More Kardashian Drama: A Legal Fight Over Ownership of the Kimoji Emoji Set–Liebensohn v. Kardashian (Guest Blog Post)
…attached, Liebensohn claims the letter stated Kardashian West suffered these damages as a result of a screen shot she received from one of the App Social founder’s acquaintances – the…
Gambling App Fails to Create Binding Terms of Service–Wilson v. Huuuge
…Ouch. The court also takes a shot at the fruit stand metaphor that some cases have relied on. ___ The court focuses on the inevitable tension in terms of service…
Section 230’s Success in Under-the-Radar Cases
…was allegedly robbed and shot. Essentially, Lee alleges that if OfferUp had not published the advertisement, he would not have gone to the meeting with the third-parties and would not…
Trolling the Internet for Photos Creates Copyright Headaches for Ad Agency (and the Advertiser)–Laspata v. Rimowa
…of the man. Both images have what appears to be a stage light behind and to the right of the couple, beaming light toward the center of the shot. But…
No “Contract By Tweet” for Plaintiff Who Pitches Movie Idea via Social Media
…well. This case was a long shot at best, made intriguing only by the alleged similarities between plaintiff’s idea and the movie ultimately developed by Stallone & co. ___ Eric’s…
Appropriation Artist Can’t Win Fair Use Defense on Motion to Dismiss–Graham v. Prince
…. . ] inkjet print of a screenshot taken by Prince that captures a ‘post’ made by a user named ‘rastajay92’ on . . . Instagram. . . Rastajay92’s post…
Faulty Mobile Device User Interface Jeopardizes Uber’s Contract Formation–Metter v. Uber
…733096 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 24, 2017). With regards to the above screen shot, the court upholds the contract formation: DeVries argues that he did not consent to or have notice…
Copyright Office Q&A Session About The New Online DMCA Designated Agents Directory
…timing out and the loss of safe harbor. And, Jason, you talked about how the Office doesn’t intent this to be a shot to the unwary. I have more of…
Tweeting Death Threats Isn’t Juvenile Delinquency–In re R.D.
…me “get slept” means “to be knocked out”] • “shoot then pussy”; and • “you ain’t never shot no one so sit down and get off google images bruh.” The…
2H 2016 Quick Links, Part 1 (Special Election Edition)
…It. A do-nothing Congress is bad; an autocrat with minimal restrictions on its power is probably worse * The White House’s Pete Souza Has Shot Nearly 2M Photos of Obama,…