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Another "buy" button lawsuit over digital licenses continues

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In re Amazon Prime Video Litig., Amazon argued that “buy” didn’t mean perpetual ownership, and that it sufficiently disclosed the risk of losing access. Though the “buy” button manifests consent to a contract, “certain terms and policies could fail to meet statutory standards of clearness and effectiveness.”

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Who Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is a case focusing on ownership of social media accounts. See “ Social Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee ” and “ Another Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. (See We blogged this case twice before.

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Can I sue my contractor? Renovations and the law

Nelligan Law

Reading Time: 2 minutes Introduction One of the joys of home ownership is being able to modify and alter the structure, layout, and furnishings within your home. But what do you do if the renovation does not finish, or the work done is of worse quality than advertised? A contract can be implied, oral or written.

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Clone wars: truthful statements about cloned horses don't constitute false association

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This case concerns major players in the world of professional polo, their efforts to produce and clone genetically superior horses, and the ownership disputes that have arisen from those efforts.” Allegedly, these statements, plus the use of the horses’ names as given by La Dolfina, constituted false advertising and false association.

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California Court of Appeal Enforces Non-Solicitation of Customers Provision in Joint Venture Transaction Involving Key Employee

Trading Secrets

This exception allows a buyer to enforce non-compete agreements against a seller if the seller is an “owner of a business entity selling or otherwise disposing of all of his or her ownership interests in the business entity.”. 1) The sale of business exception applies even when the transferor holds ownership in the transferee.

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Can Facebook Stop Data Snarfers?–Meta v. BrandTotal

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

These questions are being addressed (in mostly unsatisfactory ways) in litigation involving hiQ and BrandTotal. BrandTotal “provides advertising consulting services to corporate clients regarding how those clients’ and their competitors’ digital advertisements are presented to social media users.” ” Oof.

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Timeshare case: proof of causation/damages is difficult especially w/o grasp of Bayesian probability

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Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc. 20, 2021) In this timeshare exit false advertising litigation, the court excludes Wyndham’s expert. Timeshare exit entities like defendant TET used “online advertising and oral sales pitches to timeshare owners to convince them to sign up for TET’s service.” Sussman, 2021 WL 4948099, No.