italic title Tort law Zeranv. AmericaOnline, Inc. , Case citation 129 F.3d 327 4th Cir. 1997 , ref ... Mark Shannon s personal website DEFAULTSORT ZeranV. AmericaOnline, Inc. Category United States ... . ref name dbc http legal.web.aol.com decisions dldefam zerandia.html The opinion of the court in Zeranv. Diamond Broadcasting ref dbc Diamond Broadcasing Case At this point, Zeran s house was placed ... and fraudulent nature. ref name lcr In Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. , the court found .... v. CompuServe, Inc., 776 F. Supp. 135 S.D.N.Y. 1991 publisher Electronic Privacy Information Center ... preempt the state laws. Based on the findings of Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. , which found that CompuServe ... Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. and Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co. In those cases ... against AOL , bnet.com Business Network ref See also Barrett v. Rosenthal Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co. Landgraf v. USI Film Products Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul Barnes v. Yahoo , Inc. References references External links http legal.web.aol.com ... originating with a third party user of the service. In the words of the Zeran court quote L awsuits ... On April 25, 1995, six days after the Oklahoma City bombing , a message was anonymously posted on AmericaOnline s AOL Michigan Military Movement Bulletin board system bulletin board advertising items ... dldefam zeranappellant.pdf Zeran s briefing to the Fourth Circuit ref zba Zeran s briefing on appeal ... were instructed to call the plaintiff , Kenneth M. Zeran, whose home phone number was posted in the message .... Shortly after the posting of the messages, Zeran began receiving a barrage of threatening calls. He ... quiet Oklahoma 1995 . ref name lcr Zeran again contacted AOL to have the message removed from the bulletin board, which they again did. At this point, per AOL s recommendation, Zeran contacted the Federal ... 4, 1996, Zeran filed suit against Diamond Broadcasting, and in April of the same year, he filed ... more details
Infobox Court Case name Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit image US CourtOfAppeals 9thCircuit Seal.svg date decided May 21, 1992 full name Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. citations 964 Federal Reporter Federal Reporter, Second Series F.2d 965 judges w Joseph Jerome Farris Jerome Farris , w Pamela Ann Rymer Pamela Ann Rymer , and David V. Kenyon prior actions 780 Federal Supplement F. Supp. 1283 N.D. Cal. 1991 granting judgment for Galoob following two week bench trial subsequent actions cert. denied , 507 U.S. 985, 113 S. Ct. 1582, 123 L. Ed. 2d 149 1993 opinions manufacturer of product that allowed users to alter codes transmitted between video gaming console and game cartridge did not infringe console manufacturer s exclusive right, under federal copyright law, to create derivative works Italic title force true Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals , 1992 was a court case which established ... Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., v. Nintendo of America, Inc., work law.justia.com accessdate August 7, 2011 ... title Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., 780 F. Supp. 1283 Dist. Court, ND ... openjurist.org 16 f3d 1032 nintendo of americaincv lewis galoob toys inc title 16 F3d 1032 Nintendo Of AmericaIncV. Lewis Galoob Toys Inc accessdate February 4, 2012 ref Galoob appealed the injunction ... Manufacturing Co. v. Artic International, Inc. favored the original copyright holder. Nintendo relied ... Circuit referred to the Galoob ruling in Micro Star v. FormGen Inc. , a case involving user created ... use analysis in Galoob v. Nintendo is Dictum dicta non binding , and ruled in favor of the copyright holder. ref name microstar Micro Star v. FormGen Inc. , http bulk.resource.org courts.gov c F3 154 ... and the Directors Guild of America sued ClearPlay alleging copyright infringement and trademark infringement ... more details
Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore ArgueDate October 11 ArgueYear 1995 DecideDate May 20 DecideYear 1996 FullName BMW of North America, Incorporated, Petitioner v. Dr. Ira Gore, Jr. USVol 517 USPage 559 Citation 116 S. Ct. 1589 134 L. Ed. 2d 809 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3390 64 U.S.L.W. 4335 96 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3490 96 Daily Journal DAR 5747 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 585 Prior Award of punitive damages upheld in Alabama Supreme Court Subsequent Holding Excessive punitive damages awards violate substantive due process. SCOTUS 1994 2005 Majority Stevens JoinMajority O Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer Concurrence Breyer JoinConcurrence O Connor, Souter Dissent Scalia JoinDissent Thomas Dissent2 Ginsburg JoinDissent2 Rehnquist LawsApplied Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution U.S. Const. amend. XIV BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore , 517 U.S. 559 1996 ref ussc 517 559 Text of the opinion on Findlaw.com ref , was a United States Supreme Court case limiting punitive damages under the of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Due Process Clause Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment . Facts The plaintiff , Dr. Ira Gore, bought a new BMW , and later discovered that the vehicle had been repainted before he bought it. Defendant BMW revealed that their policy was to sell damaged cars as new if the damage could be fixed for less than 3 of the cost of the car. Dr. Gore sued, and an Alabama jury awarded 4,000 in compensatory damages lost value of the car and 4 million in punitive damages , which was later reduced to 2 million ... wikisource inline BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore http www.findarticles.com p articles mi qa3811 .... ref BMW, Inc. v. Gore, 701 So. 2d 507 Ala. 1997 ref The court reasoned that it may not have given ... 2008 . ref See also State Farm v. Campbell 2003 List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume ... damages cases after BMW v. Gore Federation of Insurance & Corporate Counsel Quarterly , Fall 1998 ... more details
. Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Reynolds , 911 F.2d 970 4th Cir. 1990 is an appeal filed in the United ... patent misuse limitation to copyright Lasercomb AmericaIncv Reynolds.html Extending the new patent misuse limitation to copyright Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Reynolds , Center For Computer Law 1992 ...Infobox COA case Litigants Lasercomb Am., Inc. v. Reynolds Court United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit CourtSeal File US CourtOfAppeals 4thCircuit Seal.png 100px ArgueDate Jan. 8 ArgueYear 1990 DecideDate Aug. 16 DecideYear 1990 FullName Lasercomb America, Inc. v. Job Reynolds Larry Holliday and Holiday Steel Rule Die Corporation Citations 911 F.2d 970, 15 U.S.P.Q.2d 1846, 59 USLW 2142, 1990 2 Trade Cases 69,145, 1990 Copr.L.Dec. P 26,619, 18 Fed.R.Serv.3d 130 Prior Lasercomb Am. v. Holiday Steel Rule Die Corp. , 656 F. Supp. 612, M.D.N.C. 1987 awarding summary judgment in favor of Lasercomb on copyright infringement claim . Subsequent Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc denied on Sep. 27, 1990. Holding Court found the language in Lasercomb s licensing agreement to be anticompetitve and egregious and therefore amounted to copyright misuse, which barred it from suing for infringement ... AppellateCourt Lasercomb Am., Inc. v. Reynolds , http bulk.resource.org courts.gov c F2 911 911.F2d.970.89 ... and score paper and cardboard to be folded into cartons or boxes. Lasercomb America, Inc. was a competitor ... wiki Lasercomb Americav. Reynolds Lasercomb Americav. Reynolds , The IT Law Wiki. http www.tabberone.com ... patent misuse case Morton Salt Co. v. G.S. Suppinger , 314 U.S. 488 1942 , ref name Morton Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co. , http bulk.resource.org courts.gov c US 314 314.US.488.49.html ... was not established and such a defense was limited to a single case M. Witmark & Sons v. Jensen , 80 ... Baker v. Selden , http ftp.resource.org courts.gov c US 101 101.US.99.html 101 U.S. 99 1880 . ref ... claim. In doing so, the patent misuse defense in Morton Salt v. G.S. Suppiger was recognized ... more details
orphan date April 2008 Microsystems Software, Inc. v. Scandinavia Online AB is a 2000 US District Court civil case, numbered 00 cv10488 EFH, in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. It received considerable attention in the online community because it involved reverse engineering and cryptanalysis of content control software , allegedly in violation of copyright law and a clickwrap license agreement. In early 2000, Eddy L. O. Jansson and Matthew Skala reverse engineered the content control package Cyber Patrol and published a report titled The Breaking of Cyber Patrol 4 detailing what they found, including a cryptanalysis of the CRC 32 based hash function that concealed the configuration password and Web site and Usenet newsgroup blacklists. They commented critically on the content of the blacklist, and highlighted apparent errors in it, innocuous sites and newsgroups blocked as objectionable for no visible reason. Along with the essay, they included software in C and Delphi demonstrating the attacks and allowing users to disable the package, change its configuration, or browse the blacklists in decrypted form. The break was widely reported on March 11, 2000. http slashdot.org yro 00 03 11 117240.shtml On March 15, Microsystems Software , the publisher of Cyber Patrol , and Mattel , its parent company, filed suit against Jansson, Skala, and the ISPs that hosted their personal Web sites, Scandinavia Online and Islandnet . They filed in US court, though Jansson and Scandinavia Online were located in Sweden and Skala and Islandnet were located in Canada ..., Inc. V. Scandinavia Online Ab Category Canadian copyright law Category Cryptography law Category ... considerable attention from the online community, far overshadowing the discussion of the reverse ... from the plaintiffs, Scandinavia Online deleted Jansson s Web site and Islandnet asked Skala ... 001503 Case summary http jurist.law.pitt.edu amicus microsystems v scandinavia.pdf Amicus brief ... more details
SCOTUSCase Litigants Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. ArgueDate ArgueYear DecideDate DecideYear 2011 FullName Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. DBA AT&T Michigan Docket 10 313 Docket2 OralArgument http www.oyez.org cases 2010 2019 2010 2010 10 313 argument USVol USPage Citation Prior Michigan Public Service Commission decision reversed sub nom. Mich. Bell Tel. Co. v. Lark , 2007 WL 2868633 E.D. Mich. 2007 affirmed sub nom. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. Covad Communications Co. , 597 F.3d 370 6th Cir. 2010 certiorari granted, 562 U. S. 2010 Subsequent Holding The Federal Communications Commission had advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations in a dispute with AT&T. SCOTUS 2010 2012 Majority Thomas JoinMajority Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, and Sotomayor Concurrence Scalia JoinConcurrence Concurrence2 JoinConcurrence2 Concurrence Dissent JoinConcurrence Dissent Dissent JoinDissent Dissent2 JoinDissent2 NotParticipating Kagan LawsApplied Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. , Case citation No. 10 313 2011 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Federal Communications Commission FCC had advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations in a dispute with AT&T. ref http www.supremecourt.gov opinions 10pdf 10 313.pdf Talk America, Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. Syllabus p. 2 Held The FCC has advanced a reasonable interpretation of its regulations i.e., that to satisfy its duty under 251 c 2 , an incumbent LEC must make its existing entrance facilities available to competitors at cost based rates if the facilities are to be used for interconnection and this Court defers to the FCC s views. ref See also List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 564 References Reflist External links http scholar.google.com scholar case?case 6091701917629611674&hl en&as sdt 2&as vis 1&oi scholarr Text of opinion from Google Scholar Category 2011 in United States ... more details
Infobox United States District Court Case name Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci court United States District Court for the Southern District of New York image imagesize caption full name date decided Mar. 19, 1997 citations http www.internetlibrary.com pdf Planned Parenthood Bucci SD NY.pdf 42 U.S.P.Q.2d 1930 transcripts judge Kimba M. Wood prior actions subsequent actions Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci , 152 F. 3d 920 2nd Cir. 1998 affirming district court by summary order . holding Injunction granted against Defendant s use of plannedparenthood.com ... States trademark law Italic title force true Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci ... Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci , http www.internetlibrary.com pdf Planned ..., ref Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci , 152 F.3d 920 2nd Cir. 1998 affirming ... was denied. ref Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Bucci , 525 U.S. 834 1998 denying ... to address these issues. Parties Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate ... threats taubman co v webfeats lawsuit Taubman Co. v. Webfeats. , Citizen Media Law Project Sep. 7, 2007 . ref In Bosley Medical Institute, Inc. v. Kremer , 403 F.3d 672 9th Cir. 2005 .... ref Bosley Med. Inst., Inc. v. Kremer , http ftp.resource.org courts.gov c F3 403 403.F3d.672.04 55962.html ... Polaroid Corp. v. Polarad Electronics Corp. , http bulk.resource.org courts.gov c F2 287 287.F2d.492.162.26460 ... WHOIS search on plannedparenthood.com . ref Subsequent Legal Developments In Ford Motor Co. v ... s plugging of the book. ref name Ford Ford Motor Co. v. 2600 Enterprises , http www.citmedialaw.org ... . ref ref http www.citmedialaw.org threats ford motor company v 2600 enterprises Ford Motor Company v. 2600 Enterprises , Citizen Media Law Project Feb. 13, 2008 . ref In Taubman Co. v. Webfeats , 319 ..., infringement. ref name Taubman Taubman Co. v. Webfeats , http ftp.resource.org courts.gov ... more details
SCOTUSCase Litigants Sony Corp. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc. ArgueDate January 18 ArgueYear 1983 ReargueDate October 3 ReargueYear 1983 DecideDate January 17 DecideYear 1984 FullName Sony Corporation of America et al. v. Universal City Studios, Inc., et al. USVol 464 USPage 417 Citation 104 S. Ct. 774 78 L. Ed. 2d 574 1984 U.S. LEXIS 19 52 U.S.L.W. 4090 220 U.S.P.Q. BNA 665 224 U.S.P.Q. BNA 736 55 Rad. Reg. 2d P & F 156 Prior Unfair competition claims dismissed, 429 Federal Supplement F. Supp. 407 United States District Court for the Central District of California C.D. Cal. 1977 judgment for defendants, 480 F. Supp. 429 C.D. Cal. 1979 affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded, 659 Federal Reporter Federal Reporter, Second Series F.2d 963 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 9th Cir. 1981 rehearing denied, 9th Circuit, 1982 certiorari cert. granted, 457 U.S. 1116 1982 reargument scheduled, 463 U.S. 1226 1983 Subsequent Rehearing denied, 465 U.S. 1112 1984 Holding Manufacturers of home video recording machines could not be liable for contributory copyright ... Act of 1976 Italic title force true Sony Corp. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc. , case ... 2003 month title Is Betamax Obsolete Sony Corp. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc. in the Age ... inline Sony Corp. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc. http www.law.cornell.edu copyright cases 464 US 417.htm Sony Corp. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 1984 opinion .... Of AmericaV. Universal City Studios, Inc. Category United States Supreme Court cases Category ... cases, particularly in light of recent peer to peer lawsuits for example, in A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. Case citation 239 F.3d 9th Cir. 2001 , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected .... In August 2004, in the case of MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. , ref http techlawadvisor.com ... Pamela Samuelson authorlink Pamela Samuelson title The Generativity Of Sony v. Universal The Intellectual ... more details
orphan date November 2009 Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. , Case citation 426 F.3d 1001 8th Cir. 2005 , is a trademark case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the name of one of the largest ice cream truck franchise companies in the United States was neither distinctive nor famous enough to receive protection against being used in a violent video game. Background Frosty Treats, Inc. is the name of one of the largest ice cream truck street vendors in the United States. Their trucks uniformly feature a Frosty Treats logo, typically surrounded by the logos of various frozen snacks sold by the vender. Another feature of the trucks is the Safety Clown , an image of a clown pointing children towards the back of the vehicle. In the mid 1990s, Sony released Twisted Metal 2 , a video game that allows players to wreak havoc on simulated streets with a variety of vehicles including an ice cream truck prominently featuring a logo that says Frosty Treats . The video game ice cream truck is driven by a crazed clown known as Sweet Tooth Twisted Metal Sweet Tooth , one of many featured in the game. Lawsuit Frosty Treats, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Sony contending that the game infringed on the company s trademarks through the use of the phrase, Frosty Treats , as well as similarities between the video game clown and the company s own safety clown. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri granted summary judgment to Sony and dismissed the case, holding that the name could not be protected because it was generic. U.S. District Judge Scott Wright stated in his May 19, 2005 dismissal that the various depictions of the Sweet Tooth character in defendant s Twisted Metal series Twisted Metal games and plaintiff s Safety Clown are so dissimilar that no reasonable trier of fact could conclude that they are confusingly similar. http www.bizjournals.com kansascity stories 2004 07 26 focus5.html Additionally ... more details
Infobox company name Tetris Online, Inc. logo caption type genre fate predecessor successor foundation Start date 2006 01 DD founder Unbulleted list Minoru Arakawa Alexey Pajitnov Henk Rogers defunct location city Honolulu , Hawaii location country United States of America USA location locations area served key people industry Interactive entertainment products Unbulleted list Tetris Friends Tetris Battle Tetris Axis Tetris Stars services Video game developer and publisher revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage URL http www.tetrisonline.com footnotes intl Tetris Online, Inc. is a video game developer and publisher based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The company is the exclusive online licensee of Tetris in North America and Europe. ref cite web url http www.tetrisonline.com about.php title Tetris Online, Inc. About page ref Founded in January 2006 by Nintendo of America founder and former president Minoru Arakawa , video game designer and publisher Henk Rogers and Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov , Tetris Online, Inc. is the developer of social games Tetris Battle and Tetris Friends . Games Tetris Online, Inc. has developed and published the following games for consoles, handheld devices, online and download since its inception in 2006. class wikitable Game Year Platform Tetris Splash 2007 Xbox Live Arcade Tetris Friends 2008 Facebook Tetris Party 2008 WiiWare Tetris Friends 2009 Online Tetris Party Deluxe 2010 Nintendo DS Tetris Party Deluxe 2010 Wii Tetris Battle 2010 Facebook Feevo 2010 Facebook Lost Trails 2010 Facebook Monster Fantasy 2010 Facebook Tetris Party Live 2010 Nintendo DSi Home Team Baseball 2011 Facebook Monster Fusion 2011 Facebook Feevo HD 2011 iOS Feevo Blaze 2011 Facebook Tetris Stars 2011 Facebook Tetris Axis 2011 Nintendo 3DS TetrisBattle.com 2012 Online Tetris Battle Tetris Online, Inc. s most ... Online, Inc. Category Video game companies of the United States ... more details
table Online Stores, Inc. is a major e commerce company based in New Stanton , Pennsylvania , and specializing ... list ref name Inc500rank2008 http www.inc.com inc5000 2008 company profile.html?id 200820740 Inc 5000 ref Ranked 2,074 on Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list registering ... 500 Guide ref http www.internetretailer.com dailyNews.asp?id 25098 2007 sales at Online Stores Inc ... s Top 500 Guide ref http www.internetretailer.com internet marketing conference 42947 online stores inc projects 44 growth 13 million sales this year.html Online Stores Inc. projects 44 growth to 13 ... Store, Gift Store, Stroller Store, Kitchen Store, and Construction Gear Store. History Online ... supply for both retailers and consumers led Online Stores to begin manufacturing and wholesaling some ... pittsburgh.bizjournals.com pittsburgh stories 2006 12 11 story11.html Online retailer s gift business ... belt s, thermal undergarments, and other items. Online Stores has been struggling lately due to rapid ..., 2008 http pittsburgh.bizjournals.com pittsburgh stories 2006 12 11 story11.html Online retailer s gift ... Economic outlook for 2009 Online Stores looks to make acquisitions at fire sale prices, Pittsburgh Business Times, Dec. 1, 2008 Category Online retail companies of the United States Category ... more details
Where is it date October 2009 DBT OnlineInc. , formerly known as Database Technologies is a data mining company founded by Roy Brubaker and Hank Asher in 1992 and is today a subsidiary of US data aggregation group, ChoicePoint . DBT Online was formed as a public holding company by the merger of Database Technologies and Patlex in 1996. DBT Online bought Asher out for US 147 million in 1999. This followed the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration suspending their contracts with DBT Online following revelations that Asher had been involved but not charged with drug dealing in the Bahamas. The agencies were also concerned that DBT Online could potentially monitor targets of investigations. ref http web.archive.org web 20030805062509 http www.naplesnews.com 03 08 florida d923085a.htm State contracts with company founded by man linked to smuggling , Naples Daily News , 3 August 2003, loaded 2 April 2007 ref Asher blamed the ouster on fellow company director Kenneth Langone . In early 2000 soon after Hank Asher s departure, DBT won a 4 million contract with the state of Florida that would mire it in the ChoicePoint Florida voter file contract Florida Election Controversy in the 2000 US presidential elections. DBT competes with Seisint, a company founded by Asher on his departure from Database Technologies. Seisint was sold to LexisNexis in 2004 for 775 million. References Reflist External links http www.vanityfair.com ontheweb features 2004 12 matrix200412 When maverick cyber pioneer Hank Asher invented MATRIX , Vanity Fair , December 2004, loaded 14 March 2007 http web.archive.org web 20030805062509 http www.naplesnews.com 03 08 florida d923085a.htm State contracts with company founded by man linked to smuggling , Naples Daily News , 3 August 2003, loaded 2 April 200 Category Companies based in the Las Vegas Valley ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced April 2008 orphan December 2007 notability April 2008 Mid America Coach, Inc. is a privately owned Coach vehicle bus and coach supplier located in Kansas City, Missouri . Mid America Coach provides public transportation vehicles for the Missouri Department of Transportation , the Kansas Coordinated Transit District Council of the Kansas Department of Transportation and StarTran , the public transportation system of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska . Service Brands Glaval Universal Glaval Titan Starcraft Starlite Starcraft Universal See also List of bus companies External links http www.midamericacoach.com Mid America Coach, Inc. Official Web Site external links removed because the article already links to the Wikipedia entry for these organizations Category Bus companies of the United States ... more details
