by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 30, 2010 | Internet Law Blog
On April 6, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in California held that more facts needed to be developed before a lawsuit respecting the wrongful acquisition of domain names could be decided. In the course of that holding, the Court...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 29, 2010 | Internet Law Blog
On June 15, 2010, a Federal Court in Pennsylvania considered whether an insurance policy for professional negligence will cover a related claim for defamation. In Post v. St. Paul Travelers Ins. Co., __F.Supp.2d__, 2010 WL 2490750 (E.D.Pa.), the Court held it...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Aug 3, 2009 | Internet Law Blog
Commentary: We regularly receive inquiries relating to postings on consumer review websites. The usual issue concerns the fact that the business owner feels that the customer’s posting is defamatory and should be removed. In such a case, there are a number of things...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 17, 2009 | Internet Law Blog
Intellectual Property: In Gottlieb Development LLC v. Paramount Pictures, Corp., 2008 WL 8396360 (S.D.N.Y. 2008), the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York recently decided a case involving the use as a background prop of a pinball machine, in the movie...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 2, 2009 | Internet Law Blog
Intellectual Property: State and Federal law provides various remedies for parties who have been wronged by another. However, depending upon the nature of that claim, the injured party only has a limited time period in which to assert his claim. These deadlines, set...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jan 5, 2009 | Internet Law Blog
Cybersquatting: The United States District Court for the Western District of New York recently found that cybersquatting had not occurred in connection with the registration of a similar domain name. In Dudley v. HealthSource Chiropractic, Inc., 2008 WL 4507714, the...
