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Anonymous bloggers and the First Amendment: when and how your company can identify its John Doe defendants

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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USA
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July 25 2011

The exponential growth of the internet is also seeing an increase in the number of legal actions against “John Doe” defendants

District court finds personal jurisdiction over defendants in Berklee College of Music, Inc. trademark and copyright lawsuit

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
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USA
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November 18 2010

Plaintiff Berklee College of Music, Inc. (“Berklee”) brought this action against Defendants Music Industry Educators, Inc. (“MIE”) and its majority owner John Terrell, alleging trademark and copyright infringement, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices under M.G.L. c. 93A stemming from publication of Berklee’s copyrighted material and trademarks on MIE’s website

When marketing through social media, legal risks can go viral

Venable LLP
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USA
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May 31 2010

The exponential rise in popularity of social networking websites and other social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and individual blogs, is due in large part to their viral nature

Don't tweet my brand!

ENS - Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs
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South Africa
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April 11 2011

There are no South African case laws or any published articles on what possible steps a trade mark or copy right proprietor (Proprietor) can take to prevent the unauthorised use, by third parties, of its trade marks or copyrighted works on social networking websites (SNWs), specifically Facebook and Twitter