Category: Internet Law

Defamation of a business online is pervasive in modern society. If your business has been defamed online, it can often result in a loss of customers and, consequently, a loss of revenue for your business. Further complicating the problem, third party service providers, such as Yelp, Blogspot, Craigslist, PissedConsumer, and Rip Off Report, are protected […]

Internet Minimum Advertised Price Policy (IMAP or MAP) refers to a policy that sets the minimum advertised price of a manufacturer’s goods. Because of the ease of online distribution, policing the actions of every online retailer can be difficult. An IMAP sets the standard for all retailers to follow. Some manufacturers wish to implement an […]

Thedirty.com (“The Dirty”) is a website dedicated to publishing gossip submitted by its users. The Dirty is owned by Nik Lamas-Richie (formally, Hooman Abedi Karamian), who adds a sentence or two of his own to the published pieces of incredibly trashy gossip. Notably, many not only consider The Dirty deplorable, but also highly discreditable as […]

Video game franchise, Angry Birds, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against a Florida based golf goods company, Angry Club LLC, claiming that Angry Club has infringed Angry Birds’ exclusive rights to the trademarked “Angry Birds” name. Angry Birds seeks to stop Angry Club from registering their name.   According to Angry Birds’ complaint, the alleged […]

ICANN’s new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is a domain dispute resolution and rights protection mechanism that is intended to complement the existing Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. The Uniform Rapid Suspension System is intended to serve as a lower cost dispute resolution mechanism for trademark owners faced with clear trademark rights violations, and […]

Website agreements, often called terms of use agreements or terms of service agreements, are an important part of a website. Website agreements define the contractual relationship between the website and its end users, including the licensing of the website content, the acceptable terms of use for the website, and any limitations of liability. As a […]

Internet trademark infringement is pervasive in the modern era. Whether it occurs in a domain name, in meta tags, or in keyword advertising, Internet trademark infringement can cause confusion in the marketplace and allow competitors to divert valuable traffic from your website or brand. Thankfully, there are many remedies for Internet trademark infringement. For domain […]

A recent law to pass in California increases online privacy for minors. Specifically, Senate Bill 568 permits minors to permanently delete their Internet posts from websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and the like, and additionally, requires those website owners to provide that erasing feature.   The law, which will take full effect in January 2015, […]

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Senate Bill 606, which aims to restrict the paparazzi’s ability to photograph celebrities’ children. Specifically, the new legislation outlines penalties photographers could face for taking photos or videos of a child without parental consent, and doing so in a “harassing” manner. That is, the law prohibits behavior […]

Valve Software has, on September 29, 2013, filed for registration of a CTM trademark for Half Life 3 in the European Union. Under EU law, one must have a genuine intent to use a trademark in the future in order to obtain and maintain a CTM trademark registration. Under Article 15 of the Community Trademark […]