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How A Startup Evolves: As Casetext Marks 10th Year Anniversary, Here’s Its History Through 50 Blog Posts

Above the Law - Technology

In a blog post the company published today, it describes itself as “a ten-year overnight success.” Having followed Casetext’s growth since its start through this blog. So here, starting 10 years ago, is a history of Casetext through my blog posts. ” That sums it up well.

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The Five Most Momentous Legal Tech Fails

Above the Law - Technology

In 2016, legal tech entrepreneur Derek Bluford was riding high. But that all came crashing down after I reported in 2016 of Bluford’s settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two clients. QuickLegal. Following my report, QuickLegal quickly shut down.

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Celebrating 20 Years of LawSites Blog

LawSites

Hard for me to believe it, but Saturday was the 20th anniversary of this blog, which I founded on Nov. Without readers, this blog is nothing. I have had companies tell me this blog accelerated their success and others blame me for putting them out of business. 19, 2002, with this introductory post.

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

2016), aff’d , 674 F. 2016)) traded on the goodwill of Louis Vuitton; it is what made them attractive products. The post Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Haute Diggity Dog, LLC, 507 F.3d 3d 252 (4th Cir. My Other Bag, 156 F. 3d 425 (S.D.N.Y

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After hiQ Labs, Is Scraping Public Data Legal? (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Plaintiffs alleged that Facebook and LinkedIn agreed to divvy up the social media market “between 2013 and 2016.” Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The court dismissed the market division argument on the grounds that it was time barred.

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Roblox Faces Potentially Unlimited Copyright Liability—Robinson v. Binello

Eric Goldman

Robinson alleges that from 2016 to 2022, Robinson’s recording of the song Maple Leaf Rag played on a two-minute loop every time a user sat down at the piano. Roblox invoked the statute of limitations, because the upload occurred in 2016 and Robinson sued in 2024. Binello appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Ryanair v. Booking CFAA Trial Ends with Strangest Possible Outcome (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

For one, it’s a significant case that deals with many of the issues that have arisen in some of the other cases I’ve blogged about on this site, but it’s in Delaware, not in the Northern District of California. Sometimes, when we blog these technology cases, we act as if the law in California is the law everywhere. The post Ryanair v.

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