The Ongoing Saga of the Florida Bar’s Angst About Competitive Keyword Advertising
…FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC…
Your Periodic Reminder That Keyword Ad Lawsuits Are Stupid–Passport Health v. Avance
…v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * Amazon Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Keyword Ad Purchases–Lasoff v. Amazon…
Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo
…takedown notice wasn’t sent to Amazon’s designated agents for notice of copyright infringement, and misdirected outreach to the wrong contacts cannot support a 512(f) claim. Third, the defendants easily defeat…
Eighth Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Materially Supporting Terrorists” Fails–Copeland v. Twitter
This is another 1-800 LAW FIRM lawsuit against social media providers for allegedly materially supporting terrorists. Like the others, it fails. In light of the Ninth Circuit’s Fields opinion, dismissing…
Restricting Competitive Keyword Ads Is Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts
…1800*]}*contacts 1 800 contacts and 1800 contacts.”), 723 (report for the week of March 6, 2009: “[t]here are substantially less competitors showing up on our list of monitored TM words…
Seventh Different Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Material Support to Terrorists” Fails–Taamneh v. Twitter
By my count, this is the seventh different lawsuit concluding that social media providers are not liable for materially supporting terrorists (Cain, Crosby, Fields, Force/Cohen, Gonzalez, Pennie, Taamneh). [If I’m…
The Necessity of Geoblocking in the Age of (Almost) Unavoidable Geolocation (Guest Blog Post)
…due process – meaning whether the German defendant had adequate minimum contacts with the United States. The German defendant’s contacts with the United States stemmed from its Internet presence. It…
Departing Employee Required to Transfer Social Media Accounts–Hyperheal Hyperbarics v. Shapiro
…Another Set of Parties Duel Over Social Media Contacts — Eagle v. Sawabeh * Employee’s Claims Against Employer for Unauthorized Use of Social Media Accounts Move Forward–Maremont v. SF Design…
Another Failed Trademark Suit Over Competitive Keyword Advertising–JIVE v. Wine Racks America
…Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800…
Recent Developments Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act
…of “consumer” to exclude employees, contractors, and business contacts. The letter gives a great example that theoretically, thelaw currently permits an employee to demand expungement of evidence of sexual harassment…