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“No, You Can’t Sue Your Uncle For Putting Embarrassing Family Photos On Facebook”

Walter Olson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:42:40 +0000

A Minnesota man named Aaron (no relation) Olson has met with no success in legal efforts to force his uncle to remove “innocuous [but surely awkward] family photographs” with snarky captions. [Christopher Danzig, Above the Law; Venkat Balasubramani/TMLB]

Tags: Facebook, harassment law, Streisand effect

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Suing Google over search results

Walter Olson — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:58:35 +0000

Max Mosley, former head of the Formula One racing organization, has been the subject of a number of lurid allegations in the European press. Now he is suing Google in France and Germany, and contemplating suit in California, “in an attempt to force the internet company to monitor and censor search results about” the allegations. “It is understood Google has removed hundreds of references to the defamatory claims after requests from Mosley’s solicitors. However, Mosley is attempting to force Google to monitor its search results so the material never appears” in the first place. [Guardian] More: Above the Law.

Tags: Google, libel slander and defamation, search engines, Streisand effect

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Forever 21 chain vs. critical blogger

Walter Olson — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:07:42 +0000

“When people like Rachel Kane stand up to bullies, it makes it a little bit easier for each and every one of us to stand up to bullies,” writes Ken at Popehat about the blogger who runs a site making fun of some of the wares of the fashion chain Forever 21, and who’s not knuckling under despite a cease-and-desist letter from the store’s lawyer. More coverage: Atlantic Wire; press roundup at WTForever 21.

Tags: bloggers and the law, bullying businesses, nastygrams, Streisand effect

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“Streisand Effect”

Walter Olson — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:03:20 +0000

It’s Nancy Friedman’s Word of the Week.

Tags: Streisand effect

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Attorney sues many legal bloggers, ABA, Washington Post…

Walter Olson — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:36:38 +0000

After being widely criticized for his handling of a criminal case, a lawyer is now suing his critics by the dozen, including a raft of leading law bloggers; the case is already being dubbed “Rakofsky v. Internet.” A list of the many defendants is here (PDF) courtesy of defendant Mark Bennett, who has also compiled a compendium of blog posts that discuss the new action. Among defendants and others talking back: Eric Turkewitz, Colin Samuels, Scott Greenfield, Avvo, Keith Lee.

Tags: legal blogs, libel slander and defamation, Streisand effect

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Dan Snyder vs. Washington City Paper

Walter Olson — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:09:04 +0000

The Redskins owner’s libel suit continues to draw a hail of dead cats from, well, just about everyone (earlier).

Tags: libel slander and defamation, Streisand effect

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Offended winemaker sues Internet commenters

Walter Olson — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:08:32 +0000

Felix Salmon doubts things will turn out entirely as hoped for Charles Smith, the one doing the suing.

Tags: libel slander and defamation, online speech, Streisand effect

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“Also, my name or my business name is never to cross your lips again”

Walter Olson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:28:59 +0000

And yet Mr. Page’s demand letter seems only to have succeeded in getting his name, and that of his modeling agency, into wider circulation. [Ken at Popehat]

Tags: nastygrams, Streisand effect

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“Fight with student may wreck tow firm”

Walter Olson — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:59:16 +0000

The lawsuit against Justin Kurtz over his Facebook page “Kalamazoo Residents Against T&J Towing” hasn’t been working out so well for T&J. [Detroit Free Press, earlier]

Tags: bullying businesses, Facebook, Streisand effect

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For a car dealer, echoes of Streisand

Walter Olson — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:21:54 +0000

Attorney Marc Randazza responds (PDF) to the nastygram over Twitter and Facebook complaints by a dissatisfied Florida man about Route 60 Hyundai. [Russ Lemmon, TCPalm] Earlier: Dec. 26.

Tags: Facebook, Streisand effect, Twitter

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