Legal Threats Initiated by Correspondence

  • Jews for Jesus v. Google (letter)
    Date: 05/05/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Jews for Jesus, an "international outreach ministry," sent Google a threat letter alleging trademark infringement over the Blogspot URL "jewsforjesus.blogspot.com." The blog, whose author wrote under the pseudonym "Whistle Blower," was apparently critical of Jews for Jesus. When Google did not respond,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/29/2007 - 10:28pm - 0 comments
  • JL Kirk Associates v. Coble
    Date: 02/27/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Tennessee
    Publication: Blog
    Katherine Coble posted information on her blog relating to her husband's personal experience with JL Kirk Associates, a job placement company. In the posting, Coble criticized the company's "interview process" and made other statements about the company and its recruitment tactics. A... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Justin Bieber v. FreeBieber.org
    Date: 10/25/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Fight for the Future is an advocacy organization focusing on free speech and consumer rights issues related to intellectual property and technology. The organization is opposed to Senate Bill S.978, introduced in May 2011, which alters the criminal penalties for copyright... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/31/2011 - 3:04pm - 0 comments
  • Karl v. Feinstein
    Date: 02/26/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Blog
    A lawyer for Denver Nuggets coach George Karl has threatened blogger Andrew Feinstein with legal action if he crosses "the boundaries of permissible speech." Feinstein, a frustrated Nuggets fan, created a blog called Fire George Karl, lamenting what he sees as a series... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/06/2008 - 9:46am - 0 comments
  • Kavakich v. Chavla
    Date: 04/20/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Terri and Munir Chavla, operators of a community forum called LocalScoop.net, along with three anonymous users of the site sued Mark Kavakich, the local chief of police. According to the lawsuit, Kavakich posted messages on the site threatening to uncover the identities... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/17/2007 - 12:20pm - 0 comments
  • Kessler International v. Citizen Media Law Project
    Date: 03/14/2012
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Blog, Forum
    Kessler International ("Kessler") is a forensic accounting and brand protection company, and claims ownership in the USPTO-registered trademark FRAUDBUSTER, in multiple fields related to forensic accounting news and services.  On March 14, 2012, Kessler sent a a cease and desist letter... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/13/2012 - 2:29pm - 0 comments
  • Khalaji v. Derakhshan (Letter)
    Date: 07/27/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Canada
    Publication: Blog
    Blogger Hossein Derakhshan operates two blogs in English and Farsi at www.hoder.com and www.hoder.com/weblog. He wrote a series of blog posts in 2005 criticizing Mohammed Mehdi Khalaji, a fellow at the Washington Instute for Near East Policy. On... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/31/2007 - 12:00pm - 0 comments
  • Lavandeira v. National Organization for Marriage
    Date: 04/30/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Broadcast, Website
    Mario Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez Hilton, sent a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube, claiming that a clip of an advocacy ad entitled "No Offense" from the National Organization for Marriage ("NOM") violated his copyright. In response to Lavandeira's notice,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 11:38am - 0 comments
  • LDS Church v. Wikileaks
    Date: 05/05/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Wiki
    Intellectual Reserve, Inc., the legal entity that owns the intellectual property of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, sent a DMCA takedown notice to Wikileaks after someone posted the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/03/2008 - 12:59pm - 0 comments
  • Left Behind Games, Inc. v. Gameology
    Date: 09/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog, Forum
    Gameology, a video-game-review site, posted some criticisms of "Left Behind: Eternal Forces," a Christian-themed video game. Gameology's posts took issue with the game's atmosphere of faith-based violence and criticized its treatment of women and minorities. Several other blogs and forums,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2008 - 2:09pm - 0 comments
  • Lilly v. Rocky Mountain Right
    Date: 07/01/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Blog
    George Lilly, a Republican candidate for Colorado's First Congressional District, threatened legal action against Anthony Surace's blog, Rocky Mountain Right, unless Surace removed a post where Surace endorsed Lilly's primary opponent and criticized Lilly for being a possible detriment to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/22/2008 - 11:00am - 0 comments
  • Loan Center of California v. Krowne (Email)
    Date: 04/18/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Blog
    Krowne operates The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter (ml-implode.com, mortgageimplode.com), a Web site that posts information about mortgage lending companies that have gone out of business or are expected to go out of business. On April 18, 2007, Krowne posted an e-mail from an... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/25/2007 - 12:45pm - 0 comments
  • Lowe's v. Harkleroad
    Date: 09/19/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Website
    Allen Harkleroad was dissatisfied with the installation of a fence he purchased from Lowe's. When Lowe's refused to provide further assistance, Harkleroad launched a "gripe" site, Lowes-sucks.com. On the site, Harkleroad posted photos and text detailing his complaints about the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/03/2007 - 11:34am - 0 comments
  • Malik v. ScamFraudAlert.com
    Date: 06/20/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    On June 20, 2008, counsel for Bernard Malik sent a cease-and-desist letter via email to the administrator of ScamFraudAlert.com, a forum site that focuses on alleged Internet scams, security threats, and fraudulent practices. The letter asserted that a forum user... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/07/2008 - 2:48pm - 2 comments
  • Massachusetts State Police v. Jean
    Date: 02/14/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    Mary Jean is the operator of Conte2006.com, which describes itself as being "designed for the sole purpose of stopping the re-election of [Worchester, MA] District Attorney John J. Conte." Jean posted a video to the site that showed state police engaging in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/29/2007 - 9:50pm - 0 comments
  • MediaDefender v. isoHunt.com and GPiO.org
    Date: 09/17/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Arizona, Canada, Norway
    Publication: Forum, Website
    After internal e-mails from MediaDefender, a company that seeks to prevent the "spread of illegally traded copyrighted material over the Internet and Peer-to-Peer networks," were leaked, the company sent takedown notices to a number of sites that posted and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/27/2008 - 5:12pm - 0 comments
  • Menhart v. Grossman
    Date: 01/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Blog
    Eric Menhart is a lawyer who practices Internet law or "cyberlaw" in Washington, D.C. He is the principal attorney at a law firm called "CyberLaw P.C" and operates the blog Cyberlawg. Michael Grossman, a Chicago-based attorney, operated a blog... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/28/2008 - 1:22pm - 0 comments
  • Merrill Lynch v. "Tyler Durden"
    Date: 05/12/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Blog
    In May 2009, lawyers for Merrill Lynch sent cease-and-desist letters alleging copyright infringement to"Tyler Durden" of the financial blog Zero Hedge over six posts that cited or excerpted from Merrill Lynch reports authored by Merrill's former chief economist, David Rosenberg. According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/14/2009 - 2:59pm - 0 comments
  • Metallica v. The Quietus
    Date: 06/01/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
    Publication: Blog, Website
    Representatives of rock band Metallica demanded that websites and blogs take down reviews of unreleased songs from the band's forthcoming album. The band's management had played six songs from the album for a group of U.K. music journalists and bloggers, including writers... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/13/2008 - 10:17am - 0 comments
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Schoenfeld
    Date: 08/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Website
    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Metronorth commuter rail services to New York City's northern suburbs, contacted Chris Schoenfeld demanding licensing payments for use of its schedules on his website, www.stationstops.com, and in his StationStops iPhone application, which both feature departure... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/02/2009 - 11:09am - 0 comments

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