It’s Illegal For Offline Retailers To Collect Email Addresses–Capp v. Nordstrom
The California Supreme Court issued a decision a couple of years ago holding that a zip code is “personal identification information” under the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1974, making it illegal for retailers to ask consumers to provide zip…
Lawsuit Over Google Hangouts Gutted–Be In v. Google
Be In v. Google, 12-cv-03373-LHK (N.D. Cal. Oct. 9, 2013) Be In developed “CamUP,” described as a “social entertainment consumption platform that allows a group of friends to simultaneously watch, listen, chat and collaborate around shared videos, music, and other…
How California’s New ‘Do-Not-Track’ Law Will Hurt Consumers (Forbes Cross-Post)
California enacted a new law (AB 370) requiring many websites to disclose more information about how they track users. Websites that collect personal information about their users must disclose (1) how they respond to a web browser’s “do not track”…
eBay Not Liable for Technical Glitch When Seller Doesn’t Set Reserve Price — D’Agostino v. eBay
By Jake McGowan D’Agostino v. eBay, Inc., NO. A–5954–11T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. Sept. 13, 2013) To what extent is eBay liable for “lost profits” when a technical glitch makes a seller’s listing less appealing? This lawsuit is too weak to…
Facebook Sponsored Stories Settlement Approved – Fraley v. Facebook
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Fraley v. Facebook, Inc., C 11-1726 RS (N.D. Cal. Aug. 26, 2013) (Digital Media Law Project’s page for the case) (Access a copy of the amended settlement agreement here: [pdf].) Judge Seeborg initially rejected the proposed…
Effort to Game Website User Agreement Rules Fails -– Traton News v. Traton Corp.
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Traton News v. Traton Corp., 2013 WL 2500601 (6th Cir. June 11, 2013) Moses was involved in a dispute against Traton Corp., a home builder. Moses sued for trespass and lost. Later, he formed “Traton News…
Another Federal Court Rejects Service of Process via Facebook – Joe Hand Promotions v. Shepard
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Joe Hand Promotions v. Shepard, 4:12cv1728 SNLJ (E.D. Miss. Aug. 12, 2013) Earlier this month, I blogged about a federal court’s rejection of service of process via Facebook. (See “Federal Court Doesn’t ‘Like” Service of Process…
Another Judge Declines to Dismiss Claims Against Apple over App Privacy Practices — Pirozzi v. Apple
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Pirozzi v. Apple, Inc., 12-cv-01529-JST (N.D. Cal. Aug. 3, 2013) This is a lawsuit alleging that Apple allowed its app developers to improperly collect the personal information of users. The court previously granted Apple’s request to…
Federal Court Doesn’t ‘Like” Service of Process via Facebook — Joe Hand Proms. v. Carrette
[Post by Venkat Balasubramani] Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Carrette, 12-2633-CM (D. Kan. July 9, 2013) People have mused about the inevitability of service of process via Facebook, but a recent decision shows that it may not be so quick…
Recap of Stanford E-Commerce Conference Panel on Takedown Notices
By Eric Goldman Last month, I attended Stanford Law School’s annual E-commerce Law Conference, one of my favorite conferences of the year because of its subject material and the chance to hang out with so many friends. This year, the…