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Almost Famous…on a Social Networking Site with a Forum Selection Clause

The ease of creating a MySpace profile (or Twitter) that impersonates a celebrity has to be nerve racking for actors, rock stars, and anyone else who is “famous.” Riggs v. Myspace, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 37109 (W.D. Pa. May 5, 2009) is the story of a Plaintiff who created[…]

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When Contract Law Collides with Social Networking & Online Movie Rentals

Every now and then, there comes a case that gives me law school flashbacks.  Professor Rohwer, my old Contracts professor, this one’s for you.  Harris v. Blockbuster, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31531 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 15, 2009) involves Blockbuster allegedly violating the Video Privacy Protection Act.  Blockbuster Online (an online[…]

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