Minors’ Suit Over Facebook Credits Continues – I.B. v. Facebook
…(N.D. Cal. Dec. 20, 2013). Related posts: Minors’ Suit Over Facebook Credits Survives in Part – I.B. v. Facebook Facebook’s “Browsewrap” Enforced Against Kids–EKD v. Facebook. Parents’ Lawsuit Against Apple…
Lawsuit Over Google Hangouts Gutted–Be In v. Google
…service: [b]ecause browsewrap agreements, where enforceable, are a powerful means of binding users with very little affirmative assent, a complaint must state facts establishing the means by which the link…
Effort to Game Website User Agreement Rules Fails -– Traton News v. Traton Corp.
…The district court granted Traton Corp.’s motion to dismiss. The “browsewrap” for Traton News said that (1) the materials on the website could not be used for the benefit of…
Minors’ Suit Over Facebook Credits Survives in Part – I.B. v. Facebook
…was brought on behalf of minors. There, Facebook was confronted with an important issue: are transactions with minors on the same footing as transactions involving adults? (“Facebook’s ‘Browsewrap’ Enforced Against…
How Zappos’ User Agreement Failed In Court and Left Zappos Legally Naked (Forbes Cross-Post)
…contrast, “browsewraps” are user agreements that purport to bind users simply because users browse the website. I don’t use the term browsewrap; instead, I prefer to call those documents “not…
Barnes & Noble’s Online Contract Formation Process Fails –Nguyen v. Barnes & Noble
…an arbitration clause (and whether the dispute falls within the clause). The court notes the difference between so-called ‘browsewrap’ and ‘clickwrap’ agreements, and says that the dispositive issue is notice…
Parents’ Lawsuit Against Apple for In-App Purchases by Minor Children Moves Forward — In re Apple In-App Purchase Litigation
…of their publicity rights. The court enforced the Facebook terms of service and transferred the dispute to California. (“Facebook’s “Browsewrap” Enforced Against Kids–EKD v. Facebook.”) Apple is grappling with a…
Courts Struggling Needlessly With Online Contracting Practices (Guest Blog Post)
…Facebook’s Terms of Use to a “browsewrap” agreement, where the terms and conditions are posted on the website as a hyperlink at the bottom of the screen. But then he…
Qwest Gets Mixed Rulings on Contract Arbitration Issue—Grosvenor v. Qwest & Vernon v. Qwest
…Agreement is a Browsewrap, But He Enforces It Anyways–Fteja v. Facebook Stop Saying “We Can Amend This Agreement Whenever We Want”!–Harris v. Blockbuster Facebook’s “Browsewrap” Enforced Against Kids–EKD v. Facebook…
No Breach of Contract Claim from Mid-Stream Change of WSJ Online Pricing – Lebowitz v. Dow Jones
…Facebook’s User Agreement is a Browsewrap, But He Enforces It Anyways–Fteja v. Facebook Stop Saying “We Can Amend This Agreement Whenever We Want”!–Harris v. Blockbuster Facebook’s “Browsewrap” Enforced Against Kids–EKD…