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Late last year, the United States District Court of Nevada handed down a ruling that has significant consequences for companies engaged in commerce on the internet. In re Zappos, Inc. , 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141803 (D. Nev. Sept. 27, 2012) [ an enhanced...

For purposes of the false marking statue, 35 USCS § 292 , websites can qualify as "unpatented articles," according to a recent Federal Circuit opinion. Peter M. Shipley developed software known as "Dynamic Firewall," which...

The recent privacy breach involving Sony's online product offered to Playstation users has been the subject of intense media reporting. Entrepreneurs owning, or counsel advising, start up Internet businesses might be tempted to think that privacy...

RICHMOND, Va. - (AP) Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. said Wednesday it is suing seven Chinese online retailers, alleging they sold counterfeit versions of its top-selling cigarette brands to customers in the U.S. The owner of the nation's largest...

MINEOLA, N.Y. - (AP) Six website operators are violating a state law that bans the online sale of tobacco to customers in New York, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday. Schneiderman said lawsuits were filed a day earlier in state Supreme...

DENVER - (AP) A law firm that targets the unauthorized use of news content on the Internet has filed 32 lawsuits in federal court in Colorado seeking to stop the use of a Denver Post photograph showing an airport pat-down. The lawsuits are being closely...

In June 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of YouTube by dismissing Viacom's claims for copyright infringement. The court held that general knowledge was not enough to bar YouTube from protection under...

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides safety from copyright claims for a website operator or host who takes down content on a website that it did not generate or for businesses giving access to others. The safety, however, is only available...

In June 2010, the court for the Southern Dist. of NY ruled in favor of YouTube by dismissing Viacom's claims for copyright infringement. The court held that general knowledge was not enough to bar YouTube from protection under the DMCA safe harbor...

The recent privacy breach involving Sony's online product offered to Playstation users has been the subject of intense media reporting. Entrepreneurs owning, or counsel advising, start up Internet businesses might be tempted to think that privacy...

From the US Department of Justice : WASHINGTON - Seizure orders have been executed against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works as part of Operation In...

For today's consumer goods product developer, counterfeiting is a huge concern. An essential part of any campaign against counterfeit goods is Internet enforcement. In this Analysis, David Starr and Gregory Bennett focus on the details of establishing...

The Wounded Warrior Project's (WWP) $1.7 million judgment against a similar charity, the Wounded Warriors Family Support, Inc. (WWFS), was recently affirmed by the Eighth Circuit. WWP had alleged that WWFS sowed confusion on the Internet by using...

On November 18 th , the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved, by a vote of 19-0, legislation to prevent Internet websites from illegally sharing movies, TV shows and other counterfeit material. Copyright 2010 LexisNexis Academic & Library...

Court reaffirms that copyright owners bear the burden of protecting their material under the DMCA "Safe Harbor" Act. On June 23, 2010 , the court for the Southern District of New York ruled in favor of YouTube by dismissing Viacom's...