by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 28, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
A Spanish court recently asked Internet-search provider Google to remove data about a private individual from its index. Spain and other members of the European Union made this request under a doctrine that is commonly referred to in Europe as “the right to be...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jun 14, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
On April 7, 2011, the First Department of New York’s Appellate Division upheld a trial court’s dismissal of a lawsuit for defamation. Akpinar v. Moran, 2011 WL 1311902 (1st Dept. 2011). The plaintiff, Reverend Dr. Bill Akpinar, sued attorney William Moran;...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 20, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
In 2008, the legislature of New York State amended its Tax Law to require out-of-state sellers to pay state taxes if they use New York residents to solicit business from other New York residents through a web site. Under New York’s Tax Law (the “Tax Law”) an...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Mar 3, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
Recently, an appellate court in Texas refused to deem a lawyer representing a native American tribe a “public figure” for purposes of a libel lawsuit. A newspaper article covering an increasingly public controversy within the Kickapoo Indian Tribe stated that the...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 18, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
A billboard in Atlantic City, New Jersey has recently garnered national attention. The billboard for “Moonshine Follies”, a show running at the Resorts Casino Hotel (“Resorts”) from February 20th to April 17th, pictures a woman’s bare bottom as part of the...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 18, 2011 | Internet Law Blog
The NJ Supreme Court is currently considering an appeal that may determine once and for all whether a person can proceed with an online per se libel suit even though there is no evidence that his reputation has been actually harmed. In W.J.A. v. D.A., 416 N.J. Super....
