May 2009 Quick Links Part 2
By Eric Goldman Blogs and Boards * WSJ: Bloggers, Beware: What You Write Can Get You Sued * j2 Global Communications v. Zilker Ventures, CV 08-07470 SJO (AJWx) (C.D. Cal. April 22, 2009). A consumer review website can putatively qualify…
May 2009 Quick Links Part 1
By Eric Goldman Just a reminder that I’m posting some quick links exclusively to my Twitter account. Trademarks * Texas International Property Associates v. Hoerbiger Holding AG, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40409 (N.D. Tex. May 12, 2009). Domainer loses ACPA…
Web Developer Didn’t “Convert” Website–Conwell v. Gray Loon
By Eric Goldman Conwell v. Gray Loon Outdoor Marketing Group, Inc., 82S04-0806-CV-00309 (Ind. Sup. Ct. May 19, 2009) This is a classic cautionary tale about interactions between a web developer/host and a customer. The customer retained the web developer to…
EFF’s Guide to Griping, Plus Some Recommendations of My Own
By Eric Goldman The EFF has posted “Avoiding Gripes About Your Gripe (or Parody) Site,” which includes 6 prophylactic recommendations to prospective gripers: 1) Be noncommercial — no ads, no links to commercial sites, no affiliate links, no Café Press…
Takedown Notice Sent to Parent Doesn’t Affect Subsidiary’s 512(c) Defense–Perfect 10 v. Amazon
By Eric Goldman Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2009 WL 1334364 (C.D. Cal. May 12, 2009) This long-running case is working its way through the district court after the Ninth Circuit’s 2007 remand. See my previous blog posts about…
April 2009 Quick Links
By Eric Goldman [Just a reminder that I am posting some “quick links” exclusively to my Twitter account, so if you want to keep up with everything, follow me at Twitter or subscribe to the RSS feed.] Marketing/Spam * Zango…
Michael Savage Takedown Letter Might Violate 512(f)–Brave New Media v. Weiner
By Eric Goldman Brave New Films 501(C)(4) v. Weiner, 2009 WL 1011712 (N.D. Cal. April 15, 2009). The Justia page. In October 2007, radio personality Michael Savage (aka Weiner–hence the case caption) went on an anti-Muslim tirade on his radio…
230 Doesn’t Preempt State IP Claims–Atlantic Records v. Project Playlist
By Eric Goldman Atlantic Recording Corp. v. Project Playlist, Inc., 2009 WL 766224 (S.D.N.Y. March 25, 2009). The Justia page. This ruling addresses one of the known “circuit splits” in 47 USC 230 jurisprudence: does 230 preempt state IP claims…
Q1 2009 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright Edition)
By Eric Goldman [Note: for a couple of years, I have grouped items that didn’t warrant a full blog post into a monthly “quick links” post. As you can infer, one month has now stretched to three months, which severely…
Ochoa on Golan v. Holder and Copyright Restoration
By Tyler Ochoa [Eric’s note: my colleague Tyler Ochoa is an expert on copyright law (among other things), and I’ve occasionally posted contributions from him before. This time, he weighs in on the Golan decision from Friday.] The U.S. District…