Internet Law Case: Android App Developer Lawsuit Example
Below is a summary of an app developer v. app developer lawsuit. Anyone interested in tech lawsuits will find it...
Cybersquatting Cases and Lawyer Contact
You can’t hold famous domains hostage for cash. That get-rich-quick scheme left the station in 1999 when Congress “yea’d” the...
Cybersquatting Case Study: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v. GoDaddy.com Inc.
A U.S. court ruling paved the way for lawsuits against domain registrars that offer “cash for parking” programs. The high-profile...
Cybersquatting Cases: Criminal Domain Seizure On The Rise
Cybersquatting cases are making a comeback! And this time around, the stakes are higher. Instead of holding domains ransom for...
Online Review Patient Contracts Are Unenforceable
ATTN DENTISTS: If you’re using a patient contract that asserts copyright ownership of online reviews, it’s time to get it...
Cybersquatting Laws & Lawsuits: The Case of the London Playboy
Playboy Inc. won agTLD dispute with a London real estate agent. Did a competitor buy a domain name similar to...
Fair Use Storm, Ranger Exec Scorns: The MMPR Copyright Battle
What do you get when Dawson Leery becomes the Darth Vader of a dystopian Power Rangers universe? A bad-a** fanfic...
Internet Law: Can You Get A Video Removed If You’re In It?
An actress is trying to get a video, in which she performed, taken down from YouTube;Discussion of “fixation” as it...
Domain Law: You Can’t Hold A Domain Hostage
What happens when you own a domain name trademarked by someone else, and s/he wants it back? Must you give...
Can You Trademark A Common Word: Seidman v. Chobani
It’s a legal showdown between the Grand Poobah of corporate do-goodery and a small-town-saving yogurt company. Simple trademark rights anchor...