November 2018

  1. Copyright

    Video game elements did not infringe copyright

    Cat images in defendant's video game were not similar enough to cat images in plaintiff's video game for there to be copyright infringement

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  2. CybersquattingTrademarks

    UDRP Panel found no bad faith, but gave the Complainant additional opportunity to prove its case

    UDRP Panel found no bad faith, but gave the Complainant additional opportunity to prove its case

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  3. AnonymityLitigation

    Anonymous online trademark infringer can be identified through subpoena to domain registrar

    Court allowed early discovery to discover identity of unknown trademark infringer.

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  4. Contracts

    Facebook and iOS game developer’s browsewrap terms of service were not enforceable

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  5. AnonymityCopyright

    Court labels copyright plaintiff as a troll and shuts down efforts to ID anonymous infringer

    A federal judge held that a copyright holder plaintiff could not get early discovery to seek the identity of the account holder associated with a . . .

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  6. CopyrightUnfair Competition

    Web scraping case fails under Dastar

    Claim against owner of website for scraping content failed, where plaintiff failed to allege improper removal of copyright management information, and where claim for passing . . .

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