Trademark Dilution Symposium Videos
By Eric Goldman It seems like only yesterday that the High Tech Law Institute sponsored the Trademark Dilution Symposium, but a quick look at the calendar reveals that it’s been over 6 months. Wow, how time flies! Even at this…
Pro-Zango Amicus Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky
By Eric Goldman The National Business Coalition on E-Commerce and Privacy has filed an amicus brief supporting Zango in Zango v. Kaspersky, the lawsuit over an anti-spyware vendor’s classification of third party software as “spyware.” I’m not familiar with this…
11th Circuit Freaks Out About Metatags–North American Medical v. Axiom
By Eric Goldman North American Medical Corp. v. Axiom Worldwide, Inc., 2008 WL 918411 (11th Cir. April 7, 2008) Oh man, what a bizarre and frustrating ruling from the 11th Circuit on metatags. The parties compete in the “spinal decompression”…
Rescuecom v. Google Second Circuit Oral Arguments
By Eric Goldman Yesterday the Second Circuit heard oral arguments in Rescuecom v. Google, and reports from the oral arguments are trickling out. James Grimmelmann provides a comprehensive report. Many thanks to James for taking the time to write this…
Roommates.com Denied 230 Immunity by Ninth Circuit En Banc (With My Comments)
By Eric Goldman Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC, 2008 WL 879293 (9th Cir. April 3, 2008) The Ninth Circuit has issued its en banc ruling in the Fair Housing Councils v. Roommates.com case upholding the…
Roommates.com Denied 230 Immunity by Ninth Circuit En Banc
By Eric Goldman Hot news! The Ninth Circuit en banc panel in the Roommates.com case upheld the 3 judge panel and issued an opinion, not surprisingly written by Judge Kozinski, saying that Roommates.com doesn’t qualify for immunity under 47 USC…
School District Didn’t Violate First Amendment for Reassigning Teacher Who Blogged–Richerson v. Beckon
By Eric Goldman Richerson v. Beckon, 2008 WL 833076 (W.D. Wash. March 27, 2008) A school district appointed Richerson to a position with split responsibilities as a curriculum development specialist and an official mentor for other teachers. She then blogged…
Recent 47 USC 230 Developments Talk
By Eric Goldman Today I gave a talk on recent 47 USC 230 developments (following on the popular “47 USC 230 Week” at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog a couple of weeks ago). I didn’t even really get into…
PLI Presentation on Social Networking Sites and Blogs
By Eric Goldman Last week I gave a brief overview talk about social networking sites and blogs at a PLI conference. My slides. For each screen shot, you’ll have to imagine some of the faux-witty remarks I might have made….
Zango’s Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky Ninth Circuit Appeal
By Eric Goldman Zango has filed its initial appellate brief in Zango v. Kaspersky [warning: 2.1MB file], the case addressing the liability of anti-spyware vendors for their classification decisions. Characteristically, Zango goes on the offensive, declaring that Kaspersky’s software is…