Friday, February 12, 2021

WIPIP, SESSION 2.B. — Copyrights

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Cathay Smith, University of Montana Blewett School of Law Weaponizing Copyright Pure suppression: Dr. Drew’s minimization of Covid; YouT...

WIPIP, PLENARY SESSION 1 — Race, Gender, and IP

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Dan Burk, University of California, Irvine School of Law Racial Bias in Algorithmic IP Unpacking bias: divergent meanings: statistical b...
Wednesday, February 03, 2021

unconscionability prevents enforcement of arbitration agreement for consumer claims

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Cabatit v. Sunnova Energy Corp., No. C089576, --- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, 2020 WL 8365909 (Ct. App. Dec. 31, 2020) California isn’t fond of mand...

survey sustains false advertising claim alleging misleading use of military imagery

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Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. v. FCA US LLC, 2021 WL 323253, No. 18-cv-12645 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 1, 2021) Plaintiffs sued FCA for a judgment o...
Monday, February 01, 2021

Uber avoids taxi suit because of causation problems

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Ezeokoli v. Uber Technol., Inc., 2021 WL 247975, No. A156445 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2021) Plaintiffs, a putative class of taxi drivers, l...

Videos in conjunction with my advertising law class

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 In this pandemic year, I'm experimenting with short videos as part of the pre-class materials. They generally elaborate on a point to s...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Book talk: global mandatory fair use via the Berne quotation right

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Tanya Aplin & Lionel Bently, Global Mandatory Fair Use, AU Book Talk. Based on their new book. Art 10(1) Berne Convention: It shall ...
Monday, January 25, 2021

surveys/expert evidence of deception still not required in consumer protection claims

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Hawkins v. Kroger Co., 2021 WL 210843, No. 15cv2320 JM (AHG) (S.D. Cal. Jan. 11, 2021) Hawkins sued, with the usual California claims, bec...

when is a publisher sufficiently beholden to a manufacturer to engage in commercial speech?

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Ariix, LLC v. NutriSearch Corp., No. 19-55343 (9th Cir. Jan. 22, 2021) Over a dissent, the court reverses the district court’s dismissal o...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Happy inauguration day to Redbubble in particular: 9th Cir. affirms functionality in Lettuce Turnip the Beet

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LLTB LLC v. Redbubble, Inc., No. 19-16464 (9th Cir. Jan. 20, 2021) LTTB LLC sells t-shirts and other goods bearing its registered trademar...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Dastardly DoorDash fails to get restaurant complaint dismissed, including under UCL/FAL

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Lona’s Lil Eats, LLC v. DoorDash, Inc., No. 20-cv-06703-TSH, 2021 WL 151978 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 18, 2021) (magistrate) This case addresses a t...