Legal Threats Initiated by Correspondence

  • Freeman v. Rucinsky
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog, Micro-blog
    In April 2009, Danyelle Freeman, an author and restaurant critic for the New York Daily News who runs the Restaurant Girl Blog, had her lawyers send a cease-and-desist letter to Adam Robb Rucinsky, the operator of an unflattering parody blog and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 1:45pm - 0 comments
  • FunnyJunk, LLC vs. TheOatmeal.com
    Date: 06/02/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Washington
    Publication: Blog
    On June 2, 2012, attorney Charles Carreon sent a letter on behalf of FunnyJunk, LLC ("FunnyJunk") to Matthew Inman, creator of TheOatmeal.com, which threatened legal action on the basis of a May 2011 blog post by Inman titled "... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/20/2012 - 3:57pm - 0 comments
  • Galveston Independent School District v. Tetley
    Date: 10/29/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    On October 29, 2007, a lawyer for the Galveston Independent School District sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sandra Tetley, who operates a "watchdog" blog about the school district called GISD Watch. We have not been able to obtain a copy... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/15/2007 - 2:03pm - 0 comments
  • Garrido v. Bambauer
    Date: 01/16/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Blog
    Derek Bambauer, a law professor and legal blogger, wrote a series of posts about the Garrido v. Krasnansky case on the blog Info/Law. In one of the posts, Bambauer expressed an unflattering opinion about Ms. Garrido, who... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/12/2008 - 5:25pm - 0 comments
  • Geller v. Sapient (Letter)
    Date: 10/02/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Brian Sapient, a member of the "Rational Response Squad," a group which seeks to debunk what it considers irrational beliefs, posted a video on YouTube from the NOVA television program "Secrets of the Psychics," in which magician James Randi challenges the performance... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/22/2008 - 10:49am - 0 comments
  • Georgia Community Support and Solutions v. Berryhill (Correspondence)
    Date: 01/01/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Email, Website
    Georgia Community Support and Solutions, Inc. (GCSS), a non-profit organization that provides assistance to disabled adults and their families, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Shirley Berryhill, a mother who made critical comments about GCSS in a web posting and in emails to employees of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/11/2008 - 1:06pm - 0 comments
  • Gingrich v. The Truth About EFCA.Org
    Date: 05/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California, Canada
    Publication: Micro-blog, Website
    Counsel for Newt Gingrich, Saul Anuzis, and American Solutions for Winning the Future sent a cease-and-desist letter to The Truth About EFCA.org, a website advocating in favor of enacting the proposed Employee... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/22/2009 - 11:12am - 0 comments
  • Global Direct Sales, LLC v. Krowne (Correspondence)
    Date: 09/10/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Krista Railey published an article critical of the Grant America Program in her "FHA Mortgage Whistleblower" column on Aaron Krowne's mortgage watchdog website,  The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter. The Grant America Program is a seller-financed downpayment assistance program... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/29/2008 - 11:53am - 0 comments
  • Goldman v. Digg.com
    Date: 08/03/2007
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    An attorney for Fred Goldman and his copyright management company, Ron Goldman, LLC, sent a cease and desist letter to Digg.com, a social linking site. In the letter, the attorney alleged that Digg was "encouraging and inducing users of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/22/2007 - 9:54pm - 0 comments
  • Goldman, Sachs v. Morgan
    Date: 04/08/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    Banking and securities firm Goldman, Sachs & Co. sent a cease-and-desist letter to blogger Michael Morgan alleging that his websites infringed the firm's "Goldman Sachs" trademark.  The websites -- www.goldmansachs666.com and www.goldmansachs13.com -- serve as "an open forum for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/15/2009 - 3:41pm - 0 comments
  • GreatSchools, Inc. v. Maura Larkins
    Date: 03/13/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Maura Larkins, who maintains the San Diego Education Report website and writes about education attorneys in San Diego, created a page on her website where she reproduced material from a forum thread from SchwabLearning.org's Parent-to-Parent message board.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/19/2008 - 5:05pm - 0 comments
  • Guinness World Records v. FAIL Blog
    Date: 07/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Material Reinstated
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Blog
    Guinness World Records Limited (GWR) sent a cease-and-desist email to FAIL Blog after it published a posting called "Record Breaking Fail," which showed a screenshot from the Guinness World Records website for the entry "most... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/15/2009 - 2:00pm - 0 comments
  • Gwinn v. Nelson
    Date: 01/28/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Website
    Susan Gwinn, former chairwoman of the Athens County, Ohio Democratic Party sent a demand letter to Nate Nelson, an Ohio University student, demanding that he retract a letter to the editor published on The Athens NEWS website. In... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/16/2010 - 5:58pm - 0 comments
  • HIMSS v. PedSource
    Date: 02/25/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts, Vermont
    Publication: Blog
    Lawyers from the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS), a health care industry trade group, sent letters to two bloggers demanding that they remove allegedly offensive and defamatory user comments, provide any information that may help in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/19/2009 - 12:33pm - 0 comments
  • i-legions v. Leggio
    Date: 07/24/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Blog
    Rob Frankel of i-legions sent an email to tech blogger Jennifer Leggio of ZDNet Feeds complaining about a post by guest author Aaron Strout that used the term "branded communities." Frankel indicated... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/13/2008 - 12:18pm - 0 comments
  • In re Douglas McCullough YouTube Video
    Date: 01/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Website
    On October 31, 2007, Doug Clark of the Greensboro News-Record wrote a blog post about a campaign speech made by Douglas McCullough, a North Carolina Court of Appeals judge, to a group of Republican supporters. During the speech,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/21/2007 - 12:39pm - 0 comments
  • INA v. Lee
    Date: 01/12/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Material Reinstated
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Website
    Film commentator Kevin B. Lee posted some of his critical video essays on YouTube.  Lee's essays contain clips from the films he is reviewing. After receiving a DMCA takedown notice from the rightsholder to the film "And God Created Woman" (designated "INA"... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/10/2009 - 2:19pm - 0 comments
  • International Olympic Committee v. Giles
    Date: 10/06/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Australia
    Publication: Website
    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent an email to a Flickr user Richard Giles  asking him to cease and desist from distributing and/or licensing photographs of the 2008 Beijing Olympic events that he had photographed while at the games and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/10/2009 - 9:32am - 0 comments
  • Internet Solutions v. ScamFraudAlert.com (Email)
    Date: 05/29/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California, Canada
    Publication: Forum
    On May 29, 2008, counsel for Internet Solutions Corporation and Alec Difrawi sent a cease-and-desist letter and email to Archie Garga-Richardson, the founder of ScamFraudAlert.com, a forum site that focuses on alleged Internet scams, security threats, and fraudulent practices. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/07/2008 - 1:16pm - 0 comments
  • iStockphoto v. Awkward Stock Photos
    Date: 01/01/2010
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Blog
    In late January 2010, iStockphoto sent a DMCA takedown notice to Tumblr, requesting that it to take down photos hosted on Awkward Stock Photos, a Tumblr blog of funny stock photo images found by users on... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/16/2010 - 7:04pm - 0 comments

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