Bit-Torrent Copyright Litigation Updates, and a Potentially Significant Decision on Joinder
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] We don’t track the numerous mass file sharing cases going on around the country. There are too many of them, and it’s not easy to glean any sort of a clear trend. But here are a…
Amazon Not Liable for Affiliates’ Allegedly Bad Acts–Routt v. Amazon
By Eric Goldman Routt v. Amazon.com, Inc., C12-1307JLR (W.D. Wash. Nov. 30, 2012) Sandy Routt is an artist (check out SandysBeachGifts.com if you care). She claims that Amazon affiliates (called “associates” in Amazon’s vernacular) displayed her copyrighted photos (product shots)…
Expert Report on the Value of Consumer Review Websites and 47 USC 230
By Eric Goldman [Eric’s note: most expert reports in litigation never see the light of day. Naturally, this collides with my blogger’s ethos of leaving no thought unpublished. As a result, after preparing this expert report regarding the social value…
AmeriGas Gives Up Its Lawsuit Against PissedConsumer
By Eric Goldman AmeriGas and Opinion Corp. (PissedConsumer) have settled their case. Law360 report. My prior blog post on a preliminary ruling in this case. I blog about settlements only occasionally, but I thought this settlement was interesting for two…
Intellectual Property on the Internet: A Brief Comparison of the Current Situation in Europe and the United States (Guest Blog Post)
by Guest Blogger Pablo García Mexía, J.D., Ph.D [Visiting Professor of Internet Law, The College of William & Mary. English translation by Morgan G. Fletcher, B.A. Cornell, William & Mary Law School, Class of 2014. The original Spanish version of…
With Rosetta Stone Settlement, Google Gets Closer to Legitimizing Billions of AdWords Revenue (Forbes Cross-Post)
By Eric Goldman After 3+ years of litigation, Google ($GOOG) and Rosetta Stone ($RST) settled Rosetta Stone’s trademark lawsuit over Google AdWords. The settlement terms are confidential, but a joint statement published in Reuters says that the parties will “meaningfully collaborate…
Google Gets Unwanted Ruling in AdWords Trademark Lawsuit–CYBERsitter v. Google
By Eric Goldman CYBERsitter LLC v. Google, Inc., 2012 WL 5873650 (C.D. Cal. Oct. 24, 2012) This is one of three remaining trademark lawsuits against Google for AdWords. The other two pending suits are Rosetta Stone and Home Decor Center;…
Google Defeats Trademark Challenge to Its AdWords Service–Jurin v. Google (Forbes Cross-Post)
By Eric Goldman Jurin v. Google, Inc., 2012 WL 5011007 (E.D. Cal. October 17, 2012). Google ($GOOG) makes billions of dollars a year selling AdWords ads triggered by third party trademarks. Over the past decade, trademark owners have brought about 20…
$1 Billion Pro Se Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Fails–Shah v. MyLife
By Eric Goldman Shah v. MyLife.Com, Inc., 2012 WL 4863696 (D. Or. September 21, 2012) (magistrate’s report and recommendations). On October 11, 2012, the judge approved the magistrate’s report only on subject matter and personal jurisdiction grounds. The initial complaint….
“Notes and Questions” About the UMG v. Shelter Capital Case (Excerpt from my Internet Law Reader)
By Eric Goldman As I previously mentioned, I have posted my Internet Law reader as a $7.50 download. In connection with adding the UMG v. Shelter Capital case, I completely redid the “Notes and Questions” section following the edited case….