Intellectual Property Law

Jail time for violating a browsewrap
In connection with a book I am currently writing on online agreements, I've been thinking a lot (perhaps too much?) about "terms of use" or "browsewrap" agreements. Law professors love to hate 'wrap agreements and bemoan the lack of assent....

Plea Agreements to Go Online
Plea agreements for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida will be made available online through PACER as of February 20, pursuant to a January 22 order by Chief Judge Federico Moreno, reports Julie Kay of the...

A contracts expert disagrees with the notion that free, online contracts will amount to much
Ken Adams, who knows all there is to know about contracts and agreements, doesn?t think that my projection about contracts available for free online is, well, presciently drafted. Ken writes on his blog, Adams Drafting,?YourFreeLegalForms...

Nursing home arbitration agreements under fire
An Illinois law bars the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements signed at the time of admission. This law was upheld by the Illinois appellate court. The Supremes refused this past week to hear an appeal, letting the lower court ruling...

Federal Judge Orders All Plea Agreements Posted Online
From the National Law Journal, NLJ.com: MIAMI ? Chief Judge Federico Moreno of the Southern District of Florida, bucking the wishes of the U.S. Department of Justice, has ordered all plea agreements to be posted online...

Terms of (Ab)use: Are Terms of Service Enforceable
In the first of a series of white papers on Terms of Service (TOS) issues, EFF today released The Clicks That Bind: Ways Users ?Agree? to Online Terms of Service. The paper aims to answer a fundamental question: when do these ubiquitous TOS agreements actually become binding contracts? We discuss how courts have reacted to efforts by service providers to enforce TOS, and suggest best practices for service providers to follow in presenting terms to a user and for seeking his or her agreement to them...

Online Ticket Vendor
Buying Tickets Online That Never Arrive

Value Click Class Actions
Settlement Preliminarily Approved

Officer Firing Upheld
Pueblo pays $20,000 settlement to rightfully discharged officer.

Kimkins
alleging false advertising of online dieting.

Online Medication Sites
Prescription Drugs Sold Without Prescriptions

Marketing Spam
Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising.