Author Archives: rtushnet

Chat rooms in history

Posted on November 7, 2013 by rtushnet

The Boston Globe’s 1960s Confidential Chat has it all, from pseudonyms to flame wars about women who worked outside the home v. women who didn’t.  The more things change … Full-Time Homemaker No Longer Justified?: Confidential Chat, Boston Globe, Feb 11, … Continue reading →

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Can’t use your phone on your Delta flight? Blame trademark licensing!

Posted on November 6, 2013 by rtushnet

Slate reports on the fact that many Delta-branded planes aren’t really Delta planes, but operated by lower-paid carriers, and thus not yet allowed to let passengers keep their electronic devices on during takeoff and landing.  This pattern is likely to … Continue reading →

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HAMP-ed up UCL claim resurrected on appeal

Posted on November 5, 2013 by rtushnet

Lueras v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP, 2013 WL 5848859, No. G046799, — Cal.Rptr.3d —- (Ct. App. Oct. 31, 2013) The new frontier: mortgage-related claims brought under consumer protection laws.  A divided court of appeals reversed the dismissal of Lueras’ … Continue reading →

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Misleading health insurance letters?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by rtushnet

Report on letters discouraging consumers from investigating cheaper alternatives and subsidies here at Talking Points Memo.  Exercise for the reader: what’s the potential for Lanham Act and state consumer protection law claims (in states that don’t exclude insurance from the coverage … Continue reading →

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No class action against payment processor for multiple sites

Posted on November 4, 2013 by rtushnet

Yordy v. Plimus, Inc., No. C12-0229, 2013 WL 5832225 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2013) Yordy went to  TheNovelNetwork.com, which allegedly promised her unlimited downloads of bestselling eBooks for a one-time $49.99 fee, which she paid, only to discover that the … Continue reading →

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Peter Jaszi Lecture: Bernt Hugenholtz on Flexing Authors’ Rights

Posted on November 1, 2013 by rtushnet

American University Washington College of LawProgram on Information Justice and Intellectual Property  PresentsThe 2nd Annual Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture: Professor Bernt Hugenholtz – Flexing Authors’ Rights   November 7, 2013 | Room 6035:30 Reception | 6:15 Lecture | 7:30 Dinner … Continue reading →

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Soul man is sad man

Posted on November 1, 2013 by rtushnet

Moore v. Weinstein Co., LLC, No.12-5715 (6th Cir. Oct. 31, 2013) Sam Moore, half of the music duo Sam & Dave sued a number of defendants related to the 2008 fim Soul Man and its accompanying soundtrack.  The court of … Continue reading →

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Teaching children to see like a state

Posted on November 1, 2013 by rtushnet

My second-grade son came home with the following schoolwork last week: “Numbers that Name You: There are lots of numbers that label, count, measure, or order information just about you. For example, you have a birthday and an address. Do … Continue reading →

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Delay notifying insurer until after $13.5 million verdict probably harmless

Posted on October 30, 2013 by rtushnet

National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Mead Johnson…, — F.3d —-, 2013 WL 5788652 (7th Cir. 2013) An advertising injury case from Posner, with a bonus picture from the underlying dispute … and it’s not even my … Continue reading →

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Georgetown Law Journal technology symposium, Nov. 8

Posted on October 30, 2013 by rtushnet

The Georgetown Law Journal cordially invites you to its Volume 102 Symposium, “Law in an Age of Disruptive Technology”Featuring a Keynote Address by Professor Neal Katyal and panels on: 3-D Printing Chaired by Professors Deven Desai and Gerard Magliocca Driverless … Continue reading →

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