Legal Threats Initiated by Correspondence

  • Solengo Capital Advisors v. Dealbreaker.com (letter)
    Date: 03/28/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    Dealbreaker.com, a website that describes itself as "an online business tabloid and Wall Street gossip site," received a letter from counsel for Solengo Capital, a hedge fund founded by former Amaranth Advisors traders, asserting that Dealbreaker's posting... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/06/2008 - 5:14pm - 0 comments
  • Southern California Regional Rail Authority v. Arkow (Letter)
    Date: 01/14/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum, Website
    In January 2008, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), which operates the regional commuter railway service in southern California known as Metrolink, sent Robert Arkow a cease-and-desist letter regarding Arkow's use of the"Metrolink" trademark in the domain name of his website... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/27/2008 - 2:07pm - 0 comments
  • Strahl v. Oh-Willeke
    Date: 07/13/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Blog
    On his blog "Wash Park Prophet," Andrew Oh-Willeke wrote a post entitled "Mr. Trademark Abuse" about Leo Stoller, an entrepreneur who has litigated a number of trademark infringement claims asserting rights in the word "stealth." (According to the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz v. Maura Larkins (letter)
    Date: 08/06/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    The law firm of Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz (SASH) sent a cease and desist letter to Maura Larkins on August 6, 2007 demanding that she remove allegedly defamatory statements she made about the firm from her website, the ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/21/2008 - 12:33am - 0 comments
  • Subway v. Quiznos (Letters)
    Date: 11/01/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    In late 2006, restaurant franchisor Quiznos and video-sharing site iFilm co-sponsored a nationwide contest, “Quiznos v. Subway TV Ad Challenge,” inviting members of the public to submit videos comparing a Quiznos sandwich to a Subway sandwich using the theme "meat, no meat." Contestants submitted their videos... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/24/2007 - 9:47pm - 0 comments
  • Sungenis v. Tarsax
    Date: 09/27/2007
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    Paul Tarsax, who blogs on a site called Catholic Anti-Defamation League, created and posted a video on YouTube that contained edited footage of Robert Sungenis, the founder of Catholic Apologists International (CAI), making controversial statements about Jews together... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/22/2008 - 6:28pm - 0 comments
  • Szukalski v. Frey
    Date: 01/09/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Ted Szukalski, an Australian photographer, sent blogger Patrick Frey of Patterico's Pontifications what purported to be a DMCA takedown notice on January 9, 2010.  The takedown notice complained about Frey's blog post that reproduced and commented on a photoshopped... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/14/2010 - 2:48pm - 0 comments
  • T-Mobile v. Engadget
    Date: 03/20/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Blog
    On March 20, 2008, Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, sent a letter to Weblogs, Inc., the company that runs Engadget, requesting that it stop using the color magenta in the logo for its Engadget Mobile... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/03/2008 - 12:21pm - 0 comments
  • Tatum, LLC v. Onecle, Inc.
    Date: 10/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Website
    Onecle, a site that collects examples of business contracts, posted a copy of a Tatum employment agreement. Tatum, through its attorney DLA Piper, sent a letter demanding that the contract be taken down, threatening legal action if the material was not removed.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/05/2008 - 7:04pm - 0 comments
  • Taubman v. Mishkoff (Letters)
    Date: 05/17/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Website
    After hearing that the Taubman Company Limited Partnership was building a large shopping mall near his home, Henry Mishkoff created a website and registered a domain name for it at "shopsatwillowbend.com." (Taubman's official website for the mall was located at "theshopsatwillowbend.com" and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/15/2007 - 4:56pm - 0 comments
  • The Boston Beer Co. v. Sam Adams for Mayor
    Date: 10/17/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Oregon
    Publication: Website
    Sam Adams, the Portland City Commissioner, was considering running for mayor of Portland, Oregon. Two DJs from local news radio station 1190 KEX registered the domain names www.samadamsformayor.com and www.mayorsamadams.com because they were supporters of Adams and wanted him... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/28/2008 - 4:52pm - 0 comments
  • Three Unnamed Guitar Heroes v. Ojala
    Date: 02/01/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Finnish media artist Santeri Ojala created a series of popular YouTube videos that parody legendary guitarists such as Steve Vai, Carlos Santana, and Eric Clapton. In the videos, Ojala overdubbed the guitarists' performances with his own (intentionally) bad guitar playing. The combination... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/28/2008 - 11:54am - 0 comments
  • Tiamo Resorts vs. Mark & Cathy Sussman
    Date: 05/28/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    My wife and I went to Tiamo Resorts in the Bahamas on a vacation in March 2010. On our last night there, all of the cash in our luggage was stolen, amounting to $7600. We were told by the owners... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/07/2010 - 4:35pm - 0 comments
  • Tiny Details, LLC v. Ward
    Date: 02/26/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    In June 2006, blogger Stephen Ward wrote a post criticizing Tiny Details, LLC, a company that produces doll-making kits that users can assemble at home and sell as a work-from-home-business. The post described Ward's negative experience with the company and directed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/12/2008 - 6:41pm - 0 comments
  • Town of Southborough v. MySouthborough.com
    Date: 09/22/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Blog
    In September and October 2009, Aldo Cipriani, Town Counsel for Southborough, MA, exchanged letters with Susan Fitzgerald, publisher of MySouthborough.com, a blog dedicated to local politics. Cipriani's letters requested that Fitzgerald turn over the identity of a commenter going by... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/21/2010 - 6:14pm - 0 comments
  • U.S. Air Force v. Wired/Threat Level
    Date: 03/05/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On March 5, 2008, a lawyer for the U.S. Air Force sent a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube, requesting that it remove a thirty-second Air Force promotional video posted to the site by Wired's Kevin Poulsen in connection with a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/07/2008 - 5:57pm - 0 comments
  • Ubisoft v. Kyanka
    Date: 11/15/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Forum
    Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka is the webmaster of SomethingAwful, an online community forum with the catch phrase: "The Internet Makes You Stupid." A member of the community posted a link on the forum to a comic that depicted Jade Raymond engaged in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/29/2007 - 10:37pm - 2 comments
  • UCLA v. Tom Wilde
    Date: 08/06/2009
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    On August 6, 2009, the Office of General Counsel at UCLA sent Tom Wilde a cease and desist letter alleging that his website, Weeding 101 at UCLA, infringed and diluted the University's registered trademark in the letters "UCLA" and that use of the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2010 - 6:55pm - 0 comments
  • Universal Music Group v. Malkin
    Date: 05/03/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Podcast
    Michelle Malkin, a political commentator and columnist, publishes a daily video podcast called "Vent with Michelle Malkin." The video podcast appears on Malkin's conservative Internet broadcast network Hot Air and is also regularly posted on YouTube. In the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/13/2008 - 7:37pm - 0 comments
  • Universal Music v. Lenz
    Date: 06/04/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    In July 2007, Stephanie Lenz sued Universal Music in federal district court in California for claims arising out Universal's sending a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube regarding a video posted by Lenz. According to Lenz's complaint, she posted a video... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/07/2007 - 10:32am - 0 comments

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