Yelp Wins Another Section 230 Case–Kimzey v. Yelp

May 10, 2014 · by

…App. 4th 816, 717-18 (Cal. App. 2002)). I’m going to give this lawsuit only 1 star. Photo credit: Hand putting check mark with red marker on poor one star rating…

Another Questionable IP Lawsuit Over a Derogatory Twitter Account

April 28, 2014 · by

…also bring a claim based on infringement of the “Uli Behringer” trademark, but it’s unclear that Music Group (who we can only assume obtained ownership of the trademark from Behringer,…

Q1 2014 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP)

April 21, 2014 · by

…For a discussion of the “logic” of deciding the law based on relative placement of search engine results, see this archive post: “Quityerbitchin: Relative Search Results Placement Doesn’t Support Trademark…

Internet Law Professors File Amicus Brief in ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Case–Garcia v. Google

April 16, 2014 · by

…many friends such as Rebecca Tushnet and Mark Lemley. If I hadn’t done my own brief, I would have signed this one too. The brief focuses on the panel majority’s…

Android and Pandora Privacy Rulings Accept Low Hurdle for Standing

March 22, 2014 · by

…personal information for “direct marketing” (perhaps defined as marketing via email, telephone, postal mail and other similar means), but you would use it for other types of marketing. Or perhaps…

More Intellectual Property Trivia Questions (The Outtakes)

February 16, 2014 · by

…What is the year of the first U.S. trademark registration? A: 1870. ____ Q: name the first federal trademark registration applied for and registered. A: Applied for: “Attorney David A….

Court Declines to Review LRO to [.delmonte], Saying gTLDs Aren’t ‘Domain Names’ for Cybersquatting Purposes

February 10, 2014 · by

…the context of the trademark analysis (i.e., acme.com is treated the same as “acme” for trademark purposes). Nevertheless, the case law is largely inconclusive. The court looks to the text…

H2 2013 Quick Links, Part 5 (Miscellaneous)

February 1, 2014 · by

…Robert X. Cringely (a/k/a Mark Stephens). * Evans v. Second Life settles for $172k. Evans v. Linden Research, Inc., 2013 WL 5781284 (N.D.Cal. Oct. 25, 2013). Preliminary approval of settlement…

9th Circuit Issues a Blogger-Friendly First Amendment Opinion–Obsidian Finance v. Cox

January 17, 2014 · by

…or First Amendment protection when writing about corporate abuse or similar matters that are of public concern. Added: Mark Bennett says that rather than looking at is a ruling that…

Is Sacramento The World’s Capital of Internet Privacy Regulation? (Forbes Cross-Post)

January 10, 2014 · by

…privacy practices than any other industry. Assemblymember Mark Stone expressed skepticism that privacy policies properly inform consumers. He wondered if the legislature should take stronger measures to improve consumers confidence,…