Online Video Publisher Learns Why You Should Register Your Copyrights Early–LTVN v. Odeh
…they would have charged the defendants for use of their videos.” In other words, the defendant’s alleged ripoff won’t cost it any more than if it had taken the license…
OECD Project on Internet Intermediaries, Part 2
…day’s proceedings. As part of the workshop, in April, the OECD issued a report entitled “The Economic and Social Role of Internet Intermediaries.” I’m not sure what to say about…
Must-Read Empirical Study of 47 USC 230 Jurisprudence by David Ardia
…or the author takes the content down him/herself (or, in some cases, the court ordered the takedown). This brought to mind the Ripoff Report’s refusal to remove content at the…
Contributory Copyright Infringement Claim May Need Direct Infringer as a Defendant to Succeed–Miller v. Facebook
…this. The court apparently treats the case as a source code ripoff, but Yeo’s game could infringe Boomshine’s display/look-and-feel, and Yeo’s testimony isn’t critical to a look-and-feel comparison. Furthermore, in…
FTC Busts Check-Issuing Website for Unfair Practices–FTC v. Qchex
…to deposit a small amount in a bank account and then require the accountholder to report that amount back to Qchex to authenticate the account. For a variety of reasons,…
MySpace Profile Evidence Inadmissible to Show Defendant Committed ‘Gangster Style’ Robbery — U.S. v. Phaknikone
…‘gangster style’ in his left hand. The government sought to admit defendant’s profile page, subscriber report, and two photographs, all from his MySpace account. Defendant’s profile name was listed as…
LimeWire Smacked Down for Inducing Copyright Infringement–Arista Records v. Lime Group
By Eric Goldman Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC, 2010 WL 1914816 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2010) This is one of the rare cases where the news reports mostly got…
FTC Drops Investigation of Advertiser Who Gave Gifts to Bloggers
…their scrutiny of blogs and not other media. Therefore, investigations like these are over-inclusive or under-inclusive–either the FTC should be going after print and broadcast reporters for undisclosed free gifts,…
FTC Endorsement and Testimonials Guidelines Notes from SMX West
…which irritated him. When Lennon released “I am the Walrus,” which was a compilation of three different song ideas each with nonsense lyrics, he reportedly said “Let the fuckers work…
230 Protects Newspaper from Liability for Reader Comments–Collins v. Purdue
…student, Wade Steffey, was reported missing and last seen on Jan. 12. (Months later, Steffey was discovered dead on campus–as far as I can tell, his death still has not…