIN’s IP Address Allocation Policies–Kremen v. ARIN
By Eric Goldman Kremen v. American Registry For Internet Numbers, Ltd., No. C 06-02554 JW (N.D. Cal. Dec. 20, 2006) In a previous post about the Sex.com saga, I mentioned that Kremen had sued ARIN for its refusal to transfer…
Keyword Ads and Metatags Don’t Confuse Consumers–J.G. Wentworth v. Settlement Funding
By Eric Goldman J.G. Wentworth SSC Ltd v. Settlement Funding LLC, No. 06-0597 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 4, 2007) The keyword advertising legal roller-coaster continues. Last time I blogged on the matter in the Buying for the Home case, I indicated…
Cross-Border Legal Challenges in High Tech Law, January 26
By Eric Goldman Our student-run Computer & High Tech Law Journal is putting on a conference, Cross-Border Legal Challenges in High Tech Law, January 26 at the San Jose Museum of Art. See the conference website. It would be great…
Court Reiterates 230 Dismissal–Doe v. Bates
By Eric Goldman Doe v. Bates, 2006 WL 3813758 (E.D. Tex. Dec. 27, 2006) I previously blogged about Doe v. Bates, which involved a plaintiff trying to hold Yahoo liable for child pornography disseminated by members of one of its…
Employer Not Liable for Employee’s Threatening Emails Per 47 USC 230–Delfino v. Agilent
By Eric Goldman Delfino v. Agilent Technologies, Inc., 2006 WL 3635399 (Cal. App. Ct. Dec. 14, 2006) Prior to this case, my working theory was that 47 USC 230 would not insulate employers from liability for employee actions because companies…
2006 Blog Year-in-Review
by Eric Goldman Most Popular Blog Posts of the Year 1) O’Reilly and the “Web 2.0” Trademark 2) NYT on Fair Use and Documentaries (overflow from Slashdotting of #1) 3) GEICO v. Google Opinion (Finally) Issued 4) Competitor’s Keyword Ad…