Education Law News -- March 2012 by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 3/28/2012 In This Issue: Protecting Your Name On The .XXX Domain and Service Animals And Assistance Animals – The Legal Landscape. Excerpt from Protecting Your Name On The .XXX Domain On September 7, 2011 the Internet...more
Rush and Rush: Using Music in Political Activities (Redux) by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/16/2012 News reports that Rush (the band) have demanded that Rush (the Limbaugh) desist from using the band's music in his radio broadcasts have re-raised an issue we have considered here at the Signal on few different occasions. The...more
Ascentive, LLC v. Opinion Corp. Opinion and Order Denying Preliminary Injunction by Ronald Coleman on 12/13/2011 Opinion and order denying the motions by Ascentive, LLC and Classic Brands, LLC for a preliminary injunction censoring consumer complaint about the companies on the PissedConsumer.com website. The companies' legal...more
Boarding School Review, LLC v. Delta Career Education Corp. Complaint by Ronald Coleman on 12/7/2011 Plaintiff operates a website called Community College Review. It received multiple cease and desist letters, which escalated in the severity of their threats, from counsel for certain institutions about which routine,...more
Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 by Vanessa McKee on 11/1/2011 The new Copyright(Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Act 2011 brought in to protect the rights holders of copyrighted works in New Zealand. How does this new Act affect you as an account holder of your internet connection...more
Legal Issues Surrounding Social Media Background Checks by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/14/2011 Agatha Christie had a novel take on invention being the mother of necessity. She disagreed and said, “[I]nvention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.” She may...more
IP Update, Vol. 14, No. 2, February 2011 by McDermott Will & Emery on 3/1/2011 IN THIS ISSUE: Patents: Predictable Variations of Simple Mechanical Technology May Be Obvious, Even in the Face of Structural and Operational Differences; Judges Squabble Over the Interpretation of Claims in Light of the...more
Ascentive, LLC v. Opinion Corp. Bench brief of Opinion Corp., Inc. regarding likelihood of confusion in domain names by Ronald Coleman on 12/6/2010 At the preliminary injunction hearing in this matter (see related documents), the court asked for further guidance on the issue of fair use as a defense to trademark infringement in the context of domain names. As of July...more
Ascentive, LLC v. Opinion Corp. Brief of Opinion Corp. in Opposition to Ascentive LLC's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by Ronald Coleman on 12/3/2010 Brief by the owners of Pissedconsumer.com in opposition to the motion by Ascentive, LLC for a preliminary injunction censoring consumer complaints about the company on the website. As of July 2011, the court had not ruled...more
COICA: Big IP "supersizes" it by Ronald Coleman on 11/15/2010 The proposed new IP-enforcement law, COICA, is meant to be address a very real problem. But it threatens to cause its own set of new problems, and ignores the real reform of IP law that Congress continues to sidestep in...more
Ascentive, LLC v. Opinion Corp. Answer and Counterclaim of Defendant Opinion Corp. by Ronald Coleman on 11/9/2010 Answer and counterclaim by the owners of PissedConsumer.com in the lawsuit brought by Ascentive, LLC to censor consumer complaints posted on the PissedConsumer.com website....more
Legal Aspects of Social Networking and Online Media Platforms by Venable LLP on 9/30/2010 Seminar Overview: *Why you should be concerned about social media *Best practices for drafting and implementing a social media policy *Legal Issues – “Similar Issues, New Platforms” ..(1) Association Use of On-line...more
Fenwick Employment Brief - August 11, 2010 by Fenwick & West LLP on 9/21/2010 In this Issue: *Courts Must Consider “Stray Remarks” In Employment Discrimination Cases *Employer Who Honored Another Employer’s Non-Compete Agreement Subject To Liability *Wage Statements That Did Not Combine Regular And...more
Sorensen v Giant International Amended Motion for Reconsideration of Joint Order Entering Stay in Sorensen Cases by Melody A. Kramer on 6/9/2010 Plaintiff patent holder requests reconsideration of a stay order continuing stay of 18 infringement suits for another year after 2+ year stays pending reexamination of the subject patent by the USPTO. The motion...more
Roommates decision by Alderman Law Office on 4/14/2010 Ninth Circuit expands website host liability under Communications Decency Act for co-created works...more