Copyshop Covered By “Non-Commercial” Creative Commons License–Great Minds v. FedEx
…report “Defining ‘Noncommercial’: A Study of How the Online Population Understands ‘Noncommercial Use.‘” The report could be viewed as pretty damning of CC’s terminology; the executive summary acknowledges that “with…
Illinois Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn’t Apply To Law Firm Blog Posts–Bock & Hatch v. McGuireWoods
…the fact/opinion line; courts’ treatment of online discussions as inherently rough-and-tumble; courts’ treatment of hyperlinks as supporting citations; the fair reporting privilege; and anti-SLAPP laws. Unfortunately for us legal bloggers,…
A Seismic Ruling Revisited: No Common-Law Public Performance Rights in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings in New York–Flo & Eddie v. Sirius
…surprise in any other states, the action shifts to Congress. In a 2011 Report, the Register of Copyrights recommended that Congress bring pre-1972 sound recordings into the federal copyright system….
Ten Worst Section 230 Rulings of 2016 (Plus the Five Best)
…nonconsensual pornography. * Manchanda v. Google * Fakhrian v. Google (California Appeals Court). Google can’t be required to de-index a Ripoff Report. Compare Hassell v. Bird. * Albert v. Yelp….
2H 2016 Quick Links, Part 2 (Copyright & Open Access)
…Plaintiff’s unfiltered works, for approximately half of VidAngels users. * Public Knowledge: The Growing List of How the Copyright Office Has Failed Us. Full report. * Sisyphus Touring, Inc. v….
Ripoff Report Wins Lawsuit on Jurisdiction Grounds–Williams v. Dunn
Dunn posted a negative Ripoff Report about Williams. Williams asked Ripoff Report to remove it; he says Ripoff Report agreed to do so and then reneged. Williams sued Dunn for…
Court Rejects Effort to De-Index Search Results–Manchanda v. Google
Rahul Manchanda, an attorney, claims he was defamed in Ripoff Reports and elsewhere. In 2013, he obtained a restraining order against some of the authors in New York state court….
Copyright Office Gratuitously Kills the DMCA Safe Harbor For Thousands of Websites
…another 48% had outdated info based on a comparison with the website’s on-site disclosures. Of the latter group, the report said 20 of the 500 registrations didn’t disclose contact info…
Ninth Circuit Sends Uber Driver Claims to Arbitration
This is a consolidated lawsuit brought by Uber drivers asserting FCRA and employee misclassification claims. Both named drivers were terminated after negative information surfaced in their credit report. Both drivers…
Redfin Defeats Copyright Claims Due to MLS License Agreement
…sue on the basis of Redfin’s breach of the terms of the PCAA. The court says participants (such as Stross) can report violations of the ACTRIS rules to the relevant…