Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s that every new case related to the law of copyright preemption of contracts leaves lawyers with a potential new set of arguments to defend or argue against with the law of copyright preemption. 2009) (holding that a contract was not preempted by copyright). The Internet is awash in lawsuits related to this collection of data.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 29, 2025

Colibri * Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit FailsDespite 236 Potentially Confused CustomersLerner & Rowe v. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are StupidPorta-Fab v. Groupon * 1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads1-800 Contacts v. LoanStreet v. Greenberg v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. The early rounds have not gone well for the defendants in many cases. I’ve instead made Bluesky my primary social media home. FOLLOW ME THERE!

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 14, 2025

Capitol Records (the successor to EMI) sent its first cease-and-desist letter to Vimeo in 2008 and sued Vimeo for copyright infringement in 2009. Yes, this is a 15-year-old lawsuit.[FN] FN] [FN: This lawsuit is almost old enough to drive a car. A lot has changed on both sides since this lawsuit was born in the early Obama years.

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