Using Trademarked Terms in Meta Tags, Hashtags is Risky Business
SAN FRANCISCO – In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last week, the operators of several online dating sites allege that a ...
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9th Circuit Says Court Lacks Jurisdiction in AMA Copyright Case
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – In an unusual 2-1 ruling which featured opinions written by all three judges – along with a separate concurrence with the majority opinion authored by a ...
Artist’s Copyright Case Against Mile High Set for Jury Trial in February
U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris issued an order on Thursday granting plaintiff Leah Bassett summary judgment as to liability for copyright infringement and denying the defendants’ motion for summary ...
OnlyFans Creator Sues Thothub, Cloudfare, Chaturbate & BangBros
On Monday, an OnlyFans creator named Deniece Waidhofer filed a lawsuit against “leaked content” site Thothub.tv and 21 users of the site alleging “violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt ...
Copyright Rules For Inline Linking, Embedding Not So “Settled,” After All?
For years, internet users have assumed that inline linking, also known as "embedding" content, is a safe practice from the standpoint of potential liability for copyright violation. As noted by ...
Next “Legal Zone” Webinar Covers GirlsDoPorn, Copyright, Trade Shows
In the upcoming seventh edition of the Clips4Sale Legal Zone webinar, attorney Corey D. Silverstein and Clips4Sale founder and leader Neil will cover a range of timely topics, including the ...
NJ Court Won’t Grant Strike 3 Expedited Discovery in ‘John Doe’ Cases
In a decision issued last week, United States Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider denied Strike 3 Holdings, the company behind the popular adult brands Tushy, Blacked and Vixen, expedited discovery in ...
Judge: Summary Judgment Should be Granted to Amazon in FyreTV Case
In a report filed yesterday, a magistrate judge in Florida recommended that the trial court grant Amazon's motion for summary judgment in a case which alleges Amazon infringed on Wreal ...
MojoHost Sues MageMojo for Trademark Infringement
MojoHost filed a lawsuit Thursday in which the company alleges that Magento online store-host MageMojo has infringed on MojoHost’s registered service mark. Attorneys for MageMojo contend "there is simply no ...
Adult Attorney Larry Walters: Industry “Should Pay Close Attention” to Trademark Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Iancu v. Brunetti, a trademark case which will test the Lanham Act's prohibition on the registration of "immoral" or "scandalous" marks. Attorney ...
