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E-Commerce Briefs: Week of August 23, 2010

August 30, 2010 13:55

The Washington Post discusses net neutrality and how the FCC can best regulate the Internet. Google has added phone calling to Gmail. It seems that everyone has published a list of the "best" iPhone or iPad apps. In fact, we published a list of a dozen iPhone apps for attorneys...The Washington...

Residing in Tennessee But Visiting an Oklahoma Company's Website Can Subject You to Personal Jurisdiction in Oklahoma

August 26, 2010 14:40

On August 6, 2010, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma denied a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction where the defendants, who were based out of Tennessee, stole storm shelter website designs from the plaintiffs, who were based out of Oklahoma. In...

Roger Clemens, Defamation, and Personal Jurisdiction for Interviews Given in Foreign Jurisdictions

August 25, 2010 16:45

On August 12, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a defamation action brought by controversial major league baseball pitcher Roger Clemens against his former trainer, Brian McNamee. The action was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. The...

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of August 16, 2010

August 24, 2010 15:34

Facebook has added a "Places" location check-in feature (like Foursquare) and now has a "Dislike" button, thanks to a Firefox add-on. Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel top the latest list of the most dangerous celebrities to search for online. Each weekend, E-Commerce Law Briefs provides a brief...

New York Court Dismisses Internet Defamation Case

August 18, 2010 12:00

Findlaw is publishing a two-column series on a recent decision by a New York court dismissing a defamation case arising from statements made by teenagers on their private Facebook group page. On the Facebook group page, the teenagers stated that the plaintiff had contracted AIDS and paired these...

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of August 9, 2010

August 17, 2010 14:33

Craigslist is under attack by sex trafficking opponents who have called for the website to stop advertising "adult services." Each weekend, E-Commerce Law Briefs provides a brief summary and commentary on recent legal news affecting e-commerce businesses.Craigslist is under attack by sex...

Plaintiff's Efforts to Silence Critics on Website Fails

August 13, 2010 14:56

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the Defendants’ motion to dismiss a case for allegedly defamatory statements made on defendants’ website. Vision Media TV Group, LLC v. Forte, 2010 WL 2836791 (S.D.FL July 19, 2010). Defendants, Julia Forte personally and ...

Jurisdiction Proper Where .net Directly Competes with .com

August 12, 2010 13:51

On July 20, 2010, the Northern District of California denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss or transfer venue in a Lanham Act case and state law trademark infringement action brought by the plaintiff. Digby Adler Group LLC v. Image Rent A Car, Inc., 2010 WL 2867134 (N.D. California). The p...

William Mitchell Law Review Call for E-Commerce Papers

August 12, 2010 13:46

We received the following call for papers that we wanted to pass along to our readers:The William Mitchell Law Review is proud to dedicate the fourth issue in its upcoming Volume 37 (Spring 2011) to E-Commerce. We are currently seeking papers that examine current issues or recent developments in...

E-Commerce Law Briefs: Week of August 2, 2010

August 11, 2010 19:02

The Obama Administration wants to make it easier for the FBI to force companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet without court order if agents believe the information is relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation. Each weekend, E-Commerce Law Briefs provides a brief...