Granick on CISPA’s Deficiencies (With Some of My Own Comments)
…cybersecurity information is a public good, which is why I have made a career of representing security professionals and hacker hobbyists who want to investigate and report on vulnerabilities. But…
The Dangerous Meme That Won’t Go Away: Using Copyright Assignments to Suppress Unwanted Content–Scott v. WorldStarHipHop
…this protocol. UGC sites (and especially review sites) could undercut the protocol by restricting users’ ability to take down content in response to legal duress. Ripoff Report famously provides its…
New York Judge *Slams* Bittorrent Copyright Plaintiffs – K-Beech; Malibu Media; and Patrick Collins v. Does
…Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-9, CV 11-1154 (E.D.N.Y.) Order & Report & Recommendation (May 1, 2012) A trio of bit torrent plaintiffs were smacked around (somewhat brutally) by a…
Comments on the Ninth Circuit’s En Banc Ruling in U.S. v. Nosal
…crimes: What exactly is a “nonbusiness purpose”? If you use the computer to check the weather report for a business trip? For the company softball game? For your vacation to…
512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. Viacom
…judge adopts the magistrate’s report and closes the case. The disposition of Ouellette’s 512(f) claim is hardly surprising. Putting aside his status as a pro se, even well-lawyered 512(f) plaintiffs…
Cautionary Tale for Settling Trademark Cases–Tormented Souls v. Tormented Souls Motorcycle Club
…or because the website prevents editing/deleting (e.g., Ripoff Report). In other words, defendants should not rubber-stamp this particular settlement agreement “boilerplate.” Related cases: * Tea Partiers Wage War Against Each…
Texas Ruling Shows the Benefits We’d Get From a Federal Anti-SLAPP Law–American Heritage Capital v. Gonzalez
…posted critical remarks about AHC at multiple websites (including Zillow, CreditKarma and Ripoff Report). Allegedly, AHC’s president then sent Mrs. Gonzalez an email threatening her if she didn’t remove the…
Fourth Circuit’s Rosetta Stone v. Google Opinion Pushes Back Resolution of Keyword Advertising Legality Another 5-10 Years
…evidence of other complaints Rosetta Stone received, Google’s 2004 study, Google’s in-house lawyers’ inability to review search results to determine if they were legit and Rosetta Stone’s expert report–all should…
Emailing the URL of an Allegedly Defamatory Post Immunized by 47 USC 230–Shrader v. Biddinger
By Eric Goldman Shrader v. Biddinger, 2012 WL 976032 (D. Colo. February 17, 2012). That ruling is the magistrate’s report. The judge adopted the magistrate report verbatim last week. The…
Jan.-Feb. 2012 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright Edition)
…has appealed to the Second Circuit. * Personal Keepsake Inc. v. Personalizationmall.com. an interesting ruling on 17 USC 1202 (copyright management information). Rebecca’s blog post. * Hollywood Reporter: More details…