In 2007, Ticketmaster brought a multi-count complaint against RMG Technologies, a software company that supplied ticket brokers with software that enabled them to automatically and rapidly access Ticketmaster’s Web site, to the detriment of ordinary users seeking tickets to popular events. The Ticketmaster v. RMG complaint was notable for stating a series of claims that… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Free Software Foundation Announces Settlement of Copyright Dispute with Cisco Systems
Posted in Open SourceOn May 20, the Free Software Foundation announced the settlement of its copyright litigation with Cisco Systems over the inclusion of open source software in certain Linksys products. The settlement includes undertakings by Cisco with respect to compliance with the requirements of "free software licenses." Here’s some of what the FSF had to say about… Continue Reading
CDA Section 230: The Law That Judges Love to Hate Takes a Hit
Posted in Online ContentUPDATE: The Ninth Circuit issued an amended opinion on June 22, 2009, see discussion below. The amended opinion included an order denying the parties’ petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc. Many attempts have been made to plead around the immunity provided to interactive computer services under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and… Continue Reading
No Third Party Beneficiary Status under Craigslist Terms of Use
Posted in ContractsA primary purpose of a Web site’s "Terms of Use" ("ToU") is to reserve to Web site owners the ability to regulate undesirable conduct. But should that ability be extended to third parties? Can users of a site assert that they are third-party beneficiaries of that Web site’s ToU, and invoke the provisions of the… Continue Reading