The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman sued by greeting card company
Oatmeal Studios, which has made greeting cards for 35 years, claims that a new line of cards based on Inman’s popular webcomic, The Oatmeal, infringes their trademark.
On Nov 21, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Australian wins $208,000 from Google in landmark defamation case
It’s the first time a plaintiff has won a defamation case entirely based on Google search results.
On Nov 14, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Pepper Spray Cop’s victims awarded $1 million
The University of California has agreed to pay $1 million in a settlement with the victims of “Pepper Spray Cop” John Pike, who used “unreasonable force” during a November 2011 campus protest.
On Sep 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Brazilian court orders YouTube to remove anti-Muslim video
A state judge in Brazil has ordered Google to remove the controversial trailer for “The Innocence of Muslims” or face fines. Google has not yet responded.
Home Depot denied full access to ex-employee’s Facebook
Judge ruled that the corporation’s request for all posts revealing “significant emotion” was too broad.
On Sep 18, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Can you trademark a community? Reddit’s r/gaymers hit with cease-and-desist letter
The owner of Gaymer.org says Reddit’s r/gaymers community infringes on his trademark.
On Sep 10, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Wikimedia announces travel site, launches countersuit against competitor
Wikimedia hopes to launch nonprofit travel site much to the chagrin of its for-profit competitor.
On Sep 6, 2012 by Kevin Morris
Bruce Willis takes on the iTunes terms of service, becomes a meme
When the action star found out he couldn’t bequeath his massive iTunes music library to his daughters, he said he might sue Apple. Reddit immediately turned Anti-iTunes Willis into an image macro.
On Sep 3, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Judge rejects Facebook’s proposed “Sponsored Stories” settlement
Terms of the settlement do nothing to compensate the 70 million Facebook users potentially affected, he says.
On Aug 20, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
Northcliffe Media drops attempt to unmask Twitter parodist
The newspaper publisher won’t pursue further action against the anonymous man behind @unstevedorkland, a Twitter parody of CEO Steve Auckland.
On Aug 3, 2012 by Kris Holt
Charles Carreon drops lawsuit against The Oatmeal
After 23 days, attorney Charles Carreon has dropped his lawsuit against popular webcomic creator Matthew Inman, leaving Inman free to distribute over $200,000 to charity.
On Jul 4, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Twitter ordered to turn over Occupy Wall Street protester’s tweets
Despite opposition from Twitter, a New York judge has decided to analyze protester Malcolm Harris’ tweets and pass on relevant information to prosecutors.
On Jul 2, 2012 by Kris Holt
Charles Carreon seeks restraining order in Oatmeal fundraiser case
The attorney wants a restraining order between The Oatmeal’s Matt Inman and crowdfunding site Indiegogo, which would hold up the transfer of over $200,000 to charity.
On Jul 2, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
The Oatmeal to attorney Charles Carreon: “You’re making things worse”
Matthew Inman makes a plea for sanity to Charles Carreon, the lawyer who’s currently suing him, and asks The Oatmeal fans to leave Carreon alone.
On Jun 20, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
YouTube attempts to shutter MP3 download site
The video-sharing site is suing YouTube MP3, claiming any tool that allows users to download YouTube content is a breach of its terms of service.
On Jun 19, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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