“Filter Bubbles”: Be Aware but Don’t Despair
We Control the Web More than the Web Controls Us I tweeted a little while ago about The Economist’s review of Eli Pariser’s, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. Pariser is a pretty big deal--definitely one of thought leaders about the internet. ...
"Filter Bubbles": Be Aware but Don't Despair
We Control the Web More than the Web Controls Us I tweeted a little while ago about The Economist’s review of Eli Pariser’s, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You. Pariser is a pretty big deal--definitely one of thought leaders about the internet. ...
Beyond Good and Evil: Google, Wi-Fi, the Wiretap Act…
...and One Seriously Undefined Term Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss with Leave to Amend, In re Google, Inc., Street View Electronic Communications Litigation, Case No. 10-MD-02184 JW (June 29, 2011). Google had moved to dismiss...
RIAA vs. Jammie Thomas Could Actually Go on Forever
A Primer on the Most Notorious File-Sharing Case Late Friday (July 22, 2011), the judge overseeing the Jammie Thomas-Rassett case again reduced a jury’s judgment against her to $2,250 per song, this time down from $62,500 a song, for 24 songs. This is the second time...
Some Exposure to Trademark Law
Crystal Enter’t & Filmworks, Inc. v. Jurado, ___ F.3d ___, Case No. 10:11837 (11th Cir. June 21, 2011) This decision is both fun and educational. It’s fun because it involves the 1980’s song-and-dance “girl group” Expose, and because the court couldn’t resist...
The Thrilling (Anti)Climax of WestCoast Anonymity Case
Why the Judge's Decision Was Right (but Feels Wrong) In my last two posts, I described the general contours of the First Amendment right to speak online anonymously, the steps a plaintiff must take to reveal an anonymous defendant’s identity, and how a defendant can...
The First Amendment Right to Speak Online Anonymously
And the Legal Trail Plaintiffs Can Follow Through the Internet to You In my last blog entry, I said I wanted to discuss this opinion, issued out of West Coast Productions Inc. v. Does, in which some independent filmmakers sued 5829 anonymous defendants for allegedly...
The First Amendment Right to Anonymous Online Speech
And its Limtits... Explaining the Decision to Disclose All Anonymous Defendants' Identities in Blue Coast Productions v. Does While I was literally “between offices” last month, this decision was handed down in a high-profile case, West Coast Productions, Inc. v....
Apple v. Amazon: BONUS COVERAGE
Or, What Amazon's Generic-ness Argument Can Teach Us About the Nature of a Trademark I’ve had a few questions about what is perhaps the most controversial part of the Apple v. Amazon decision: the court’s conclusion that APP STORE is not generic. The court provided...
How Amazon Held off Apple in the Fight over APP STORE (Part 2)
And What You Can Learn About Trademark Law In my last post, we set the stage for the trademark conflict between Apple and Amazon over APP STORE, and saw that Apple operated under a number disadvantages. In particular, Apple lacked a U.S. trademark registration, and...
How Amazon Held Off Apple in the Fight over APP STORE (Pt. 1)
And What You Can Learn About Trademark Law Basics from the Decision If you are a trademark lawyer, you’ve probably heard by now that Amazon last week fought off Apple’s attempt to block Amazon from using the mark APP STORE for its online shopping site. It’s a...
July 11, 2011
Aaron Sanders PLLC warrants another (though fleeting) mention in the Nashville City Paper/Nashville Post. Apparently, Rick Sanders is part of a trend, but we don't think anyone else went and started a new law firm. Meanwhile, Rick Sanders has posted his third blog...
