Recent Developments Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act
…of “consumer” to exclude employees, contractors, and business contacts. The letter gives a great example that theoretically, thelaw currently permits an employee to demand expungement of evidence of sexual harassment…
Negative Keywords Help Defeat Preliminary Injunction–DealDash v. ContextLogic
…Tidbits From FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Sues…
The Florida Bar and Competitive Keyword Advertising: A Tragicomedy (in 3 Parts)
…Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword…
Q2 2018 Quick Links, Part 5 (Potpourri)
My email inbox has gotten out of control, and I had to declare partial email bankruptcy. In this post, I’m largely quoting highlights from 18 cases I had flagged for…
Redfin Must Defend Copyright Suit Over Property Photos–Stross v. Redfin
Stross is a photographer who licenses his photographs to real estate agents. He licensed the photos through ACTRIS, a multiple listing service that compiles listings into a database for use…
Another Court Says Competitive Keyword Advertising Doesn’t Cause Confusion
…infringing: “Virtually no court has held that, on its own, a defendant’s purchase of a plaintiff’s mark as a keyword term is sufficient for liability.” Cites to: 1-800 Contacts v….
2H 2017 & Q1 2018 Quick Links, Part 6: Privacy and More
Privacy * A string of great articles from Kash Hill: – Roomba’s Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder – The House That Spied…
2H 2017 & Q1 2018 Quick Links, Part 4: Censorship, Content Moderation
…reasserts that it should have remained visible to the public and Plaintiff’s social network contacts. Plaintiff does not explain how this allegation constitutes a violation of the ECPA nor does…
Fifth Court Rejects ‘Material Support for Terrorism’ Claims Against Social Media Sites–Crosby v. Twitter
[Just a reminder that Section 230’s evisceration will happen upon Pres. Trump’s signature] Victims of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, aided by the indefatigable 1-800-LAWFIRM and Excolo Law,…
Top Internet Law Developments of 2017 (Very Late)
…lawsuits. The FTC’s win over 1-800 Contacts now suggests that efforts to suppress competitive keyword advertising are not merely ineffectual, they could be anti-competitive. * Copyright Office Killed Off Section…