Restraining order issued against domain name seller who refused to transfer

Defendant listed a domain name for sale using DomainAgents. After a couple rounds of negotiation, plaintiff accepted defendant's counteroffer to sell the domain name. But when the time came . . .

Uber’s signup process did not create enforceable arbitration provision

After plaintiff Uber user was denied a ride because of her guide dog, she sued Uber for discrimination under Maine law. Uber sought to have . . .

Court refuses to enjoin use of fake accounts to access DRM-protected information

Plaintiff manufacturer of medical equipment sued a company that services such equipment for hospitals and clinics. Plaintiff claimed, among other things, that defendant violated the . . .

Exploiting blockchain software defect supports unjust enrichment claim

Most court cases involving blockchain have to do with securities regulation or some other business aspect of what the parties are doing. The case of . . .

Copyright ownership transfers must be in writing

If you are hiring an independent contractor to create copyrightable subject matter, and you want to own the copyright in the resulting work product, be . . .

No contract formed via URL to terms and conditions in hard copy advertisement

Online terms of service found at URL in hard copy advertisement were not enforceable. Plaintiff visited a Subway restaurant. One of the Subway employees referred . . .

Murdered Uber passenger’s mom can keep her case in court and out of arbitration

An Uber driver murdered plaintiff's son. So plaintiff - the Uber user's mom - sued Uber for wrongful death. The lower court threw out the . . .

What’s going on legally with Jeep pulling the Bruce Springsteen ad?

Morals clauses in talent agreements can fuel cancel culture. Jeep featured Bruce Springsteen in an ad that aired during Sunday's Super Bowl. Since then, news . . .

Court finds clickwrap independent contractor agreement enforceable

Plaintiffs were companies that sued some of their former independent contractors who worked for the companies in a "direct sales community". The court needed to . . .

Intellectual property issues in a speaker’s agreement

https://youtu.be/TJR6Qad12Mc Let's say you're going to host a conference -- these days that would be an online conference -- and you want to invite people . . .