2/3/12 Southeast Asia - InternetLitigators was warmly received by SunnyVision Limited in Hong Kong last week for a tour of their facilities. Located within an exceptional Tier 3 datacenter facility, they offer dedicated, co-location and shared hosting services throughout Asia. InternetLitigators.

2/3/12 Superbowl - U.S. shuts 16 sports piracy websites pre-Super Bowl. Reuters.

2/3/12 Facebook - Bearish Facebook investment analysis. Reuters.

1/28/11 White House Briefing - Obama administration believes that the Egyptian people should have the right of free speech which includes the right to access to social networking.

1/6/11 Case Report - USDC for Northern District of California denies Facebook Motion to Dismiss against class action complaint by Facebook Advertisers claiming damages arising from click fraud. InternetLitigators Library

1/4/11InternetLitigators - LegalZoom defends class action alleging unfair business acts and practices including the unauthorized practice of law. Webster v. LegalZoom.com, Inc., No. BC 438637 (Los Angeles Super. Ct. filed May 27, 2010)

1/4/11 InternetLitigators Blog Entry - Facebook valued at $50B; Private Equity firms tout wisdom of remaining private. InternetLitigators Blog

5/26/10 Case Report - Registration is not a necessary jurisdictional prerequisite for a copyright infringement action. Merely the filing of a complete application will suffice. Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/InteractiveCorp No. 08-56079

4/7/10 InternetLitigators - Enforcement of Net Neutrality not within the FCC's Scope of Authority, Says U.S. Court of Appeals. Comcast Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission D.C. Cir, No. 08-1291

3/22/10 InternetLitigators - City of Los Angeles creates tax incentive for Internet Businesses with new City Tax Classifications. InternetLitigators' copy of the proposed ordinance to be signed today can be found HERE InternetLitigators handles such reclassification actions. Contact us for further details.

2/8/10 Daily Journal - Client's Defections From Large to Small Firms such as InternetLitigators Expected To Continue. "As client discontent with billing rates reached new heights during the economic downturn, some big-firm lawyers responded in recent months by jumping ship to start their own practices or to join smaller shops." Subscription

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)

12/24/08 WSJ: Verizon Awarded $33.2 Million in 'Cybersquatting' Case

12/15/08 WSJ: Google seeks private Internet fast lane; Net neutrality advocates cringe.

11/13/08 Washington Post: Alleged major source of online scams and spam McColo Corp. knocked Offline. Significant reduction in spam expected.

11/12/08: New Case - Interactive Nevada website even when combined with Illinois targeted advertising is insufficient to confer jurisdiction upon website owner for injuries occurring in Nevada. Linehan v. Golden Nugget USDC Northern District of Illinois 05 C 7030

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