Northern District Class Action Lawsuit Against Yelp! Inc. Dismissed After...
Yelp.com describes itself as “the fun and easy way to find and talk about great (and not so great) local businesses.” It proclaims that “[a]s of August 2011, more than 63 million people visited Yelp...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Tweet? #Social Media, #Free Speech and #Schools
Our Law Law Land readers have been well-educated on the law of defamation as it relates to Twitter, and on the opinion of one of our bloggers that “Twitter sucks.” (I used to agree, and even though I’m...
View ArticleFun with Facebook
I recently attended a presentation by retired judge Jacqueline Connor on the effect of social media in the legal system. After listening to her talk about a number of highly amusing cases, I went...
View ArticleIt’s a Merry .XXXmas for the Most Unlikely Players in the Internet’s Newly...
It appears I’ve found a blogging niche: the seedy, salacious, saucy legal topics everyone is too scared (or maybe smart) to write about. (And this topic doubles as a nice relief from the usual...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care That .Com Can Be .Anything
Time to panic? The Internet is about to change dramatically. Ever since Al Gore invented the Internet (or so I’ve heard), users have relied on a limited number of top-level domains, or “TLDs.” A...
View ArticleThe Secret World of Copyright
What do Avril Lavigne cover songs, Dish Network’s AutoHop feature, celebrity sex tapes, apartment hunting websites, and ad-serving browser skinning programs have in common? Each of them is a window...
View ArticleBaZynga!
Free-to-play games are all the rage these days. Many people while away their days playing Angry Birds, or Words with Friends before going home to watch Monday Night Football. Nerds — and,...
View ArticleDid King.com Really “Trademark” the Word Candy?
Much of the independent video game world is up in arms regarding the recent news that large UK game developer King.com has “trademarked” the word CANDY. Many see this as an attempt by a Wonka-esque...
View Article“River Crabbing” Chinese Search Engine Battles for Freedom of Expression in...
Since then, this goal has often been cited by the Chinese government as a reason for Internet censorship. In Mandarin, the word “Harmonious” is pronounced héxié (the accent marks here indicate rising...
View ArticleA “Dirty” Lawsuit: How a Sex Scandal Could Impact Online Defamation Law
A former high school teacher and NFL cheerleader sleeps with her student. She faces widespread scorn, including scathing Internet comments. Despite the scorn, she becomes engaged to the student. It...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....