Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 Quick Links Part 8 (Copyright, Media)
…Judith Finell musicologist’s expert report. NY Times: “Owing to the specifics of copyright law, the jury was instructed to base its decision on the sheet music, a fact that reflects…
LinkedIn’s “Reference Search” Service Doesn’t Violate Fair Credit Reporting Act–Sweet v. LinkedIn
…making this point). The court notes that, in order to be a consumer report, the report must contain information about the person–information “about people other than the consumer who is…
Europe’s Antitrust Move Against Google: A Linkwrap
…key theoretical framework and the discourse got overtaken by paid advocates and pseudo-science. Fortunately, not everyone shares my malaise for reporting on the topic, so the least I can do…
Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 Quick Links Part 7 (Consumer Reviews, RTBF, Defamation, Censorship, Sec. 230)
…To 60 Million WordPress Sites Right to Be Forgotten * Google’s transparency report for RTBF removals. As of April 17, 2015, nearly a quarter-million takedown requests to date. * Article…
Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 Quick Links Part 6 (Google, Search Engines, Antitrust)
…few months, many of them related to this development. Google * Mistakenly released FTC Staff Report on its Google antitrust investigation. Marketing Land: Highlights Of The FTC Staff Report On…
Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 Quick Links Part 5 (Trademarks, Domain Names, Marketing)
…report or deposition, however, did he provide the actual method for distinguishing between valid and invalid clicks. Further, in his deposition he acknowledged that he knows of no sources, including…
Law Professor Blogger Wins Anti-SLAPP Ruling, But It’s Hard To Celebrate The Win–Welch v. USD
…San Diego. He runs the California Appellate Report blog, which has been going strong since 2005 with at least 300 posts each year (impressive!). In what I imagined seemed like…
Q4 2014 & Q1 2015 Quick Links Part 1 (Privacy/Security)
…EFF. * WSJ: Europe’s Web-Cookie Warnings Are a Waste, Report Says. Ronald E. Leenes & Eleni Kosta, Taming the Cookie Monster with Dutch Law – A Tale of Regulatory Failure…
GA Supreme Court Fixes Overbroad Injunction Against Message Board Operator–Chan v. Ellis
…had others visit the website and report back to her about the commentary published there. Generally speaking, our stalking law forbids speech only to the extent that it is directed…
Court Rejects Bizarre Attempt To Scrub Consumer Review–Goren v. Ripoff Report
…didn’t mention exclusivity, so the court says that this checkbox gave Ripoff Report only a non-exclusive license to the review. Goren also tried the Blockbuster/Zappos argument that Ripoff Report’s terms…