We use cookies to customise content for your subscription and for analytics.
If you continue to browse Lexology, we will assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. For further information please read our Cookie Policy.
Lexology logo






  Request new password

Search results

Order by most recent / most popular / relevance

Results: 1-10 of 264

Fifty Shades of Grey and fan fiction: do you own your user-generated content?

  • Duane Morris LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 12 2013

The book series Fifty Shades of Grey and social media user "terms of service" might not seem to naturally intersect. After all, one is about being

Is virtual property real or intellectual?: Second Life class action moves forward

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 13 2012

On November 20, 2012, the Northern District of California granted certification to one sub-class in a class action lawsuit against defendant Linden Research, Inc. (“Linden”

Social media sites: new battlegrounds for right of publicity disputes

  • Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 15 2012

Social media websites are quickly emerging as the new battleground for right of publicity disputes, with the ultimate question being an old one what are the parameters of First Amendment protections for corporate, commercial speech?

Olympians sue Samsung over the unauthorized use of their names and likenesses in connection with a Facebook application

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2012

Eighteen of our nation’s greatest athletes, including Olympians Mark Spitz, Greg Louganis, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Janet Evans, Dara Torres, and Amanda Beard, have joined together to sue the Samsung Corporation and its related entities (Samsung) over the alleged misappropriation of their names and likenesses in connection with a Facebook application

Potential sanctions for early discovery inconsistent with pleadings

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 20 2012

Judge Manning held in abeyance Doe defendant's motion to quash a subpoena issued to its alleged internet service provider and Doe's motion to dismiss the case for lack of personal jurisdiction

Trade secrets along the time-space (internet) continuum or "lost in translation"

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 6 2011

Last month, Judge Walls of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey became yet another pioneer in the evolving world of trade secret protection and the Internet

Federal lawsuit alleges infringement of minors' New York right of publicity by Facebook "like" and "friend finder" features

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 19 2011

In what may represent a new wave in an interesting challenge to the viral nature of social media marketing, a recently filed putative class action asserts a right of publicity claim against Facebook in connection with the service's "Like" and "Friend Finder" features

Google Books settlement rejected

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 25 2011

This week a federal court put the brakes on Google's plans to create a universal digital library by rejecting the company's proposed settlement of class-action lawsuits filed by authors and publishers challenging the Google Books project

Cybersquatting update: new protections for brand owners

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 17 2011

Brand owners have recently been given new weapons in the never-ending battle against cybersquatters

Stayart v. Yahoo! Inc., 2010 WL 3785147 (7th Cir. Sept. 30, 2010)

  • Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 29 2010

Plaintiff, an animal-rights activist, searched for her name on defendants' Internet search engines and discovered that her name was listed in search results linked to sexual-dysfunction drugs and pornographic websites

Current Search

Suggested Facets

Author

Firm Name

Jurisdiction

Workarea

© Copyright 2006-2013 Globe Business Publishing Ltd | Cookies | Disclaimer | Privacy policy