LinkedIn’s “Reference Search” Service Doesn’t Violate Fair Credit Reporting Act–Sweet v. LinkedIn
…for jobs through LinkedIn, which apparently one of the plaintiffs did. Does this ruling suggest that people who take that route may have slightly less protection if they submit their…
Company’s Social Media Accounts Transferred in Bankruptcy
…his creative marketing campaign ran a marquee that fans could submit message to (the winner would receive a one year family gold range membership). Again, the court says that the…
Vonage Isn’t Liable For Disclosing ‘Unlisted’ Phone Number
…or submit entries to phone books or directory assistance (411) listings. However, there are internet resources you can use to add, edit or remove your own listings. If you are…
Will A ‘Cast Of Thousands’ Become A ‘Cast Of Thousands…Of Plaintiffs’? A Preview of Garcia v. Google (Forbes Cross-Post)
…chance to submit new briefs to the en banc panel (they had submitted briefs to the 3-judge panel that produced the now-mooted opinion). However, interested parties (“amici”) were allowed to…
When Does Social Media Chatter Become Criminal? Previewing The Supreme Court’s ‘Elonis’ Case (Forbes Cross-Post)
…to social media. Indeed, they are exactly the kinds of questions we ordinarily submit to juries composed of our peers. Nevertheless, having juries make these decisions isn’t ideal. Jury trials…
Manuel Noriega Loses Right of Publicity Suit Against Activision (Guest Blog Post)
…the truth. Noriega did not submit any evidence of consumer confusion, and the court easily dismissed the false endorsement claim. Noriega’s right of publicity claim, on the other hand, was…
New Copyright Office Compendium Discussion About Designating Sec. 512 Agents
…timeline for removing the “interim” label from your designation form?] 2312.1 Who May Submit an Interim Designation of Agent? An interim designation of agent may be submitted by a service…
Brazil’s Internet Bill of Rights Compared to Section 230 (Excerpt from My Internet Law Casebook)
…and submit a defense in court, unless otherwise provided by law or in a court order. Sole Paragraph. When requested by the user, who provided the content made unavailable, the…
Want To Encourage Gossipy Content Online? Go For It–Jones v. TheDirty (Forbes Cross-Post)
…third parties submit, do not constitute a material contribution to any defamatory speech that is uploaded. Implications This is an excellent opinion. Not only does it fix the obvious legal…
Revenge Porn Is Bad, But It’s Not GoDaddy’s Fault (Forbes Cross-Post)
…questions. The Case Ruling The case involves Texxxan.com, a website that published user-submitted “revenge porn,” or pornography being published to hurt a person depicted in it. Texxxan.com generated a lot…