Infobox Defunct Company company name Chef AmericaInc. company logo fate Acquired by Nestl successor Nestl foundation Late 1970s defunct 2002 location Englewood, Colorado industry Frozen food key people Paul and David Merage co founders products Hot Pockets num employees homepage Chef AmericaInc. was the former manufacturer of the popular microwavable snack, Hot Pockets . Chef America is a former closely held corporation, which was formed in the late 1970s by two brothers, Paul ref cite news url http www.forbes.com profile paul merage publisher Forbes Magazine title Paul Merage Profile Forbes 400 October 2003 year 2003 ref and David ref cite news url http www.forbes.com profile david merage publisher Forbes Magazine title David Merage Profile Forbes 400 October 2003 year 2003 ref David Merage Merage , of Colorado. Chef America introduced Hot Pockets in the early 1980s. Nestl acquired the corporation in 2002 for the amount of 2.6 billion. ref cite news title Nestl Strikes 2.6 Billion Deal to Buy Chef America url http www.nytimes.com 2002 08 07 business nestle strikes 2.6 billion deal to buy chef america.html publisher The New York Times author Elizabeth Olson date 2002 08 06 date 2002 08 07 ref References reflist Category Food production companies of the United States Category Companies based in Colorado ... more details
Orphan date December 2011 Infobox company company name FORCE America, Inc. company logo File FORCEAmericaLogo.tif 220px company type Privately held company Private predecessor Mid America Power Drives ... intl yes FORCE America, Inc. is a privately held mobile hydraulics distribution and manufacturing ... company VariTech Industries Inc 5378074 ref In 2000, FORCE America, Inc. acquired VariTech Industries ... parts. Servicing more than 17,000 customers and companies in North America , FORCE America provides .... Headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota , FORCE America employs more than 230 people across more than ... www.forceamerica.com locations.asp?PageID 2 ref History File FORCEAmericaCorp.jpg thumb left FORCE America corporate building Burnsville, Minnesota FORCE America was the result of a merger between Mid America Power Drives Manufacturing & Distributing, Inc. and Pederson Sells Equipment Co., Inc. in 1997. ref http trailer bodybuilders.com mag trucks force reckoned ref Mid America Power Drives was founded in 1970, originally headquartered near downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota . Initially Mid America ... pumps components electronics force america force america inc.html ref ref http www.findownersearch.com mid america power drives 3530138 brand.html ref Later, product lines were added to serve new and existing markets. At the time of the merger, Mid America Power Drives represented over a dozen major ... part of North America. Mid America Power Drives created an Electrical Products Manufacturing Division ... assemblies. Pederson Sells Equipment, Inc. was a 44 year old wholesale retail distributor of agricultural ... placed in dealer shops. ref http www.trademarkia.com pedersonsells equipment co inc 75357299.html ref Pederson Sells Equipment, Inc. was headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with branch office warehouse ... FORCE America operates in a variety of markets and industries. Its business is organized in the segments FORCE America Distribution, FORCE Valve Manufacturing, Heartland Technical Sales, PreCise MRM ... more details
MEGA Brands America, Inc. , formerly known as Rose Art Industries , LLC but still uses the old name sometimes is an United States America n toy company based in Irvine, California . It sells products primarily under the brands MEGA Bloks, Rose Art, Board Dudes, Write Dudes, MEGA Puzzles and Fuzzy Poster. It is owned by parent company MEGA Brands Inc. a Montreal based company. It has additional operations in Fife, Washington , Lafayette, Indiana and Lewisburg, Tennessee . The company was established when Isidor Rosen founded the Rosebud Art Company in New York City in 1923. ref cite news title Rose Art Industries Celebrates Its 80th Anniversary url http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 22382803 ITM work Business Wire date 2003 02 13 ref During the 70s, the company renamed itself Rose Art. ref name cra z art cite web title About Us url http www.cra z art.com about us.php work Cra Z Art accessdate 2010 01 02 ref Rose Art has been a subsidiary of Mega Bloks Mega Brands since 2005. ref cite news first Rachel last Katz title Mega Bloks to Buy Rose Art Industries for 315 Mln url http www.bloomberg.com apps news?pid 10000082&sid aklMiSNz2do0&refer canada work Bloomberg.com date 2005 06 15 ref In September 2006, the former owners of Rose Art Industries filed suit against Mega Brands, alleging insider trading by company executives in 2005 and 2006. ref cite news title Suit against Mega Brands officers alleges insider trading author Ross Marowits date 2008 09 22 publisher Toronto Star url http www.thestar.com Business article 503803 ref MEGA Brands counter sued and in November 2009 the parties settled. The Rosens agreed to pay back 17.2 million and forego claims of an additional 54.8 million. ref cite news title Mega Brands and the Rosens settle lawsuit author Katie Roberts date 2009 11 10 publisher Toy News url http www.toynews online.biz news 31847 Mega Brands and the Rosens settle lawsuit ref In 2008, Lawrence Rosen, a third generation owner of Rose Art, started a new ... more details
