
Don’t be evil, much
It was bad enough that the government has gone “in house” on copyright issues. Now not only is the government looking more and more “bought”... Read more
Lawyer Ron Coleman on brands, the Internet & free speech
It was bad enough that the government has gone “in house” on copyright issues. Now not only is the government looking more and more “bought”... Read more
It’s our future. Instapundit rounds up developments, which Julie Hilden is all over. I’ve made my point on this topic — less a legal than... Read more
I posted this in August, 2006. I don’t think the question has been answered yet: We wrote about the Kinderstart lawsuit against Google, claiming an... Read more
Cartier sued Apple last week, and before I had a chance to figure it out, they either un-sued them or announced that they were about... Read more
Only Marc Randazza can put certain things in certain ways — and on those occasions when he’s actually right (like when he’s discussing law and... Read more
When does an interactive website pass across the great divide of “content provider” versus “Internet service provider” under what’s left of the Communications Decency Act?... Read more
Instapundit reports: YAHOO! HELPS TURN THE SCREWS: According to Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters Without Borders), Information supplied by Yahoo! helped Chinese journalist Shi Tao get... Read more
Reuters reports that the Tiffany trademark suit against eBay is really going to trial. Really! I am sure no one expected this. I certainly didn’t.... Read more
This was originally published on January 22, 2009: Working from home today after a bruising few weeks at work (see yesterday’s post!), I finally figured... Read more
[stextbox id=”info”]This is an adaptation of a summary and analysis of the recent decision in Gucci America, Inc. v. Frontline Processing Corp., 2010 WL 2541367... Read more
This is big, but stay calm. Though I hardly can. I took some heat a little while ago for suggesting, contrary to my generally skeptical... Read more
First, this vintage LOC item: Fred von Lohmann of the EFF calls out YouTube: Fair use has always been at risk on YouTube, thanks to... Read more
On Point reports that a New Jersey federal magistrate has, to the surprise of no actual attorney I could imagine, ruled that MySpace and Facebook postings... Read more
The Washington Post reports on legal action taken by ordinary folk against Big IP Content Generating institutions for lifting and using “user-generated” content, i.e., pictures... Read more