By Eric Goldman Zango has filed its reply brief in Zango v. Kaspersky [warning: 3+ MB file]. Some points that caught my attention: * the brief starts out by quoting one of Kozinski’s unfortunate rhetorical detours in Roommates.com that 230…
By Eric Goldman Last week I participated on a panel at the ION Game Conference in Seattle to discuss UGC in virtual worlds and online games. You can see a reasonably faithful transcript of the discussion here. Here’s a recap…
By Eric Goldman Doe v. MySpace Inc., 2008 WL 2068064 (5th Cir. May 16, 2008) 2008 has been a tough year for 47 USC 230. The immunization is still robust, but this year we’ve seen significant plaintiff opportunities created by…
By Eric Goldman In early March, I blogged on Lifestyle Lift’s trademark infringement lawsuit against RealSelf based on user criticisms of Lifestyle Lift. This lawsuit was noteworthy on at least two fronts. First, it was a prime example of a…
By Eric Goldman Last week I blogged about a lawsuit that some of the Ripoff Report folks brought against the Phoenix New Times and its reporter, Sarah Fenske, for defamation based on quotes attributed to attorney Christopher Sharp in an…
By Eric Goldman Last week I spoke at the “Center for Creativity and Commerce Symposium: New Media, New Markets, New Rights” at Georgia State University in Atlanta. This event was sponsored by four different departments within GSU (law, business, communications,…
By Eric Goldman Anti-Gaming * Even though Ticketmaster won its lawsuit, Minnesota overreacted to the Hannah Montana ticket crush by banning software to circumvent an online ticket allocation process. See Sec. 609.806. Check out the hyperbole in this press release!…
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…
By Ethan Ackerman The Virginia Supreme Court revisits its First Amendment holding in Jaynes. In what is likely a second stroke of luck for criminal spammer Jeremy Jaynes, the Virginia state Supreme Court recently granted a discretionary rehearing on the…
By Eric Goldman In late January, I attended the Anti-Spyware Coalition’s Public Workshop entitled Spyware: What’s Worked, What’s Left, and What’s Coming. I was on a panel entitled “Is Adware Dead?” with Alissa Cooper from CDT and Colin O’Malley from…