Redbox Can be Liable Under the Video Privacy Protection Act for Failure to Purge Video Rental Records — Sterk v. Redbox
…not provide for a private right of action for the wrongful retention of records, pointing to the Senate Report, which stated that the goal of the statute was to “reduce…
LinkedIn Beats Referrer URL Privacy Class Action on Article III Standing Grounds–Low v. LinkedIn
…finding or a media report about a company’s practice. The lawsuit does not start with the plaintiff who suffers an injury or a negative consequence. The idea that a company’s…
Yelp Gets Complete Win in Advertiser “Extortion” Case–Levitt v. Yelp
…my article on account termination and 230(c)(2).] On this point, he diverged from Judge Patel’s analysis, but unlike her, he actually cites a Ripoff Report victory in support of his…
Lawsuit Against Google Over Invalid Clicks and Special Partner Advertising Dismissed — Woods v. Google
…and AdSense Help Center that allegedly identify Google’s obligations under the invalid clicks policy, including a video clip and an expert report from another lawsuit, both of which are linked…
Q3 2011 Quick Links, Part 4
…selling movie producers on results it could deliver. Rebecca’s coverage. * BCG Attorney Search v. Kinney, 2011 WL 2936773 (Cal. App. Ct. July 21, 2011). Lawsuit over a Ripoff Report…
Google Defeats Class Certification in Keyword Ad Lawsuit–FPX v. Google
…a venal adversary. However, so far the case is working out fine for Google. Judge Ward (adopting Magistrate Judge Everingham’s report verbatim) refused to certify the class, meaning that each…
Q3 2011 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright Edition)
…Michael Geist’s coverage. * Turnitin’s “WriteCheck” service lets students preview the plagiarism detection report before submitting their papers to their instructors. Good business to be dealing arms to both sides….
Stock Trading Message Board Protected by 47 USC 230–Deer Consumer Products v. Little
…to dismiss. This case involves several third party-authored reports on SeekingAlpha discussing the business practices of Deer Consumer Products, a Chinese manufacturer of small home appliances. Deer sued both an…
Overreactive Guidance for Social Networking Du Jour — NLRB Edition
…company on Facebook or Twitter. The NLRB recently issued a report regarding the cases it was involved in. I took a look at the report and was surprised at the…
Consumer Reviews at “Local” Review Sites Don’t Support Jurisdiction–Wilkerson v. RSL
…Get Disadvantageous Jurisdictional Appellate Rulings in Defamation Cases * Ripoff Report Sues Blogger, Loses on Jurisdictional Grounds–Xcentric Ventures v. Bird * Defamation Lawsuit Against Blogger Dismissed on Jurisdictional Grounds–Fahmy v….