Ticketmaster Wins Big Injunction in Hannah Montana Case, But Did the Public Interest Get Screwed?–Ticketmaster v. RMG
…system doesn’t violate 1201. Breach of Contract As indicated above, the court upholds Ticketmaster’s browsewrap. Admittedly, Ticketmaster has improved its contract formation processes since it litigated against Tickets.com, but I’m…
Online Trust Conference Recap
…would certainly explain sentiments towards Google) * Acquisti: a study showed that stock prices drop after companies announce a security breach, but they quickly rebound after a few days *…
AFP v. Google News Redux–AP v. Moreover
…are generally the appropriate claims (although I’m surprised they couldn’t find a breach of contract to allege), but there are a few odd claims, like the false association/trademark claim based…
Google’s AdWords Contract Upheld Again, But Advertiser Lawsuit Against Google Continues–CLRB Hanson v. Google
…honor some budget limits set by advertisers. At its core, this is a breach of contract lawsuit, but the plaintiffs contended that they were not bound by Google’s AdWords contract….
Website Isn’t Liable When Users Lie About Their Ages–Doe v. SexSearch
By Eric Goldman Doe v. SexSearch.com, 2007 WL 2388913 (N.D. Ohio Aug. 22, 2007) Introduction This case adds to the burgeoning 230 jurisprudence involving people looking online for love or…
Taking Intangible Electronic Files is Criminal Fraud–NM v. Kirby
…files–the files that, per the contract, Collett still owned. If Kirby stiffed Collett, it seems like Collett had several legal options, including breach of contract and copyright infringement. Instead, this…
June 2007 Quick Links
…spam labeling requirements. The government argued that the advertiser should be strictly liable for this breach, but the court fairly emphatically rejected that (same as Cyberheat). But the news isn’t…
New Cyberlaw Fad–Real Estate Developers v. Griping Homebuyers
…002063 B) and Sieber v. Hammock (Case # 2007 CA 001726 B) each settled a month after filing, although Hammock’s lawsuit against Sieber for contract breach is still pending (see…
Oracle v. SAP Lawsuit Comments
By Eric Goldman Oracle Corporation v. SAP AG, 3:07-cv-01658-EMC (N.D. Cal. complaint filed March 22, 2007) I realize I’m a couple weeks late to this story, but it’s too important/interesting…
New Discussion Draft of GPL3 is Posted
…breach within thirty days. There is a 60 day comment period for this draft. Then the comments will be considered and a “last call” draft will follow with thirty days…