“App Store” Isn’t Generic, But Apple Can’t Enforce Its Purported Trademark in the Term–Apple v. Amazon
By Eric Goldman Apple, Inc. v. Amazon.com Inc., 2011 WL 2638191 (N.D. Cal. July 6, 2011) Apple’s enforcement campaign over the term “App Store” is ridiculous. Apple is trying to prop up a farcically weak trademark claim–and to what end?…
Righthaven Defendant Awarded $3,800 in Attorneys’ Fees–Righthaven v. Leon
By Eric Goldman Righthaven, LLC v. Leon, 2011 WL 2633118 (D. Nev. July 5, 2011). My most recent post on Righthaven. Judge Navarro ordered Righthaven to pay $3,815 to the attorneys for one of its defendants, Michael Leon. This award…
“Can IP Be Protected in the Internet Age?” Panel Recap from Russian Economic Development Conference
By Eric Goldman In June, I attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (“SPIEF”), organized by the Russian government’s Ministry of Economic Development. This was a major event drawing thousands of participants to St. Petersburg, including the heads of state…
June 2011 Quick Links, Part 2
By Eric Goldman Social Media * The Third Circuit issued its en banc rulings in Layshock v. Hermitage School District and J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District, both involving school discipline against kids who created fake MySpace profiles of school…
June 2011 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright & Trademark Edition)
By Eric Goldman Copyright * Good news: the US government is funding alternative networks that dissidents can use to communicate when the Internet is censored by repressive regimes. Bad news: the US government is teaching the rest of the world…
Recapping Righthaven Developments from the Past Two Weeks
By Eric Goldman I blogged about Righthaven two weeks ago (“Righthaven Benchslapped in Ruling Saying It Lacks Standing“) and then went offline during a business trip to Russia (I have more to say about that trip shortly, but you can…
“Hot Topics in UGC Liability” Talk Slides
By Eric Goldman Earlier this month, Internet law superstar Ian Ballon and I spoke for about 90 minutes on hot topics in Internet law. Watch the video by downloading or streaming (item #47) it. I spoke about recent legal developments…
Another Ripoff Report Win–A-1 Technology v. Magedson
By Eric Goldman [Note: I have a thick blogging queue of cases to tackle, so if I haven’t gotten to your recent favorites yet, a post may still be coming.] A-1 Technology, Inc. v. Magedson, 150033/10 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. June…
George Mason “Law and Economics of Search Engines and Online Advertising” Conference Recap
By Eric Goldman Last week I participated in a conference entitled “The Law and Economics of Search Engines and Online Advertising” at George Mason Law School, sponsored by Google. In light of this week’s disclosures about the FTC, state AGs…
What Would a Government-Operated Search Engine Look Like in the US?
By Eric Goldman [Today’s WSJ announcement that the FTC plans to subpoena Google reminds us that search engine bias issues are heating up rather than winding down. I recently posted my article recapping the last 5 years of developments on…