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Court protects the privacy of bitcoin address and transaction information
February 14, 2022 - 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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Strip club operator wins motion in domain name dispute against GoDaddy company
February 2, 2022 - NameFind is a GoDaddy company that holds registrations of domain names and seeks to make money off of them by placing pay-per-click ads on parked . . .
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In copyright infringement case, artist’s social media popularity supported claim that retail chain copied artwork
January 31, 2022 - Plaintiff is an artist who designs macabre items, including a bat-themed mug. Defendant (Michaels, the well-known retail craft store) started selling a vase that plaintiff . . .
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Uber’s signup process did not create enforceable arbitration provision
January 28, 2022 - 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 . . .
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Vaccine information censorship: Is Congressman Adam Schiff liable for the deplatforming of a medical organization?
January 26, 2022 - One could characterize the recent case of Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. v. Schiff as addressing the issue of vaccine information censorship. The . . .
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Is Indiana’s revenge porn law constitutional?
January 20, 2022 - In 2019, Indiana joined a number of other states and enacted a statute that makes it a crime for a person to distribute an . . .
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Old social media posts violated trade dress infringement injunction
January 18, 2022 - The parties in the case of H.I.S.C., Inc. v. Franmar are competitors, each making garden broom products. In earlier litigation, the defendant filed a counterclaim . . .
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Can a party recover statutory damages under the Stored Communications Act without proving actual damages?
January 14, 2022 - The Stored Communications Act (18 USC 2701 et seq.) is among the most powerful tools relating to email privacy. It is a federal statute that . . .