Archive for the 'litigation' Category
Well it looks like eBay v. Tiffany & Co. is finally over and eBay has come out on top. This is a huge case for the web and internet commerce. The ruling means that eBay (and other web based marketplaces like Craigslist) can continue to rely on trademark holders to monitor their site [...]
The Times recently ran an article by Michael Fitzgerald on the red hot cloud computing trend. Fitzgerald defined cloud computing to be “obtaining computing resources . . . from someplace outside your own four walls, and paying only for what you use.” The concept of cloud computing makes perfect sense: instead of paying for massive [...]
I called Judge Sullivan’s clerk last week and learned that Tiffany v. eBay is still under decision. Everything wrapped up in the courtroom ~6 months ago. Past coverage here.
I had the opportunity to present KnowledgeBid at the Investorside Alternative Research conference in New York last week (conference agenda), attended by an interesting mix of independent alternative investment research providers and buy-side folks. The investment research industry has undergone massive change in the last 10 years, much of which is a result of [...]
The Tiffany v. eBay litigation is set to begin today (my past coverage) and traditional news sources are starting to pay attention again:
CNN Money, WSJ, Washinton Post, PC Magazine, Reuters, WSJ Law Blog (with a shout out - thanks Peter)
I got fed up with the 2 week delay on the SDNY Pacer system and called Judge Sullivan’s office today to find out what’s going on with the Tiffany v. eBay case. Trial is slated to begin on November 13th. The latest round of settlement conferences were a result of the case being switched [...]
Back in May, I compared the pending Viacom suit against Google/YouTube to the trajectory seen in the infamous Napster litigation.
Recent developments: Google has introduced “YouTube Video Identification” to help rights holders monitor infringing content. Predictably, Viacom has stated that this is an inadequate step and they are still being harmed by YouTube.
Thus far, the [...]
Reading about eBay’s record quarter coupled with their $900 million Skype write-down inspired me to check in on the status of everyones’ favorite piece of prolonged DMCA trademark litigation, Tiffany v. eBay. Now I’ve fallen for SDNY settlement hearing documents in the past (twice), so I’m not going to get all worked up about [...]
The latest news on the Tiffany v. eBay epic courtroom saga: after +3 years, a new judge was assigned to the case. Judge Kenneth Karas was removed from the case and replaced by “Judge Sullivan”. It is unclear why this switch was made. Karas’ summer vacation maybe?
With the Tiffany v. eBay trial on hold until September, I though it would be interesting to look back on the eBay 10-K filings over the last 4 years to compare the language used regarding the danger faced from the sale of counterfeit items. eBay dedicated 159 words to the subject in 2003 and [...]
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