I, Robot Aggregator
ClickZ article re protest by Craigslist re robot aggregator ‘harvesting’ Craigslist content. I’m quoted on some prior case law on ‘data harvesting’ cases.
View ArticleWhen Black Friday Comes
There is now a ‘Black Friday’ ad website industry. More coverage here. If you’re aware of (legally disclosable) lawsuits or protests arising from the ‘leaking’ of Black Friday pricing data, pass it on.
View ArticleWho Owns Baseball Statistics?
Via Businessofbaseball.com, via May It Please The Court, a complaint filed by CBC, a vendor of rotisserie (or fantasy) league statistics software and services, against Major League Baseball. Fantasy...
View ArticleStatistics Not Intellectual Property of MLB
SI.COM: “Judge: Statistics not intellectual property of MLB” The decision is up on Pacer: C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, LP, Case no. 4:05CV00252MLM...
View ArticleWho Owns Baseball Statistics?
Glenn Mitchell, head of litigation here, has written, Take Me Out [of] the Ball Game? U.S. District Court Rejects Proprietary Rights in Player Names and Statistics” regarding C.B.C. Distribution v....
View Article“Blogger Ejected From NCAA Baseball Game”
LexBlog: “Blogger Ejected From NCAA Baseball Game” (Blogs are considered a ‘live representation of the game’ and blogs containing action photos or game reports are prohibited until the game is over).
View ArticleWhen Black Friday Comes con’t
If warning letters about leaking Wal-Mart’s prices have arrived, can Black Friday be far behind? Via BFADS.net.
View ArticleESPN Relies on CDM Fanstasy League Case To Renoegiote Licensing Fees
Sports-law Blog: ESPN Relies (in part) on CDM Fantasy League Case To Renegotiate Licensing Fees: In today’s edition of Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal (subscription required), John Ourand...
View ArticleThis Just In: SDNY Affirms Hot New Doctrine in AP Case
Spot the irony in AP’s own report of the decision regarding a decision allowing its ‘hot news’ doctrine action to proceed: A federal judge has reaffirmed that a 1918 legal doctrine applies in the...
View ArticleTruthy More Protectable Than Truth
Plaintiff publishes “database compilations and market research performance indices known as BanxQuote National Average Money Market and CD Rates.” Defendants allegedly used indices beyond scope of...
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