We’ve Filed a Request to Publish Redmond v. Gawker Media
…Michael Barclay, who both suggested we make the filing and provided helpful comments, and Mark Goldowitz, who also provided helpful comments. Until Michael suggested it, I didn’t know third parties…
Google Tries Again to Respond to Judge Alsup’s Shill Disclosure Order. Now, How About Oracle?
…list disclosed, or name-checked, many well-known figures in the cyberlaw community, including the people I’ve already mentioned plus Mark Lemley, Paul Levy, Timothy B. Lee, Julie Samuels and others. If…
Six-Month Retrospective of SOPA’s Demise [Forbes Cross-Post, A Month Late!] + SOPA/PROTECT-IP/OPEN Linkwrap #3
…it means roping in all key Internet players.” * Mark McKenna: Don’t Stop at SOPA * News.com: White House calls for new law targeting ‘offshore’ Web sites * Techdirt: Congress…
No Liability for Takedown Notice that Results in Termination of Facebook Page — Lown Cos. v. Piggy Paint
…in Suit Against Trademark Owner over Google Trademark Complaint–Pandora Jewelers v. Pandora Jewelry * 17 USC 512(f) Claim Against “Twilight” Studio Survives Motion to Dismiss–Smith v. Summit Entertainment * Business…
Online Kevorkian’s First Amendment Challenge to Assisted Suicide Convictions Unsuccessful -– State v. Melchert-Dinkel
…conversations with people who were contemplating suicide. The individuals who committed suicide lived in England (Mark Drybrough, age 31) and Canada (Nadia Kajouji, age 19). (Melchert-Dinkel corresponded with others who…
Backpage Gets Important 47 USC 230 Win Against Washington Law Trying to Combat Online Prostitution Ads (Forbes Cross-Post & More)
…Internet Archive v. McKenna, 2012 WL 3064543 (W.D. Wash. July 27, 2012), a federal judge rejected the Washington legislature’s efforts, turning the case into a major victory for Section 230…
Announcing a New Casebook: “Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials” by Tushnet & Goldman
By Eric Goldman I’m thrilled to announce the public release of a new casebook, Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials by Rebecca Tushnet and me. We are publishing the…
H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 1 (Trademarks/Domain Names, Patents, Trade Secrets, IP)
…a trademark doesn’t divest the trademark owner of ACPA standing for past statutory damages. Prior blog post. * Two Plus Two Pub., LLC v. Boyd, 2012 WL 724678 (D. Nev….
Another Bad Ruling for PissedConsumer on Trademark and 47 USC 230 Claims–Amerigas v. Opinion Corp.
…PissedConsumer makes a number of references to the trademarks of the businesses it reviews, including using the trademark in as a third level domain (i.e., a subdomain), including the trademark…
Recap of the Fourth Trademark Scholars Roundtable at DePaul University
By Eric Goldman In April, Graeme Dinwoodie and Mark Janis once again convened a roundtable of trademark law scholars to geek it out on trademark law. Group photo. This year’s…