CDT Files Amicus Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky
By Eric Goldman The Center for Democracy and Technology has authored a brief, for itself, anti-spyware vendors and other advocacy groups, in favor of Kaspersky in the Zango v. Kaspersky case. I thought this brief was a useful contribution to…
Ripoff Report Folks Sue Newspaper and Reporter for Defamation–Xcentric Ventures v. Village Voice
By Eric Goldman Xcentric Ventures v. Village Voice Media, CV 2008-02416 (Ariz. Superior Ct. complaint filed Jan. 31, 2008). The case history. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve blogged on lawsuits involving Ed Magedson and related entities…
Kaspersky Files Answering Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky
By Eric Goldman Continuing my coverage of the Zango v. Kaspersky litigation over 230(c)(2), Kaspersky has filed its answering brief (warning: 5MB file). If you want to save time, the actual argument starts on page 32 of the PDF. The…
47 USC 230 Trifecta of Cases–Friendfinder, e360insight, iBrattleboro
By Eric Goldman 47 USC 230 cases have been coming at such a rapid clip that I’ve fallen behind. In this blog post, I’ll catch up on three recent cases: Friendfinder Doe v. Friendfinder Network, Inc., 2008 WL 803947 (D.N.H….
Online Advertising Conference Recap
By Eric Goldman Last Friday, the High Tech Law Institute and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology co-sponsored the Law & Business of Online Advertising conference. We had first-rate panelists and an enthusiastic audience of over 100 attendees. Rebecca…
March 2008 Quick Links, Part I
By Eric Goldman It’s a sign of my busy March/April that I am just now posting these… Reputation/47 USC 230 * I have a lot to say about the JuicyCampus story (AP, MSNBC, Chronicle of Higher Education). Unfortunately, I ran…
Pro-Zango Amicus Brief in Zango v. Kaspersky
By Eric Goldman The National Business Coalition on E-Commerce and Privacy has filed an amicus brief supporting Zango in Zango v. Kaspersky, the lawsuit over an anti-spyware vendor’s classification of third party software as “spyware.” I’m not familiar with this…
Roommates.com Denied 230 Immunity by Ninth Circuit En Banc (With My Comments)
By Eric Goldman Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com, LLC, 2008 WL 879293 (9th Cir. April 3, 2008) The Ninth Circuit has issued its en banc ruling in the Fair Housing Councils v. Roommates.com case upholding the…
Roommates.com Denied 230 Immunity by Ninth Circuit En Banc
By Eric Goldman Hot news! The Ninth Circuit en banc panel in the Roommates.com case upheld the 3 judge panel and issued an opinion, not surprisingly written by Judge Kozinski, saying that Roommates.com doesn’t qualify for immunity under 47 USC…
Recent 47 USC 230 Developments Talk
By Eric Goldman Today I gave a talk on recent 47 USC 230 developments (following on the popular “47 USC 230 Week” at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog a couple of weeks ago). I didn’t even really get into…