Department of Commerce Releases Worthless Report on Trademark Bullying
…said, a WORTHLESS report. If the report authors had even a modicum of inspiration, there are so many recommendations the report could have fruitfully explored, such as: * as I…
Yelp Beats “Implied Extortion”/”Pay-to-Play” Lawsuit in Round #1–Levitt v. Yelp
…also advanced the implied extortion claim as a 230 workaround) or the multitudinous Ripoff Report cases, many of which have addressed the 230/extortion interface. [I have several other 47 USC…
Photo Hosting Site Gets DMCA 512 Safe Harbor–Wolk v. Photobucket
…find infringing activity on Photobucket’s site and report it to them through DMCA-compliant notices. She contends that this will be difficult and labor intensive. However, the purpose of her motion…
47 USC 230 Retrospective Conference Recap
…down problematic content (he then made a not-so-subtle dig at Ripoff Report). He gave a nod to Judge Wilkinson. The Zeran decision was breathtaking in its scope when it didn’t…
Intelius May be Liable for Deceptive Online Marketing Practices Based on Third Party Transaction at Checkout — Keithly v. Intelius
…trial, [the consumer] will be billed $19.95 per month.” Family Safety Report Plaintiffs: The court similarly finds that the Family Service Report transactions could be deceptive. After the consumer bought…
Important Ninth Circuit Ruling on Keyword Advertising, Plus Recaps of the Past 4 Months of Keyword Ad Decisions
…credit reports. Consumers at freecreditreport.com get coopted into credit monitoring services that they may not want and probably don’t need. Given the marginal legitimacy of freecreditreport.com, you’d think it would…
Florida Court Fixes Erroneous 47 USC 230 Ruling–Giordano v. Romeo
…Report but, after being sued, later asked to have it removed–a request denied by the Ripoff Report per its standard policy. The plaintiffs then added the Ripoff Report back into…
Ripoff Report Gets Another 47 USC 230 Dismissal–Herman v. Xcentric
…motion, the opinion addresses two common contentions in Ripoff Report 230 litigation: * the fact that the Ripoff Report added some components to its web page does not make Ripoff…
Debt Collection Text May Result in Liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act — Gutierrez v. Barclays Group
…this exception to the TCPA. Defendants pointed to an FCC Report and Order which stated that calls made by a creditor to a debtor to the number which the debtor…
Court Dismisses Class Action Against Spokeo for Lack of Standing — Robins v. Spokeo
…a complaint against Spokeo for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, arguing that the “reports generated by Spokeo.com contain inaccurate consumer information that is marketed to entities performing background…