Veoh Gets Another Nice 512(c) Win–UMG v. Veoh
By Eric Goldman UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Veoh Networks, Inc., 2008 WL 5423841 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 29, 2008) Last year, in Io v. Veoh, online video sharing site Veoh got a significant win under the DMCA online safe harbors (17…
OnlineNIC Loses One Lawsuit and Gets Sued in Another
By Eric Goldman Two anti-domainer developments involving OnlineNIC occurred over the holidays. Yahoo! Inc. v. OnlineNIC, Inc., 5:08-cv-05698-PVT (N.D. Cal. complaint filed Dec. 19, 2008) Yahoo has sued domain name registrar OnlineNIC and some Does for cybersquatting, trademark infringement, trademark…
Doe v. SexSearch Affirmed by 6th Circuit, But Not on 230 Grounds
By Eric Goldman Doe v. SexSearch.com, 2008 WL 5396830 (6th Cir. Dec. 30, 2008) I previously summarized this case as follows: Defendants operate a website that helps people hook up to have sex. Roe posted a profile saying that she…
MySpace Defeats Sherman Antitrust Claim for Blocking Links to Competitor–LiveUniverse v. MySpace
By Eric Goldman LiveUniverse, Inc. v. MySpace, Inc., 2008 WL 5341843 (9th Cir. Dec. 22, 2008). The June 2007 district court ruling in MySpace’s favor. LiveUniverse’s Nov. 2006 press release upon filing the lawsuit. LiveUniverse runs VidiLife.com, which it characterizes…
Stress-Relieving Company Gets Anti-SLAPPed Per 230
By Eric Goldman Higher Balance, LLC v. Quantum Future Group, Inc., 2008 WL 5281487 (D.Or. Dec. 18, 2008). The defendants’ (lengthy) celebratory blog post. If you’re a 47 USC 230 junkie like me, there are few better Christmas gifts than…
Lawsuit Over Google Ads for Mobile Services Dismissed Per 230–Goddard v. Google
By Eric Goldman Goddard v. Google, Inc., 2008 WL 5245490 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 17, 2008). My initial post when the complaint was filed. The Justia page. Goddard sued Google because Google displayed third party AdWords ads for allegedly fraudulent mobile…
Vulcan Golf v. Google Class Certification Denied
By Eric Goldman Vulcan Golf, LLC v. Google Inc., 1:07-cv-03371 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 18, 2008). Previous blog posts: initial complaint filed, ruling on motion to dismiss This is a complex lawsuit by trademark owners attacking domaining and the role of…
Google’s Latest Attempt to Kill the CLRB Hanson Lawsuit Fails
By Eric Goldman CLRB Hanson Industries, LLC v. Google, Inc., NO. C 05-03649 JW (N.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2008) CLRB v. Google is the long-running lawsuit (3 1/2 years and counting) over Google’s adherence to advertising limits that advertisers set…
Lori Drew Conviction Reflections, Part 3 of 3: Lessons for Cyberlawyers Drafting User Agreements
By Eric Goldman [Note: this is Part 3 of a special 3-part series on the Lori Drew conviction. Part 1 discussed why MySpace, the putative victim of Lori Drew’s crime, might end up regretting the conviction. Part 2 discussed some…
Lori Drew Conviction Reflections, Part 2 of 3: Who is Bound by Clickthrough Agreements?
By Eric Goldman [Note: this is Part 2 of a special 3-part series on the Lori Drew conviction. Part 1 discussed why MySpace, the putative victim of Lori Drew’s crime, might end up regretting the conviction. Part 3 will discuss…