The Harris v. Blockbuster Inc. decision ref http amlawdaily.typepad.com Blockbusterdecision.pdf ref established precedent in the district that when a contract has a clause that authorizes one party to make changes to the contract without notification, that it is illusory and hence the entire contract is void. Some websites terms and conditions may be deemed an illusory contract and unenforceable if the language can be changed at any time by the company without notifying users and giving them a chance to accept the new changes. On April 15, 2009, the District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that Blockbuster Online s Terms and Conditions were unenforceable because they gave Blockbuster too much discretion in modifying the terms of the agreement. Following the reasoning in a Fifth Circuit case, Morrison v. Amway Corp. , and consistent with a Ninth Circuit case, Douglas v. US District Court ex rel Talk America No. 06 75424 9th Cir. July 18, 2007 , the court found that Blockbuster s arbitration provision was illusory, because there was nothing in the Terms and Conditions that would prevent Blockbuster from unilaterally changing any part of the contract. See also Illusory promise http epic.org amicus blockbuster EPIC filed a friend of the court brief . References Reflist Category United States district court cases ... more details
Infobox United States District Court Case name CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. court United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio image imagesize caption full name CompuServe Incorporated v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. and Sanford Wallace date decided Start date 1997 02 03 citations transcripts judge James L. Graham prior actions subsequent actions holding Trespass to chattels ... CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. was a ruling by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1997 that set an early precedent for granting online service provider ... Inc. , was one of the largest commercial online service provider s in the United States. Similar to AOL AmericaOnline , CompuServe provided its subscribers with access to content both within its ... service provider . ref name internet milestones The Defendant, Cyber Promotions, Inc., was an online ... explicitly requested Cyber Promotions emails. ref name netlitigation Implications CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. is the first of a series of cases where the trespass to chattels doctrine was reconfigured ... laws. ref name canning spam ref name technical and legal See also Intel Corp. v. Hamidi School of Visual Arts v. Kuprewicz References Reflist refs ref name compuserve cyber opinion cite court litigants CompuServe Incorporated v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. and Sanford Wallace court United States District ... case?q CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc.&hl en&as sdt 2,5&as vis 1&case 5495026680730867334 ... v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. and Sanford Wallace court United States District Court for the Southern ..., Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. , 32 University of Richmond Law Review 545 1998 . http heinonlinebackup.com ... Chang, Edward W. Bidding on Trespass eBay, Inc. v. Bidder s Edge, Inc. and the Abuse of Trespass Theory ... 2235 Hobbes Internet Timeline ref ref name comp history Carson, David Compuserve , Personal Blog The Online Timeline A capsule history of online news and information systems. http iml.jou.ufl.edu carlson ... more details
to Gucci America, Inc. v. Exclusive Imports International. The court held that, however, that the two ...Infobox COA case Litigants Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay Inc. Court United States Court of Appeals, Second ... DecideDate April 1 DecideYear 2010 FullName TIFFANY NJ Inc. and Tiffany and Company v. eBay Inc Citations ... Majority SACK, Circuit Judge italic title force Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay Inc. 600 F.3d 93 2nd Cir ... Who We Are url http www.ebayinc.com who publisher eBay Inc. ref , and is the world s largest online ... and popular brand names. ref name District Court cite court litigants Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay, Inc., court ...?case 5946191720195736097&q Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay Inc.&hl en&as sdt 2,5&as vis 1 ref From this, the Court ... trademark infringement, eBay claimed, under 1 800 Contacts, Inc. v. WhenU.Com, Inc. this conduct ... was a judicially constructed doctrine articulated by the Supreme Court in Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc. and found the liability for trademark infringement can extend beyond .... ref name Inwood Case cite court litigants Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc ... Hendrickson v. eBay, Inc., court United States District Court, C.D. California. date 2001 url http scholar.google.com scholar case?case 4231495504418710622&q Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay Inc.&hl en&as sdt ... Corp. v. Wolfe s Borough Coffee, Inc., in which the Lanham Act infringement and Section 43 a claims ... Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay, Inc., court United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit date 2010 ... by Justice Sotomayor. ref Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay Inc., 131 S. Ct. 647 Supreme Court http ... us 2nd circuit 1498342.html Starbucks Corp. v. Wolfe s Borough Coffee, Inc. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Tiffany NJ Inc. v. eBay Inc. Category United States Court of Appeals for the Second ... counterfeit Tiffany jewelries on its online market. On July 14, 2008, the United States District Court ... goods. eBay is an online market place that allows its registered users to buy and sell items with other ... more details
