Google Isn’t Required To De-Index Negative Ripoff Report–Fakhrian v. Google (Forbes Cross-Post)
…removing user posts, even if defamatory (Ripoff Report has since slightly relaxed its absolutist stance), and (3) Ripoff Report’s venerability causes its posts to show up highly in Google’s search…
Marquette University’s Troubling Report on Faculty Blogger (Guest Blog Post)
By Guest Blogger Stephen F. Diamond At the heart of an important and deeply troubling faculty committee report involving academic freedom at Marquette University is the conclusion that a blog…
The Pros and (Scary) Cons of the New EU Trade Secret Directive, Part 1 (Guest Blog Post)
…and on both sides of the Atlantic. First came the “Report on Trade Secrets for the European Commission” in 2011, followed in 2013, by the Obama Administration’s “Strategy for Mitigating…
The New ‘Defend Trade Secrets Act’ Is The Biggest IP Development In Years (Forbes Cross-Post)
…to research and argue both sets of law. Trade secret litigation is already extremely expensive; according to the AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2015, the median cost for a…
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Amended Defend Trade Secrets Act. What Changed? (Guest Blog Post)
…owners standing to assert secrecy concerns in such cases. (See report on new Section 3 below). [Eric’s comment: in my article, I suggested that the ex parte seizure provision be…
Posting Mocking Photo To Social Media May Be Tortious….If You’re Shaq–Binion v. O’Neal
…their outsized social media footprint. Perez Hilton reports that “Shaq FINALLY Apologizes For Mocking A Man With A Rare Disorder Online! Read His Tweet HERE!” The article does not report…
More Data Breach Lawsuits Fail In Court–Michaels Stores and SuperValu
…Security Breach Settlement Class of 130M Individuals Has 11 Claimants (at a Cost of $160k Per)–In re Heartland Payment Systems Report Challenges Value of Notifying Consumers of Data Security Breaches…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 8 (Consumer Reviews, Google)
…reporting and journalistic standards. Nor is it a website where a person would go to find detailed factual information about a company such as earnings reports and SEC filings. It…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 4 (Content Regulation & More)
…statement online at ripoffreport.com: Robin Singh and Robin Singh Educational Services previously posted on March 25, 2010, a Complaint Review of Dr. Haku Israni and his website testmasters.com. Singh and…
Senate Passes Consumer Review Freedom Act
…Report from the Commerce Committee. The report explains the need for the law: Consumers increasingly rely on websites and other platforms that allow consumers to share information about goods and…