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  • Fox Television WFLD-TV v. Progress Illinois
    Date: 11/18/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Material Reinstated
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    On November 18, 2008, Fox Television sent a letter to YouTube demanding the takedown of a video uploaded by Progress Illinois, an organization that "provides online news and commentary on issues important to Illinois working families and the progressive movement... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/06/2009 - 2:42pm - 0 comments
  • Fraley v. Facebook
    Date: 03/18/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Social Network
    On March 18, 2011, five plaintiffs (including two minors) sued Facebook in California state court. The plaintiffs claimed to represent the class of people injured by Facebook's introduction of a "Sponsored Story" system, through which Facebook turns certain types of user... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/04/2012 - 2:02pm - 0 comments
  • France v. Weiler
    Date: 09/28/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: France
    Publication: Website
    In September 2008, New York University law professor Joseph Weiler was summoned to appear before a French Examining Judge in connection with a complaint of alleged criminal libel made by Dr. Karin Calvo-Goller, a senior lecturer at the Academic Centre of Law... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/10/2010 - 3:31pm - 0 comments
  • FranklinCovey v. Lycos, Inc.
    Date: 12/17/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Utah
    Publication: Website
    In December 2007, FranklinCovey Co., the owner of the copyright in the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, filed suit against Lycos and five "John Doe" defendants, alleging copyright infringement. Lycos operates Angelfire, a website that offers free... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/11/2008 - 1:38pm - 0 comments
  • FranklinCovey v. Lycos, Inc. (takedown notices)
    Date: 08/02/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    On August 2, 2007, FranklinCovey, the owner of the copyright in the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, sent a DMCA takedown notice to Lycos, alleging copyright infringement. Lycos operates Angelfire, a website that offers free space, as well... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/11/2008 - 1:47pm - 0 comments
  • Freecycle Network v. Oey
    Date: 04/04/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Forum
    The Freecycle Network (TFN) is a nonprofit corporation that acts as a central administrative point for local recycling communities around the United States and operates a website at www.freecycle.org. It had been operating under this name since 2003, and in 2004 submitted... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/15/2008 - 2:37pm - 0 comments
  • FreeLife International v. Burge
    Date: 10/15/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Website
    Direct sales company FreeLife International filed a defamation lawsuit against David Lucas Burge, a natural-foods activist whose website purported to expose FreeLife's health claims about its Himalayan Goji Juice drink. Burge's website, breathe.org, featured an in-depth investigative series that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/13/2008 - 4:00pm - 0 comments
  • Freeman v. Rucinsky
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog, Micro-blog
    In April 2009, Danyelle Freeman, an author and restaurant critic for the New York Daily News who runs the Restaurant Girl Blog, had her lawyers send a cease-and-desist letter to Adam Robb Rucinsky, the operator of an unflattering parody blog and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 1:45pm - 0 comments
  • Fremgen v. FullofBologna.com
    Date: 03/30/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Material Removed, Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Forum
    Diane Fremgen, the clerk of courts for Winnebago County, Wisconsin, sued online forum FullofBologna.com; its operator, Dennis Payne; Studio 28, Payne's web design company; and a John Doe known as Mr. Imperfect for defamation after Mr. Imperfect posted two lewd... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/11/2008 - 3:43pm - 0 comments
  • Frisco Fairways Homeowners Association v. Snell
    Date: 02/15/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum
    In February 2008, the Frisco Fairways Homeowners Association filed a defamation suit against three homeowners after they posted critical comments about the association on an online community forum. According to the Dallas News, the lawsuit claims that Mr. Snell,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/18/2008 - 12:40pm - 0 comments
  • Frontera v. Embden
    Date: 12/15/2003
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    Details on this lawsuit are sparse, but it seems that a group of politically active people in Newburgh, N.Y. sued the creator and webmaster of the former forum section of the city's former official website, http://www.newburgh-ny.com (now redesigned and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/28/2009 - 5:05pm - 0 comments
  • FunnyJunk, LLC vs. TheOatmeal.com
    Date: 06/02/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Washington
    Publication: Blog
    On June 2, 2012, attorney Charles Carreon sent a letter on behalf of FunnyJunk, LLC ("FunnyJunk") to Matthew Inman, creator of TheOatmeal.com, which threatened legal action on the basis of a May 2011 blog post by Inman titled "... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/20/2012 - 3:57pm - 0 comments
  • Galveston Independent School District v. Tetley
    Date: 10/29/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    On October 29, 2007, a lawyer for the Galveston Independent School District sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sandra Tetley, who operates a "watchdog" blog about the school district called GISD Watch. We have not been able to obtain a copy... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/15/2007 - 2:03pm - 0 comments
  • Ganjavi v. Smith
    Date: 08/03/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California, Illinois
    Publication: Forum, Website
    In 2006, Reza Ganjavi, a musician and record producer in the field of classical guitar, filed suit in federal court in California against several named and anonymous Internet posters.  Ganjavi alleged that the individual defendants posted negative comments about him on various... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/23/2008 - 11:22am - 0 comments
  • Gannon v. Walker
    Date: 11/20/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Blog, Print, Website
    Edward Gannon, a pilot with US Airways, filed a lawsuit against Paula Walker, Sue Burris, and Brian Shunick, three airline attendants, claiming that they defamed him by reporting Gannon's willingness to take-off in an airplane with iced wings to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/28/2009 - 5:54pm - 0 comments
  • Garcia v. Nakoula
    Date: 09/18/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Social Network
    This case concerns the "Innocence of Muslims" video, which portrays the Prophet Muhammad in a highly offensive light and caused protests throughout the world in the fall of 2012. Cindy Lee Garcia was an actress who appeared in the film.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/26/2012 - 9:41am - 0 comments
  • Garrett v. Jaquith
    Date: 01/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Blog
    In January 2009, Thomas Garrett, a Virginia chicken farmer, publicist, and self-proclaimed "Hollywood insider," subpoenaed blogger Waldo Jaquith, who publishes cvillenews.com, a community news blog about Charlottesville, Virginia.  Garrett's lawyer served the subpoena in connection with his... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/29/2009 - 3:15pm - 0 comments
  • Garrett v. The Hook
    Date: 12/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Website
    Thomas Garrett, a Virginia chicken farmer, publicist, and self-proclaimed "Hollywood insider," sued the publisher of The Hook, a weekly newspaper in Charlottesville that also publishes content on its website. The complaint, filed in Virginia state court in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/29/2009 - 3:15pm - 0 comments
  • Garrido v. Bambauer
    Date: 01/16/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Blog
    Derek Bambauer, a law professor and legal blogger, wrote a series of posts about the Garrido v. Krasnansky case on the blog Info/Law. In one of the posts, Bambauer expressed an unflattering opinion about Ms. Garrido, who... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/12/2008 - 5:25pm - 0 comments
  • Garrido v. Krasnansky
    Date: 12/07/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Vermont
    Publication: Blog
    Maria Garrido and William Krasnansky are spouses involved in divorce proceedings before a Vermont family court. Mr. Krasnansky wrote a "thinly-disguised, fictionalized account" of the end of their marriage on his blog, LookAtMyPugs's Jurnull. On the blog, Krasnansky... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/12/2008 - 4:55pm - 0 comments

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