Blockchain
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X can claim trespass to chattel in data scraping case
X Corp. sued Bright Data Ltd. for unauthorized access to X's servers and the scraping and resale of data from X’s platform. Plaintiff sought the . . .
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Bitcoin miner denied injunction against colocation service provider accused of removing rigs
Plaintiff Bitcoin miner sued defendant colocation hosting provider for breach of contract, conversion, and trespass to chattels under Washington law. After filing suit, plaintiff filed . . .
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MetaBirkins defendant denied of opportunity to exhibit NFT artwork in Swedish museum
In February 2023, Sonny Estival, known by his pseudonym "Mason Rothschild," was found liable by a jury on a number of claims, including intentional trademark . . .
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Key takeaways from the USPTO and Copyright Office joint report to Congress on NFTs
On March 12, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Copyright Office released a joint report from a study they did exploring . . .
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Court says lawsuit can be served via blockchain
Plaintiff sued multiple defendants, including parties located in foreign countries, for claims related to trade secrets misappropriation, unfair competition and other business torts. Plaintiff sought . . .
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Hackers stole cryptocurrency but the insurance company did not have to pay
Insurance and loss Plaintiffs had a homeowners insurance policy with defendant insurance company. The policy covered personal property owned or used by the plaintiffs with . . .
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Meta prevails in trademark infringement litigation over its logo
In the case of Dfinity Foundation v. Meta Platforms, Inc., the court considered whether the new logo that Meta adopted after its 2021 rebranding infringed . . .
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Court protects the privacy of bitcoin address and transaction information
Defendant asked the court to redact his bitcoin address and transaction information from exhibits used at trial, which ordinarily would become part of the public . . .
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How do we attribute value to an NFT?
How do we attribute value to an NFT? We can analyze this question from a number of perspectives. To start, we could draw a . . .