LabCorp v. Metabolite, Inc. is a court case related to the patentability of scientific principles which the Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear, and later dismissed, in 2006. In 1999, Metabolite sued LabCorp for infringement of a patent covering a diagnostic test. The claims of Metabolite s patent include the correlation between levels of homocysteine and vitamins Vitamin B6 B sub 6 sub and Vitamin B12 B sub 12 sub . A jury ordered LabCorp to pay 4.7 million in damages and the decision was upheld by a federal court, which further stated that doctors were directly infringing Metabolite s patents each time such a test is ordered and interpreted. LabCorp argued that the correlation is a principle of nature, and therefore the patent should never have been granted. The court dismissed the case, although Stephen Breyer Justice Breyer , John Paul Stevens Justice Stevens , and David Souter Justice Souter dissented from this decision. Breyer s dissenting opinion cited numerous cases in which scientific principles had been held to be unpatentable. Had the case been heard, and had Metabolite s patent been invalidated, the case would have had broad implications for biotechnology companies, which may have extended far beyond patentability of correlations of Biomarker biomarkers to disease states. Metabolite s brief to the court suggested that overturning the patent might lead to invalidation of all drug patents on the grounds that the inventors merely discovered that certain chemicals interact with the human body in ways directed by chemistry. References US patent 4940658 , the disputed patent http www.supremecourt.gov opinions 05pdf 04 607.pdf nowiki LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS, DBA LABCORP, PETITIONER v. METABO LITE LABORATORIES, INC ... Is a Patent? . Science . 311 5763 946. DOI 10.1126 science.311.5763.946 See also Diamond v. Diehr Diamond v. Chakrabarty Parker v. Flook O Reilly v. Morse Funk Brothers Seed Co. v. Kalo Inoculant Co ... more details
Infobox Court Case name Metallica v. Napster , Inc. court United States District Court for the Northern ... Metallica v. Napster, Inc. date decided citations transcripts judges Marilyn Hall Patel prior actions subsequent actions related actions opinions keywords italic title Metallica, et al. v. Napster, Inc ... for the Northern District of California case ref cite journal title Metallica v. Napster, Inc. url ... was filed soon after another case was filed against Napster, the A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. , which included 18 large record companies. ref cite journal title A & M RECORDS, INC. v. Napster, Inc., 114 F. Supp. 2d 896 Dist. Court, ND year 2000 url http scholar.google.com scholar case?case ... v. Napster, Inc. was the first instance of an artist suing a P2P software company. Citation needed ... or on other personal storage devices. In the earlier case of Sony Corp. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc. , it was ruled that Sony s VCR, which allowed users to record live television .... Metallica vs. Napster, Inc. was the first case that involved an artist suing a peer to peer file ... CNET News publisher News.cnet.com date accessdate 2011 04 23 ref Metallica hired NetPD, an online ... were allegedly sharing the band s songs online in violation of copyright laws. The 60,000 page list ... all copyrighted songs by Metallica. ref cite journal title Metallica vs. Napster, Inc Case ... of America RIAA subsequently filed lawsuits of their own which led to the termination of an additional ... to draw more new users than any other online application in history. In February 2001, Napster had ...&hl en&ei 1aK1Ta67PMLv0gGTrK2wBQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 5&ved 0CDUQ6AEwBA v ... that were worried that the ruling in the Napster v. Metallica case would affect the future of P2P file ... 63 issue 799 accessdate 28 April 2011 ref In RIAA v. Diamond , the Recording Industry Association of America sued Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia Systems for producing a portable MP3 player called ... more details
Infobox Court Case name Tiffany Inc. v. eBay, Inc. court United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit image imagesize imagelink imagealt caption full name Tiffany Inc. v. eBay, Inc. date decided ..., Jr. , Richard W. Goldberg prior actions Tiffany Inc. v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp.2d 463 S.D.N.Y. ... dilution subsequent actions Tiffany Inc. v. eBay, Inc. , 2010 WL 3733894 S.D.N.Y. 2010 district court found no evidence of false advertisement Tiffany Inc. v. eBay, Inc. , 131 S. Ct. 647 writ of certiorari ... title yes Tiffany Inc. v. eBay Inc. , 600 F.3d 93 2d Cir. 2010 , established that trademark owners ... a Notice of Claimed Infringement form NOCI . ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d 463, 478 S.D.N.Y. ... Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d 463, 471 472 S.D.N.Y. 2008 ref In 2009, Tiffany had worldwide ... website and eBay recommended Tiffany participate in VeRO. ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d ... . ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d 463, 482 S.D.N.Y. 2008 ref Although eBay continued ... of eBay on all issues. ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d 463 S.D.N.Y. 2008 ref Tiffany ... the false advertising claim, which it remanded back to the district court. ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc ... issue on Sept. 13, 2010. ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 2010 WL 3733894, ref Tiffany applied for a writ ... v. eBay, Inc. , 131 S. Ct 647 2010 ref The rulings Direct trademark infringement Tiffany alleged eBay ... ways. ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d 463, 493 494 S.D.N.Y. 2008 ref First, eBay profited ... v. eBay, Inc. , 600 F.3d 93, 103 2d Cir. 2010 ref Further, because eBay does not take possession ... outlined in Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc. , which held a manufacturer or distributor .... ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 576 F. Supp. 2d 463, 502 S.D.N.Y. 2008 ref The Second Circuit held ... v. eBay, Inc. , 600 F.3d 93, 107 2d Cir. 2010 ref For contributory trademark infringement liability .... ref Tiffany v. eBay, Inc. , 600 F.3d 93, 109 2d Cir. 2010 ref The court concluded that eBay did not ignore ... more details
