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  • Veranda Partners v. Giles (Letter)
    Date: 02/23/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    Larry Giles set up a website called "The Veranda Park News," which covered events in his residential community, aestethic issues in the neighborhood, and commentary. The site contained statements critical of Veranda Partners, LLC, the housing developer of Giles's community. Through its... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/11/2007 - 7:54pm - 0 comments
  • VeriResume v. Marshall (Email)
    Date: 10/30/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Washington
    Publication: Blog, User Comment, Website
    Tabatha Marshall runs a blog and website at TabathaMarshall.com, on which she writes about suspicious online job solicitations and so-called "phishing" practices. Part of her site consists of the "PhishBucket," a "directory of companies / individuals suspected of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/06/2007 - 3:43pm - 2 comments
  • Viacom v. Knight
    Date: 08/29/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Viacom Inc. alleged that independent filmmaker Christopher Knight infringed its copyright by posting a clip of a VH1 television program containing Knight's own video that VH1 had used without permission. YouTube removed Knight's clip at the request of ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/29/2008 - 2:16pm - 0 comments
  • Viacom v. MoveOn.org and Brave New Films
    Date: 03/13/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    MoveOn.org, a progressive political organization, and Brave New Films, LLC, a politically oriented film company, created a video parodying Comedy Central's Colbert Report. The video, entitled "Stop the Falsiness," shows clips of the Colbert Report interspersed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/13/2008 - 6:27pm - 0 comments
  • Viacom v. YouTube
    Date: 03/13/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    On March 13, 2007, Viacom International, which owns, among other properties, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, and Paramount Pictures, sued YouTube and its parent Google for copyright infringement seeking $1 billion in damages. Viacom asserts a number of copyright related claims, including direct... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/20/2007 - 5:28pm - 0 comments
  • Video Professor v. Does
    Date: 08/16/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Forum
    Justin Leonard runs the websites infomercialratings.com and infomercialscams.com. These websites give users of infomerical products the opportunity to voice their criticisms and defenses of these products and associated sales tactics. Pages on these websites are devoted to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/26/2007 - 10:01am - 0 comments
  • Video Professor v. Informercial Consumer Awareness
    Date: 05/03/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Website
    Video Professor, a computer instruction software company, filed a lawsuit against the owners of Infomercialscams.com, a website which hosts anonymous reviews of infomercial products, and several related individuals asserting claims that the owners of Infomercialscams.com used the threat of negative consumer ratings to extort... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/28/2009 - 10:57am - 0 comments
  • Video Professor v. Justin Leonard
    Date: 07/11/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Forum
    Justin Leonard runs the websites infomercialratings.com and infomercialscams.com. These websites give consumers the opportunity to voice their criticisms and defenses of various products and services. Pages on these websites are devoted to criticisms and defenses of Video... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/29/2007 - 4:44pm - 0 comments
  • Video Professor, Inc. v. Montgomery
    Date: 02/26/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Website
    On February 26, 2009, Video Professor filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against Cameron Montgomery, the owner of a website that labels itself "the Internet's ONLY Certified Review AuthorityTM for work at home opportunities" at... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/08/2009 - 7:44pm - 0 comments
  • Vilenchik v. Gregerson (Letter)
    Date: 10/04/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota
    Publication: Website
    Gregerson is a photographer who maintains a website containing his professional photographs. Vilana Financial, Inc. used two of Gregerson's pictures without permission in phone-book and web advertisements, and print advertisements in a local Russian-language newspaper. Gregerson discovered Vilana's use of his photographs... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/12/2007 - 7:25pm - 0 comments
  • Vinogradov v. Bozeman Daily Chronicle
    Date: 05/26/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Montana
    Publication: Website
    Aleksandra Vinogradov, a professor at Montana State University, subpoenaed the Bozeman Daily Chronicle for information concerning comments made on the Chronicle's website in connection with two articles published in March and April 2009 regarding the trial in Vinogradov's... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/05/2009 - 5:17pm - 0 comments
  • Violet Blue v. Burch
    Date: 07/01/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog, Email, Wiki
    In July 2008, sex columnist Violet Blue requested a restraining order in San Francisco Superior Court against David "Ben" Burch and Nina Alter.  Blue claimed that Burch sent her a threatening email, that Alter published disparaging statements about her on... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/17/2008 - 2:53pm - 0 comments
  • Virgin America v. Adrants Publishing
    Date: 01/26/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    California-based airline Virgin America filed a six-count complaint against the publisher and editors of Adrants, a blog focused on the advertising industry, after it published a post that was paired with a fake ad containing the Virgin logo... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/29/2009 - 5:56pm - 0 comments
  • Virginia v. Ostergren
    Date: 06/11/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Other
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Website
    Betty Ostergren sued the Attorney General of Virginia, Robert F. McDonnell, in his official capacity to challenge Virginia's Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPA), Va. Code Ann. § 591.443.2, as a violation of the First Amendment. Ostergren is a self-proclaimed advocate of privacy... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/28/2009 - 5:32pm - 0 comments
  • ViroLogic v. Does
    Date: 04/23/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total), Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    ViroLogic, a biotechnology company, sued ten anonymous users of the Yahoo! Finance forum dedicated to it, after they allegedly posted internal ViroLogic information and made statements critical of the company and its officers. The original complaint included claims for defamation, trade... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/27/2008 - 7:01pm - 0 comments
  • Vision Media TV Group v. Forte
    Date: 03/09/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    In February 2009, Vision Media TV, a company that makes video segments that advertise nonprofit companies, sued Julia Forte, who runs the website 800Notes, a forum site on which members of the public can discuss telemarketing companies and practices. Vision... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/26/2010 - 6:50pm - 0 comments
  • Vision Media TV Group v. Richard
    Date: 07/18/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog, Forum
    Production company Vision Media TV (VMT) sued blogger Leslie Richard after she accused the company of scamming small businesses in her blog and on an Internet forum. VMT's complaint asked for $20 million in damages, alleging claims of defamation, tortious interference... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/18/2008 - 4:56pm - 0 comments
  • Vogel v. Felice
    Date: 09/01/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Email, Forum, Website
    In September 2001, John Vogel and Paul Grannis, who at the time were candidates for public office, sued Joseph Felice for libel, false light invasion of privacy, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and negligence. According to legal filings in the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/11/2008 - 10:25pm - 0 comments
  • Von Kuersteiner v. Schrader
    Date: 04/18/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Material Removed, Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    Eric Von Kuersteiner, who owns and operates several businesses in the "Pines" beach resort community on Fire Island, New York, sued blog operator Eric Schrader and several anonymous commenters for defamation in New York state court.  Schrader ran the now-defunct pavillion.blog, named... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/29/2008 - 6:34pm - 0 comments
  • Wagner v. Miskin
    Date: 06/01/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: North Dakota
    Publication: Email, Website
    In the fall of 1998, Miskin enrolled in a University of North Dakota (UND) physics class taught by Professor John Wagner. Wagner claims that Miskin sent him harassing and sexually explicit email messages and made false statements about him professionally and personally.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments

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