AFP v. Google News Redux–AP v. Moreover

By Eric Goldman Associated Press v. Moreover Technologies, Inc., 07 CIV 8699 (SDNY complaint filed Oct. 9, 2007) I don’t understand Moreover. From their website, they describe themselves as: the premier provider of real-time news, current awareness and business information,…

Pandora Founder Westergren Speaks at SCU

By Eric Goldman I *love* Internet radio. I typically listen to it all day long while I’m pounding out emails, articles and blog posts (like this one). I’ve tried a number of services, including Accuradio, Sky.fm and Last.fm. However, now…

Spam Crime Loss Not Measured by Defendant’s Gain–US v. Kilbride

By Eric Goldman US v. Kilbride, 2007 WL 2774487 (D. Ariz. Sept. 21, 2007) Kilbride and his co-defendants are porn spammers who have been convicted of obscenity charges and criminal violations of CAN-SPAM. They face very long jail sentences. Their…

Yet Another NY Court Says Keyword Ads & Metatags Aren’t TM Use in Commerce–S&L Vitamins v. Australian Gold

By Eric Goldman S & L Vitamins, Inc. v. Australian Gold, Inc., 2:05-cv-1217 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 30, 2007) If it wasn’t so painful for all involved, I would enjoy watching the legal contortions of companies whose outdated business models are being…

September 2007 Quick Links Part II

By Eric Goldman Contracts * Manasher v. NECC Telecom, No. 06-cv-10749 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 18, 2007). NECC included the following language on its invoices: “NECC’s Agreement ‘Disclosure and Liabilities’ can be found online at www.necc.us or you could request a…

September 2007 Quick Links Part I

By Eric Goldman Marketing * From the NYT: There are 200+ auto repair shops in the “Iron Triangle” area in New York, and apparently they compete fiercely with each other, shouting out price quotes as cars needing repairs drive by….

National Federation of the Blind v. Target Class Certified

By Eric Goldman National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp., 3:06-cv-01802-MHP (N.D. Cal. Sept. 28, 2007) Judge Patel has certified two classes in the lawsuit over Target.com’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. See my previous blog post…

Brand Spillovers at TPRC

By Eric Goldman At TPRC, I presented my Brand Spillovers paper. My slides.

Ask.com Not Liable for Search Results or Indexing Decisions–Murawski v. Pataki

By Eric Goldman Murawski v. Pataki, 2007 WL 2781054 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2007) William Murawski is one of those not-going-to-win political candidates from New York (strongly reminiscent of Carl Person). Unhappy with the 2006 election process, Murawski sued a variety…

Utah Trademark Protection Act Update

By Eric Goldman Kate Kaye at ClickZ provides an update on the Utah Trademark Protection Act. According to Kate, there have been extensive and continuous backroom negotiations to produce a new statute (too bad this can’t take place with more…