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Defunct internet marketer to pay $2.4 million in class action settlement

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2011

NebuAd, Inc., an online advertising company that recently went out of business, has agreed to settle class action claims stemming from alleged violations of federal and state privacy laws

Corporate officer may be personally liable for copyright infringement

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 17 2011

Blue Nile, an online jewelry and diamond retailer, sued Ideal Diamond Solutions (IDS) for copyright infringement alleging that IDS used Blue Nile's copyrighted images on IDS' website and sought to hold IDS's founder, Larry Chasin, personally liable

N’Genuity sues Chick-fil-A over ad containing Bo Jackson

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 2 2011

N'Genuity, a large food supplier of food products to the U.S. military, recently sued Chick-fil-A for trademark infringement and unfair competition

Warner Bros. wins case against A.V.E.L.A., Inc. over use of certain film characters

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 28 2011

In an interesting case involving The Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, and "Tom & Jerry," the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that A.V.E.L.A., Inc. ("A.V.E.L.A.") infringed on Warner Bros. copyrighted materials

Third Circuit affirms $18.9 million copyright infringement verdict for copying of business information

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 20 2011

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a 2006 verdict against USI MidAtlantic, Inc. for $18.9 million plus $4.6 million in prejudgment interest stemming from a copyright infringement suit brought by competitor The Graham Company

Photographer sues UNICEF for copyright infringement

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 19 2011

Photographer William Anthony sued UNICEF in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging that UNICEF infringed the copyright of a number of photos of celebrities that Anthony took for a UNICEF advertising campaign

References to john dillinger in a video game do not violate Indiana right of publicity statute

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 1 2011

A District Court in Indiana recently granted a summary judgment motion in a case against Electronic Arts, a popular video game manufacturer

More than $34 million in refunds issued following free trial offer

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 27 2010

The Florida Attorney General has settled with FWM Laboratories, a dietary and health supplement marketing company, after consumers were unable to cancel free trial subscriptions before they began receiving bills

Social network application creator faces class action for alleged privacy violations

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2010

In a recent lawsuit filed in California against RockYou Inc., it is alleged that the company, makers of applications meant to be run on social networking websites, failed to take adequate steps to protect consumers' personally identifiable information, in violation of California unfair competition laws

Immunity under CDA even if site solicits potentially negative comments

  • Winston & Strawn LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 8 2010

A website where consumers can post (typically negative) comments about businesses and their goods and services recently won an appeal in a case brought against it by a New York city car dealership, Nemet Chevrolet