by Raven Lanier | Jun 4, 2017 | Cases, Commentary, Legislation/Regulations
Internet service providers (ISPs) are traditionally protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) section 230 safe harbor for most copyright infringements committed by a user of their service. There are several stipulations that ISPs have to...
by Catherine Merdinger | Jun 4, 2017 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
In September 2016, the Second Circuit handed down its decision in FTC v. LeadClick Media, LLC, holding the operator of an affiliate-marketing network liable for the fake news published by its affiliates. This case could serve as a tool in combatting fake news stories...
by Lindsey Crump | Mar 16, 2015 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News
For fans of Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys, the SEC would like you to know that things are going splendidly on the high frequency crackdown front. In January 2015 alone, the agency brought three high frequency trading (HFT) suits against different sharks in the securities...
by Lauren Babst | Feb 19, 2015 | Cases, Legal/Tech News, Technology
Last month, the Supreme Court invited input from the Department of Justice regarding the ongoing Java dispute between Google and Oracle, asking for advice on whether the Court should hear the case. According to the Court’s memo, U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli,...
by MTTLR ADMIN | Dec 3, 2014 | Cases, Technology
On June 2nd, the Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Federal Circuit’s decision in Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. The Court found a defendant could not be held liable for induced infringement of a patent under 35 U.S.C. §271(b) where there...
by MTTLR ADMIN | Jul 13, 2014 | Cases, Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology
In Markman, the Supreme Court declared that determining the meaning of patent claims, i.e. “claim construction,” is a question to be decided by the court; the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial does not apply. Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc., 517 U.S. 370,...
