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Shownotes for The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 8 for December 8, 2008

Our Panel for Today:

• Prof. Michael Scott of The Singularity Law Blog
• Josh Kagan of The Josh Kagan Blog

Video Game Law as a Hot New Practice Area: Hype or Reality?

• Wall Street Journal: Video-Game Law: The Niche Legal Practice Du Jour
• LA Times: These Lawyers Got (Video) Game
• Michael Scott’s blog: Videogame Law: New Legal Specialty or Marketing Hype?

The Limits of Section 230 Immunity, Part 1: Malware

• 47 U.S.C. §230
• Venkat Balasubramani’s SPAM NOTES blog: Could Facebook Be Liable for Spreading the Koobface Virus?
• Green v. AOL

The Limits of Section 230 Immunity, Part 2: Trademarks

• Alleyinsider: Amazon, Google: eBay Shouldn’t Have To Hunt For Trademark Infringers
• EFF: Jewelry Company Quest to Expand Trademark Law Could Quash Internet Commerce

Practice Pointer: The Continued Importance of Forum Selection Clauses

• “Internet Cases” blog: Court enforces forum selection clause in web hosting agreement
• Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991)

Turning Piracy Into Profit: The Myspace Experiment and Other DMCA Issues

• Reuters: MySpace, MTV Test Piracy-Profit Plan
• Michael Scott’s blog: Priming the Pump – Copyright Style

Final Thoughts: Entrapment by Emoticon

• Wall Street Journal: Emoticons on Trial at the Nebraska Supreme Court

This recording is an informational resource only. It is not designed to offer legal advice

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Shownotes for The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 5 for October 27, 2008

Our Panel for Today:

• Josh Kagan, author of The Josh Kagan Blog
• Prof. Michael Scott of The Singularity Law Blog

Search Engine Caches Covered by Implied Licenses: Parker v. Yahoo!, Inc.

• Parker v. Yahoo!, Inc. 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74512 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 26, 2008).
• Perfect 10 v. Google, Inc., et al., 416 F. Supp. 2d 828 (C.D. Cal. 2006).
• Perfect 10 v. Amazon.com, Inc., 487 F.32 701 (9th Cir 2007).
• Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp., 336 F.3d 811 (9th Cir 2003).
• S.O.S., Inc. v. Payday, Inc., 886 F.2d 1081 (9th Cir. 1989).
• MAI Systems Corp. v. Peak Computer, Inc., 991 F.2d 511 (9th Cir. 1993).
• Ticketmaster Corp. v. Tickets.com, U.S.P.Q.2d (BNA) 1344 (C.D. Cal 2000). This is an unpublished decision.
• Ticketmaster Corp. v. Microsoft Corp., Case No. 97-3055 DDP (C.D. Cal., filed Apr. 28, 1997).
• Josh Kagan: Is a Search Engine Cache a Copy? Revisiting Kelly v. Arriba Soft through Parker v. Yahoo!, Inc.
• Eric Goldman: Search Engine “Cache” Function Covered by Implied License–Parker v. Yahoo.
• Jeff Neuburger: Challenge to Search Engine Caching Dismissed on Most (But Not All) Grounds.

eBay Libel and the Danger of Libel Tourism

• Eric Krangel, writing for Silicon Valley Insider: eBay Business Sues Buyer For Leaving Bad Feedback.

Apple Drops the iPhone NDA for Released Applications

• Robert Palmer, writing for The Unofficial Apple Weblog: iPhone NDA dropped, developers rejoice.
• Josh Kagan’s Recommended Reading: The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain.

Practical Corner: The Dangers of Screening Employees via Social Networking Sites

• William-Arthur Haynes, writing for The San Jose Business Journal: Screening via social media sites may leave employers exposed.

Final Thoughts: Murder in Cyberspace!

• Mari Yamaguchi, writing for the Associated Press: Japanese Woman Jailed After “Killing” Virtual Husband.

This recording is an informational resource only. It is not designed to offer legal advice.