September 2010 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP Edition)
…GoDaddy’s argument that its sales to Illinois residents are automated transactions unilaterally initiated by those residents…. GoDaddy’s contacts with Illinois are extensive. It has hundreds of thousands of customers in…
Availability of Client Data on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google Sinks Trade Secrets Claim — Sasqua Group v. Courtney
…variety of claims, but sought an injunction to prevent Courtney’s communication with Sasqua’s “client contacts” (i.e., particular individuals at companies who were in charge of hiring companies such as Sasqua…
Veteran Spam Plaintiff Abandons Spam Lawsuit — Asis Internet v. Subscriberbase
[Post by Venkat] Asis Internet Servs. v. Subscriberbase, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93518 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2010). Asis is a veteran spam plaintiff, whose lawsuits have generated a fair…
Ghostwritten Attorney Newsletter is an “Ad” for TCPA Junk Fax Law Purposes–Holtzman v. Turza
…by defendant. Defendant’s target list included a combination of contact information he purchased from the Illinois CPA Society and numbers he obtained from business contacts and students. Top of Mind…
“Electronically Printed” Does not Include Automated Merchant Email — Shlahtichman v. 1-800 Contacts
…at how courts deal with changing technologies and commercial practices, when construing legislation. Background: Shlahtichman purchased contact lenses over the internet at 1-800 Contacts. 1-800 Contacts emailed him a confirmation…
Creation of False Blog and LinkedIn Account Targeting Utah Resident Supports Personal Jurisdiction in Utah — Buckles v. Brides Club, Inc.
…The court finds this evidence insufficient to establish minimum contacts and dismisses Sangar. Brad Buckles: Brad had an uphill battle on the jurisdictional front. He admittedly was involved in creating…
Facebook’s Anti-Spam Filter Blocks Legitimate Conversations about Power.com
…can post “power . com” (notice the spaces before and after the period) just fine. Basically, Facebook is using a very dumb word filter. I emailed my PR contacts at…
West Virginia Appeals Court Grants New Trial Based in Part on Undisclosed MySpace Friendship — State v. Dellinger
…witnesses and her brother-in-law worked for another witness. Although the trial court found that these contacts were “minimal,” and found her to to a “fair and impartial juror,” the court…
How Much Does 1-800 Contacts Hate Competitive Keyword Advertising? $1.1M Worth!?
…19, 2010) 1-800 Contacts has been a repeated guest star on this blog, principally for their duplicitous attitudes towards keyword advertising. 1-800 Contacts has used competitive keyword advertising in the…
Ninth Circuit Applies California law to Domain Name Ownership Dispute and Remands for Determination of Whether “Innocent Purchaser” Defense Applies — CRS Recovery, Inc. v. Laxton
…him. Mayberry provided dale@mat.net as the email address for the registrant and administrative contacts. The mat.net domain name ultimately expired and was later registered by Li Qiang. Qiang – who…