By Eric Goldman Rosen v. Hosting Services, Inc., 2010 WL 5630637 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 16, 2010). [This case just showed up for me in Westlaw. It’s not a major case but it’s worth a brief note even 5 months later]…
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani with some comments by Eric] Badella v. Deniro Marketing LLC, 10-03908 CRB (N.D. Cal.; Jan 24, 2011) This is a good one. A group of plaintiffs brought a putative class action against an online dating website…
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] I’m not sure why, but this Wall Street Journal article (“Can Employers Fire Over Facebook Gaffes?“) screamed out for a comment. Maybe this is just a case of headline puffery, but the idea that there is…
By Eric Goldman Earlier this Fall, I posted my top 8 trends in Internet law, and that’s a good place to start if you want to see how I think things are developing. Because of that post, this year I’m…
By Eric Goldman Byrnes v. Johnson County Community College, 2011 WL 166715 (D. Kan. Jan. 19, 2011). The complaint. You’ve probably already heard about this case. Four nursing students posted photos of a patient’s placenta to Facebook, and the school…
By Eric Goldman Elsevier Ltd v. Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc., 1:11-cv-10026-RGS (D. Mass. injunction dated Jan. 14, 2011). See the TRO from Jan. 6 and the complaint. On the surface, this seems like a run-of-the-mill copyright enforcement. The plaintiffs…
By Eric Goldman Amaretto Ranch Breedables v. Ozimals, 3:10-cv-05696-CRB (N.D. Cal.). The Justia page. The case library: * Linden Lab’s opposition to the preliminary injunction * Ozimals’ non-opposition to the preliminary injunction * Amaretto’s preliminary injunction motion * The preliminary…
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Pure Power Boot Camp, Inc. v. Warrior Fitness Boot Camp, LLC, 08-civ-4810 (S.D.N.Y.; Dec. 22, 2010) Email snooping and computer fraud statutes (Stored Communications Act; Computer Fraud and Abuse Act) are starting to play a starring…
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] I blogged some time ago about steps you can take to “‘Internet-Proof’ Your Cease and Desist Letter.” Here’s what happens when you don’t. The law firm Lazar, Akiva & Yagoubzadeh sent a cease and desist letter…
By Eric Goldman Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment, 2011 WL 221836 (N.D. Ky. Jan. 21, 2011). The complaint. On occasion I’ve ended up at thedirty.com. It’s not my kind of site, but clearly I’m not the target audience. Given its…