also the previous cases Columbia Ins. Co. v. Seescandy.com 185 F.R.D. 573 and In re Subpoena Duces Tecum to AmericaOnline, Inc. 2000 WL 1210372 Va. Cir. Ct. 2000 Since in this case the anonymous ...Refimprove date June 2011 Infobox United States District Court Case name Doe v. 2themart.com Inc. court United States District Court for the Western District of Washington image imagesize caption full name date decided April 26, 2001 citations http www.cyberslapp.org documents 2TheMart Order.pdf 140 F. Supp. 2d 1088 transcripts judge Thomas S. Zilly prior actions subsequent actions holding The court held that 2TheMart.com TMRT failed to show that the identities of these anonymous Internet users were directly and materially relevant to the core defense in the litigation, and thus the subpoena should not be issued. Therefore, Doe s motion to quash the subpoena was granted. keywords Anonymous post , Doe subpoena Doe v. 2themart.com Inc. Case citation 140 F. Supp. 2d 1088 2001 , was a federal case decided by United States District Court for the Western District of Washington , on the issue of an individual s First Amendment to the United States Constitution First Amendment right to speak Anonymous ... the strength of the plaintiff s case. Dendrite International, Inc. v. Doe No. 3 Dendrite test ..., Inc. v. Doe Mobilisa test . When deciding this case, the court set forth a new three part test by considering ...?id huqb4yxV01MC&pg SA8 PA58 IA1&lpg SA8 PA58 IA1&dq Doe v. 2TheMart.com Inc.&source bl&ots 8o5WYIGjqk ... Doe v. 2theMart.com Copy of the 2themart.com decision http www.eff.org cases doe v 2themart com Summary and relevant court documents from EFF Refend DEFAULTSORT Doe v. 2themart.com Inc. Category United ... to a local internet service provider , Silicon Investor InfoSpace, Inc. InfoSpace , on which TMRT .... Doe v. Cahill Cahill test , called the Summary Judgment standard. The plaintiff must state the exact ... 7&ved 0CDkQ6AEwBjgK v onepage&q Doe 20v. 202TheMart.com 20Inc.&f false Law of the Internet , Google ... more details
. of Americav. Universal City Studios, Inc. , the Betamax case , because of Napster s actual, specific ...Infobox COA case Litigants A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. Court United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth ... 2000 DecideDate February 12 DecideYear 2001 FullName A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. Citations ... JoinDissent LawsApplied 17 U.S.C. 501, 17 U.S.C. 106 A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc. , 239 F.3d ... 16401.html A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster , 239 F.3d 1004 9th Cir. 2001 ref was a landmark intellectual ... infringement contributory infringement and Perfect 10, Inc. v. Visa Int l Serv. Ass n Vicarious ... the case is referred to as A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, the full list of plaintiffs included a number of record companies, all members of the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA . ref ... news.cnet.com News Pages Special Napster napster patel.html A&M Records, Inc. et. al. v. Napster No. C ... Procedural background main A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 114 F.Supp.2d 896 Plaintiffs alleged ... of success, ref 114 F. Supp. 2d 896 at 911 citing Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. v. PPR Realty, Inc. ref but added that In a copyright infringement case, demonstration of a reasonable ... by MGM . The case, MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. , went to the Supreme Court of the United ...&ndash 124 doi 10.1257 089533003765888467 url accessdate quote Law DEFAULTSORT A&M Records, Inc. V. Napster, Inc. Category United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit cases Category United States ... Records America , a subsidiary of EMI Warner Bros. Records , a subsidiary of Warner Music Group ... analyses used in the Sony or RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia ref name RIAA Diamond http cyber.law.harvard.edu property00 MP3 rio.html RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia No. 98 56727 , United States District Court .... Unlike Judge Patel, the Ninth Circuit accepted that Religious Technology Center v. Netcom might be relevant ... were using copyright to control online distribution, which Napster considered beyond the scope of the limited ... more details
Infobox United States District Court Case name Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. court United States District Court for the Southern District of New York image imagesize caption full name date decided Oct. 29, 1991 citations 776 F. Supp. 135 transcripts judge Peter K. Leisure prior actions subsequent actions holding CompuServe was merely a distributor, rather than a publisher of content on its forums, and hence could only be liable for defamation if it knew, or had reason to know, of the defamatory nature of the content. keywords Defamation Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. was a 1991 court decision in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York which held that Internet service providers were subject to traditional defamation law for their hosted content. ref name Cubby Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc. , http epic.org free speech cubby v compuserve.html 776 F. Supp. 135 S.D.N.Y. 1991 . ref The case resolved a claim of libel against compuserve CompuServe , an Internet ... to create controversy in Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co. , in which a service provider ... disparagement, and unfair competition . ref name Cubby cite web title Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe, Inc., 776 F. Supp. 135 S.D.N.Y. 1991 publisher Electronic Privacy Information Center date url http epic.org free speech cubby v compuserve.html accessdate 2009 03 ref CompuServe, an Internet service provider , hosted an online news forum, the contents of which were generated by a contractor. Cameron Communications, Inc. agreed to manage, review, create, delete, edit, and otherwise control the contents ... online newsletter developed by Blanchard and Cubby, Inc. CompuServe did not dispute the defamatory ... the content published on their domains. In 1995, Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co ... posted material. Facts Cubby, Inc. and Robert Blanchard brought suit against CompuServe Inc ... of the statements and was thus not held liable. Impact Cubby v. CompuServe treated internet ... more details
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