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2/2/10 Case Report - Arbitration clause found unconscionable where customers
were provided no opportunity to negotiate and effect of clause was overly harsh.
Effect upon click thru agreements uncertain.
Lhotka v. Geographic
Expeditions, Inc. 2010 DJDAR 1689
1/12/10 ICANN - WIPO issues open letter to ICANN re: practices of Registrar
Nameview in changing registrations in the course of UDRP (Domain
Name Dispute) proceedings.
See
Letter.
1/04/10 InternetLitigators - Our litigation team recently prevailed against the
City of Los Angeles in in a Gross Revenue Tax reclassification matter where the
City denied entitlement to preferred tax classification status to a web hosting
company as a "multimedia business". Contact us for
further details.
12/30/09 Case Report: USDC - The Central District of California granted summary
judgment in favor of Columbia Pictures and against defendant Gary Fung and his
Torrent sites holding DMCA Safe Harbor Provisions (17 U.S.C. 512) inapplicable
after insufficient showing by defendants.
Columbia v. Fung
2:06-cv-05578-SVW-JC
12/8/09 SCAM ALERT: Phishing scam imitates your web hosting company.
12/3/09 eWeek: Privacy activists sue DOJ for Sleuthing Practices on Facebook,
Twitter
12/1/09 BoingBoing: Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been
saying, and worse. Much, much worse.
11/25/09 PC World: Godfather of Spam convicted and sentenced to 4 years for
violation of CAN-SPAM ACT.
11/20/09
FTC: The FTC has issued an update to its guide for advertisers that use
endorsements and testimonials in advertising. A complete copy of the guide is
available in our member section. Log In.
11/18/09 TechCrunch: Good Question! The Eight Best Questions We Got While
Raising Venture Capital.
11/16/09 TG Daily: Egypt creates first Arabic domain name.
11/10/09 InternetLitigators: Attorneys Cohen & Richardson, LLP secure major
licensing concession from National brand for client based upon unique domain
name usage.
11/9/09 CNet: Murdoch expresses belief that advertising business model is
bested by subscription model for news and blog content.
11/9/09 CNet: Google bets big on mobile-advertising with purchase of AdMob,
Inc. for $750 Million.
7/30/09 The Whir:
Cohen & Richardson,
LLP partner Jeffrey A. Cohen was featured in an interview by Larissa Primeau for
WHIR TV for the Web Host Industry Review Magazine. This three part series
includes information on recent events and laws effecting the web hosting
industry.
7/30/09 InternetLitigators: The law offices of Cohen &
Richardson, LLP which
provides legal services for InternetLitigators members has announced the
addition of a new associate, Mr. Alex Yoffe. Mr. Yoffe joins the firm with
substantial experience in business litigation and business and Internet
transactions. Mr. Yoffe's practice also includes a focus in the area of
International Law.
7/30/09 InternetLitigators: The law firm of Cohen &
Richardson, LLP which
provides legal services for InternetLitigators members has renewed its lease in
the Atrium and is expanding into slightly larger space with new contact information.
7/30/09 CNET:
Congress demands info from Web loyalty firm Vertrue in relation to claims that
customers were unknowingly signed up for monthly fees.
5/18/09 SCAM ALERT: Domain registration scam in China. Fraudulent
email claims to be from "Department of Registration Service in China"
after having received purported domain name registration applications for your
trademark. See
Report.
4/16/09 SCAM ALERT: Annual Review Board - Letters demand payment
of $228.00 to file an almost identical form with the State that should
cost $20.00. See
Report.
2/12/09 FTC: FTC Staff Revises Online Behavioral
Advertising Principles. (For a complete copy of the FTC Staff Report please contact us)
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