Google Liberalizes US Trademark Policy: “What, Me Worry?” Part 2
…in code in the ad copy to explain why they did so. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t let these omissions detract from what is otherwise very good news from Google. While I…
Catching Up on Three Keyword Advertising Cases–Hearts on Fire, Romeo & Juliette, AAA
…Zippo jurisdictional test. There were also 2 California consumer complaints against the defendants, and the lead generation form had a zip code field to indicate when consumers were from California….
SEC’s Proposed Guidance on Hyperlinking Contravenes 47 USC 230
…characterizations when third parties cause those statements to become untrue. For example, in Doe v. SexSearch.com, 502 F. Supp. 2d 719 (N.D. Ohio 2007), §230 immunized a website’s marketing representation…
eBay Cracks Down on Cookie Stuffing–eBay v. Digital Point Solutions
…by presenting a bogus cookie. Hmm again… * CA Penal Code 502. There are very few cases interpreting 502, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing because the statute is so…
Fall 2008 Cyberspace Law Syllabus
…geolocation technologies and their efficacy. * added California Penal Code Sec. 502. * added my slides on trespass to chattels and related doctrines (to save some classtime laying out these…
July 2008 Quick Links, Part II (Non-IP Edition)
…Eastern time, David Donoghue, Evan Brown and I will be doing an ALI-ABA teleseminar about the latest developments in 47 USC 230. Details. Mention coupon code TSPV02EG and save $30….
Rights in Copies vs. Copyright
…hull protection acts. This distinction between “Acts” and “Titles” of US Code is often missed by attorneys (and judges) who haven’t worked extensively with legislation, but it matters. To see…
Content Generation and the Law
…50+ new rules/year. The collective effect is a burgeoning body of code and common law that eventually becomes unwieldy and unmanageable. To avoid this code creep, sites should promulgate new…
December 2007 Quick Links
…as a virus and then reverses itself, calling this a false positive. Then again, many people consider Microsoft software “malicious code,” so maybe the positive wasn’t so false after all….
Online Trust Conference Recap
…of its code. 5) We should form a government entity that people could trust to safeguard their privacy and civil liberties concerns Next was a panel on Enforcing and Enabling…