2007 Cyberspace Law Syllabus
By Eric Goldman I’ve posted my 2007 Cyberlaw syllabus. Unlike the past few years, which were a little slow cyberlaw-wise, the past 12 months saw a lot of important developments. Let me recap some of changes I made to my…
July 2007 Quick Links, Part II
By Eric Goldman Virtual Worlds * After a remarkable run as media darlings, Second Life is now experiencing some of the inevitable backlash. Case in point: Wired’s “How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life.” In this…
Advertiser Liability for “Contributory” Trespass to Chattels Redux–Burgess v. American Express
By Eric Goldman Burgess v. American Express Co., 2007 NCBC 15 (N.C. Superior Ct. May 21, 2007) David Fish points to an interesting new ruling on the subject of advertiser liability for pop-up advertising (I’m inferring that the pop-ups were…
June 2007 Quick Links
By Eric Goldman Email * Spam cases are coming at a regular clip, and it’s tricky divining the latest state of the law. Two recent cases that caught my attention: – US v. Impulse Media Group, 2007 WL 1725560 (W.D….
SPY Act Passes House…Again
By Eric Goldman HR 964 For the third year in a row, the House passed the SPY Act. I was hopeful that the House’s passing of the I-SPY Act would forestall further action on this bill, but unfortunately I was…
Zango Also Loses Kaspersky TRO Motion
By Eric Goldman Zango, Inc. v. Kaspersky Lab Inc., C07-0807-JCC (W.D. Wash. TRO motion denied June 6, 2007) Yesterday, Zango’s TRO request against PC Tools was denied but Zango claimed the result was nevertheless a “victory for consumer choice” because…
Zango Loses TRO Motion Against PC Tools But Claims Win
By Eric Goldman Zango, Inc. v. PC Tools Pty Ltd., C07-0797-JCC (W. D. Wash. TRO denied June 5, 2007) The judge denied Zango’s TRO request against PC Tools. The actual opinion is efficient and somewhat non-committal, as befits an opinion…
PC Tools & Kaspersky Respond to Zango Lawsuit
By Eric Goldman PC Tools and Kaspersky have responded to Zango’s TRO requests in Zango v. PC Tools and Zango v. Kaspersky. PC Tools’ response reads like a typical anti-spyware gripefest about Zango generally, only some of which actually responds…
House Passes I-SPY Act
By Eric Goldman Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1525) The House passed the I-SPY Act, sending it on to the Senate. This is the House’s third time passing anti-spyware legislation. The past two years, the House passed…
Zango’s Busy Litigation Docket
By Eric Goldman I got a tip that Zango’s lawsuit against PC Tools had been removed to federal court, which prompted me to search for “Zango” in PACER for the Western District of Washington. I learned that Zango has a…