Content Generation and the Law
By Eric Goldman Last week I participated on a panel at the ION Game Conference in Seattle to discuss UGC in virtual worlds and online games. You can see a reasonably faithful transcript of the discussion here. Here’s a recap…
MySpace Gets 230 Win in Fifth Circuit–Doe v. MySpace
By Eric Goldman Doe v. MySpace Inc., 2008 WL 2068064 (5th Cir. May 16, 2008) 2008 has been a tough year for 47 USC 230. The immunization is still robust, but this year we’ve seen significant plaintiff opportunities created by…
Lifestyle Lift v. RealSelf Settles
By Eric Goldman In early March, I blogged on Lifestyle Lift’s trademark infringement lawsuit against RealSelf based on user criticisms of Lifestyle Lift. This lawsuit was noteworthy on at least two fronts. First, it was a prime example of a…
Ripoff Report Responds re. Xcentric Ventures v. Village Voice
By Eric Goldman Last week I blogged about a lawsuit that some of the Ripoff Report folks brought against the Phoenix New Times and its reporter, Sarah Fenske, for defamation based on quotes attributed to attorney Christopher Sharp in an…
Third Party Liability Presentation
By Eric Goldman Last week I spoke at the “Center for Creativity and Commerce Symposium: New Media, New Markets, New Rights” at Georgia State University in Atlanta. This event was sponsored by four different departments within GSU (law, business, communications,…
April 2008 Quick Links
By Eric Goldman Anti-Gaming * Even though Ticketmaster won its lawsuit, Minnesota overreacted to the Hannah Montana ticket crush by banning software to circumvent an online ticket allocation process. See Sec. 609.806. Check out the hyperbole in this press release!…
CDT Files Amicus Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky
By Eric Goldman The Center for Democracy and Technology has authored a brief, for itself, anti-spyware vendors and other advocacy groups, in favor of Kaspersky in the Zango v. Kaspersky case. I thought this brief was a useful contribution to…
Adware is Dead. Long Live Adware!
By Eric Goldman In late January, I attended the Anti-Spyware Coalition’s Public Workshop entitled Spyware: What’s Worked, What’s Left, and What’s Coming. I was on a panel entitled “Is Adware Dead?” with Alissa Cooper from CDT and Colin O’Malley from…
Ripoff Report Folks Sue Newspaper and Reporter for Defamation–Xcentric Ventures v. Village Voice
By Eric Goldman Xcentric Ventures v. Village Voice Media, CV 2008-02416 (Ariz. Superior Ct. complaint filed Jan. 31, 2008). The case history. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve blogged on lawsuits involving Ed Magedson and related entities…
Kaspersky Files Answering Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky
By Eric Goldman Continuing my coverage of the Zango v. Kaspersky litigation over 230(c)(2), Kaspersky has filed its answering brief (warning: 5MB file). If you want to save time, the actual argument starts on page 32 of the PDF. The…