Google Tries Again to Respond to Judge Alsup’s Shill Disclosure Order. Now, How About Oracle?
…learned something new. * Google lists Mike Masnick because a Google-funded organization (CCIA) paid him to write his The Sky is Rising report. I don’t understand why this is on…
Section 230 Immunizes Links to Defamatory Third Party Content–Directory Assistants v. Supermedia
…inquiry if it was Ripoff Report or its users authored the linked-to reports; either way, a third party linking to that content isn’t liable. Indeed, Section 230 applies even if…
Six-Month Retrospective of SOPA’s Demise [Forbes Cross-Post, A Month Late!] + SOPA/PROTECT-IP/OPEN Linkwrap #3
…complicated;this BNA report tries to unpack the issue). As Techdirt’s Mike Masnick asked rhetorically, “Dear Lamar Smith & House Judiciary: Have You Learned Nothing from SOPA?” So for all of…
Request for Help: Fill Out a Short Survey on Entrepreneurs’ Handling of Patent Demands
…kept confidential unless you say otherwise. Colleen will publish the results, and I expect her report will improve the patent policy-making discussions based on what’s taking place in the patent…
PissedConsumer Defeats Trademark Claim…On a Motion to Dismiss!?–deVere v. Opinion Corp.
…site for consumer complaints. PissedConsumer has superseded Ripoff Report as the leading gripe site defendant, as I’ve blogged three other PissedConsumer cases in the past 7 months (Ascentive, Vo and…
H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 5 (Consumer Reviews, Content Regulation, Miscellaneous)
…Prior blog post. * The FTC busted Spokeo for running an unintentional credit reporting agency and for self-promoting using fake reviews. FTC blog post #1 and #2. NY Times coverage….
H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 3 (Advertising & Privacy)
…Have Noticed Targeting. Partially related: Search Engine Land: Pew Report: 65% View Personalized Search As Bad; 73% See It As Privacy Invasion. * Britain’s ASA holds an advertiser liable for…
The “I Didn’t Understand Facebook’s Privacy Settings” Argument Isn’t Persuasive to Judges–Sumien v. CareFlite
…on someone else’s Facebook status report is not a private communication to that person. That should be obvious to even casual Facebook users, but apparently Sumien didn’t get it. 3)…
H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 2 (Copyright)
By Eric Goldman * The scandal continues: Techdirt reports the Dajaz1 seizure was held up for months because the government was waiting for the RIAA to provide supporting evidence that…
H1 2012 Quick Links, Part 1 (Trademarks/Domain Names, Patents, Trade Secrets, IP)
…a “friend” who registered his name as a domain name and then tried to sell it back to him. NY Times coverage. * John Ottaviani reports on a lawsuits against…