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Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order in Favor of IYO, Preventing OpenAI From Using ‘IO’ Trademark

Brett Trout

Startup IYO, spun out of Google’s moonshot X lab, just won a major victory in its lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Ive’s design studio LoveFrom. The lawsuit alleges this wasn’t just a coincidence. IYO argues OpenAI and Ive’s studio knew about the IYO brand since at least 2022. On Friday, U.S.

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From Paramount to Prime: The Battle for Theaters in a Streaming Age

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

9] Hearing the case on appeal, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of anti-monopolistic requirements, ordering the divestment of these major studios from their cinemas to ensure more widespread competition. [10] 12, 2022), [link] [9] Id. [10] 12, 2022), [link] [14] Id. [15] Paramount Pictures, Inc. I Know I Will ’, Variety (Mar.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. Emoji Law Cases Are.

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Amazon Merchant Takedown Notice Attack Spills Over to Court–GM Photo v. Focus Camera

Eric Goldman

[Note: lawsuits over takedown notice attacks occur occasionally. ” GM claims that in October 2022, Focus “conspired to de-list certain of GM’s Amazon listings” by claiming that GM was peddling counterfeits items. I’m blogging this case as an exemplar, not because it’s unique.]

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Swifties’ Ticketmaster Lawsuit Reveals ‘Anti-Hero’ Behavior

Berkley Technology Law Journal

2023 Taylor Swift’s fans, affectionately called Swifties, closed out 2022 with an antitrust complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Ticketmaster, the online ticketing giant. For example, a recent FTC lawsuit filed in December 2020 seeks to undo Meta’s acquisition of two social media platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram.

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Swifties’ Ticketmaster Lawsuit Reveals ‘Anti-Hero’ Behavior

Berkley Technology Law Journal

2023 Taylor Swift’s fans, affectionately called Swifties, closed out 2022 with an antitrust complaint filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court against Ticketmaster, the online ticketing giant. For example, a recent FTC lawsuit filed in December 2020 seeks to undo Meta’s acquisition of two social media platforms, WhatsApp and Instagram.

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GDPR vs. Meta Platforms: is it time to change the business model?

Legal IT Group

“You need to set up targeted ads correctly” is a phrase any business that wants to find effective channels to promote its products or services hears today. Meanwhile, Meta Platforms has faced some class action lawsuits for privacy violations, particularly in the UK.