Rounding Up Three Recent Keyword Advertising Cases–Comphy v. Amazon & More
…Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad…
Important Section 230 Ruling from the Second Circuit–Herrick v. Grindr
…case took place through offline contacts–it’s a bit misleading because the initial matchmaking in Internet Brands only took place due to the online content (which is why the Ninth Circuit…
Tenth Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Materially Supporting Terrorists” Fails–Sinclair v. Twitter
…lawyers are Excolo Law and 1-800 LAWFIRM. I’ve blogged the other nine dismissals, so at this point, there’s not much new to say about this case. Most of the plaintiffs’…
Do Adjacent Organic Search Results Constitute Trademark Infringement? Of Course Not…But…–America CAN! v. CDF
…Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why…
Supreme Court Requires Completed Copyright Registration Before Filing Suit–Fourth Estate Public Benefit v. Wall-Street (Guest Blog Post)
…work is published, 17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(3), or any previously-filed action for infringement will be dismissed. 17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(4). (Preregistration is rarely used; an average of about 800 works…
Post-Charlottesville Doxxing and Misidentification Creates Legal Risks–Vangheluwe v. GotNews
…had additional contacts with California beyond merely posting the articles about a California resident. The court concludes that merely publishing a defamatory article about an in-state plaintiff is not by…
Top Internet Law Developments of 2018
…drive the final nail in the coffin due to the FTC’s determination that 1-800 Contacts engaged in anti-competitive practices by systematically restricting its competitors’ ability to bid on its trademarks….
Recap of the California Assembly Hearing on the California Consumer Privacy Act
…He wants to address the overly onerous provisions to businesses, such as the requirement that businesses have a 1-800 phone number. MacTaggart explained that the 1-800 number requirement helps provide…
41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act
…contacts. The definition of “personal information” has numerous problems. Most importantly, it applies to data that no consumer would ever consider identifiable. Also, some specific examples of personal information, such…
2H 2018 Quick Links, Part 6 (IP, E-Commerce, Censorship, & More)
…Floodgates Open Up for ADA Claims Against Websites?” I think we’ve gotten our answer: 800+ lawsuits filed in 2017 * Inside Higher Ed: Fifty colleges sued in barrage of ADA…