Owner of TV Shack settles copyright case for $32,058
If you’ve been wondering how much it costs, in legal fees, to run a website that links to pirated streams of copyrighted television shows, we finally know the exact amount: $32,058.
On Dec 7, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Canadian firm threatens to ID 1 million illegal downloaders
The phenomenon of the movie and music industries making money from suing Internet pirates is far more common in the U.S. than in Canada. But one man says he’s about to change that.
On Nov 28, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Kickstarter slapped with lawsuit over $3 million tech campaign
Formlabs’ 3D printer raised nearly $3 million, but it may cause Kickstarter more grief than joy: The two companies are being sued for patent infringement.
On Nov 26, 2012 by Fidel Martinez
British politician sues 20 popular Twitter users for libel
Lord McAlpine, a former British politician wrongly accused in a child-sex scandal, is now suing 20 Twitter users with over 500 followers who made reference to the accusations.
On Nov 26, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
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
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