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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

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Summer Course on European Information Technology Law Online, 9-13 September 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European information technology law and internet regulation in the European Union.

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

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sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. Here, the court agreed, and dismissed Twitter’s breach-of-contract claims on that basis. In November 2023, X corp. on all counts.

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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

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Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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If TOS Formation Fails, Bad Legal Outcomes Are Likely to Follow–Doe v. Roblox

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Contract Formation. Reminder: a second click is best practice because it reduces risk of contract formation failure, like what happens here). The court doesn’t specify what contract terms gap-fill in the TOS’s absence, but those default rules won’t be as favorable to Roblox as their TOS. Section 230.

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[Guest post] Ownership of IP rights by DAOs – the future is nigh?

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The IPKat is pleased to host the following contribution by Katfriend Marianna Ryan (Edwin Coe and King's College London) on the topical issue of how Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are to be treated and what IP issues come with them. The use of blockchain and smart contracts in the creation of DAOs has its pros and cons.

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Peloton Can’t Bind All Family Members To Its Arbitration Provision–SS v. Peloton

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It’s a reminder that you must consider how you will introduce evidence of contract formation in addition to worrying about the contract terms and formation process. The court discusses another topic I don’t often see discussed. “To the extent the contract pertains to use of Peloton’s Services (e.g.,

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Form “Non-Disparagement” Clause Violated Consumer Review Fairness Act–State v. Ideal Horizon Benefits

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It represents a rare federal intervention into contract law, and it does so for good reasons–to reduce the ability of businesses to manipulate the consumer review ecosystem by wiping away negative reviews and leaving only positive reviews. Ideal Horizon Benefits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.