How Does the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine Improve Trademark Analyses?–Dassault v. Childress
These parties have been fighting with each other since at least 2009. This case had a trial in 2017 and ruled for the defense. In 2020, the Sixth Circuit remanded the case for a new trial, which occurred in March…
This Week in the “DMCA Eating Copyright Law”: Cordova v. Huneault (Guest Blog Post)
by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy A recent Northern District of California opinion in Cordova v. Huneault sent another bat-signal to those who follow this area of the law: copyright law in the context of public content is being consumed by…
Reflections on Section 230’s Past, Present, and Future on Its 30th Anniversary
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 became law thirty years ago today, on February 8, 1996. Buried in a corner of that sprawling law was Section 230, a law that says websites aren’t liable for third-party content. Section 230 didn’t receive…
Another Confusing Internet Jurisdiction Opinion (This Time, from the 1st Circuit)–Stokinger v. Armslist
I previously summarized: “This case involves the tragic shooting of a police officer. The shooter acquired the gun illegally from a seller who had acquired the gun via Armslist.” Armslist’s gun sale occurred in 2015. The shooting took place in…