Court Rejects Effort to De-Index Search Results–Manchanda v. Google
Rahul Manchanda, an attorney, claims he was defamed in Ripoff Reports and elsewhere. In 2013, he obtained a restraining order against some of the authors in New York state court….
Copyright Office Gratuitously Kills the DMCA Safe Harbor For Thousands of Websites
…another 48% had outdated info based on a comparison with the website’s on-site disclosures. Of the latter group, the report said 20 of the 500 registrations didn’t disclose contact info…
Ninth Circuit Sends Uber Driver Claims to Arbitration
This is a consolidated lawsuit brought by Uber drivers asserting FCRA and employee misclassification claims. Both named drivers were terminated after negative information surfaced in their credit report. Both drivers…
Redfin Defeats Copyright Claims Due to MLS License Agreement
…sue on the basis of Redfin’s breach of the terms of the PCAA. The court says participants (such as Stross) can report violations of the ACTRIS rules to the relevant…
The Internet Rallies Against A Terrible Section 230 Ruling–Hassell v. Bird
…Michelle Paulson. * Xcentric Ventures (Ripoff Report) Letter. Authored by David Gingras. “Ripoff Report does not remove reports in response to court orders/injunctions. The goal of this policy is simple—by…
Repeat Plaintiff Can’t Sue Search Engines Because Employers Won’t Hire Him–Despot v. Baltimore Life Insurance
…are diverging. Case citation: Despot v. Baltimore Life Insurance Co., 2016 WL 4148085 (W.D. Penn. magistrate report June 28, 2016 and district court approval of magistrate report August 4, 2016)…
Blogger Doing Investigative Research Defeats Personal Jurisdiction–FireClean v. Tuohy
…Account Targeting Utah Resident Supports Personal Jurisdiction in Utah — Buckles v. Brides Club, Inc. * Ripoff Report Sues Blogger, Loses on Jurisdictional Grounds–Xcentric Ventures v. Bird * Defamation Lawsuit…
Yelp Isn’t Liable For User-Submitted Photos Of Businesses–Albert v. Yelp
…I’m pleased to report that today’s case has better–and more succinct–news. The lawyer-plaintiff is Lenore Albert. Her Yelp page. She claims a former employee orchestrated a social media attack on…
Q2 2016 Quick Links, Part 1 (Intellectual Property)
…limitations for copyright law. * Photo Attorney: “As reported in the recent White Paper on Remixes, First Sale, and Statutory Damages issued by the Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task…
County Attorney’s Deletion of Constituent’s Facebook Comment May Violate First Amendment
Governments have embraced social media with zeal, from politicians and police departments taking to Twitter, to cities releasing apps designed for citizens to report potholes. A direct and instant communication…