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  • Moore v. Boing Boing
    Date: 12/15/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    In December 2009, counsel for Demi Moore sent a demand letter to Boing Boing, in regard to a November 17 Xeni Jardin post titled "Was Demi Moore Ralph-Laurenized on 'W' mag cover, with missing hip-flesh?."  The... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/28/2010 - 5:26pm - 0 comments
  • Moore v. Jezebel.com
    Date: 12/15/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    In December 2009, counsel for Demi Moore sent a demand letter to Anna Holmes, Editor-In-Chief of Jezebel.com, in regard to a Jezebel post from November that speculated about whether Moore's cover photo for W Magazine had been photoshopped... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/27/2010 - 7:20pm - 0 comments
  • Moore v. O'Bannon
    Date: 03/01/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Mississippi
    Publication: Website
    Reverend Ronald K. Moore and his wife sued Valerie O'Bannon after she created a website claiming that she had a five-month affair with Moore. According to the MLRC, Moore obtained an injunction from a Mississippi chancery court shutting down the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/17/2008 - 2:23pm - 0 comments
  • Morgan v. Nevyas
    Date: 09/07/2010
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication:
    On September 7, 2010, Dominic Morgan filed a request for a declaratory action stating that Drs. Herbert Nevyas and Dr. Anita Nevyas-Wallace, two Pennsylvania LASIK surgeons, were in violation of the reverse domain name hijacking provisions of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/15/2011 - 4:08pm - 0 comments
  • Morrone v. The Journal News
    Date: 03/19/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York, New Jersey
    Publication: Website
    On November 19, 2007, James Morrone accidentally shot a friend who was hunting with him. The friend, who was shot in the leg, survived the shooting and recovered. The Journal News published an article about the shooting with the headline: "Purchase Man... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/28/2010 - 6:12pm - 0 comments
  • MP v. Does
    Date: 09/02/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    Proceeding anonymously, the owner of a country club located in Del Mar, California filed a petition in Texas state court seeking pre-litigation discovery from Google, arguing that "derogatory statements" about her had been posted on "blogs hosted by Google." The Texas state... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/19/2008 - 2:50pm - 0 comments
  • Murawski v. Gunzburger
    Date: 11/06/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    William Murawski, a frequent political candidate, sued Ron Gunzburger, who runs Politics1.com, for defamation and violating his First Amendment rights. Murawski alleged that Gunzburger violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to list his name as a candidatefor New York... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/13/2008 - 5:11pm - 0 comments
  • MyNutritionStore.com v. Forte
    Date: 06/18/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: North Carolina
    Publication: Forum
    On June 18, 2008, a lawyer for Mynutritionstore.com, a provider of "science based Nutraceuticals" and "turnkey Internet business opportunit[ies]," sent an email to Julia Forte in which he threatened to sue her over user comments on the website... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/27/2008 - 3:49pm - 0 comments
  • Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce v. "Elmer Fudd"
    Date: 09/04/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: South Carolina
    Publication: Website
    On September 4, 2009, the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce sued  "Elmer Fudd," an anonymous commenter on TheSunNews.com.  From Popehat (quoting the original Sun News article that is no longer available): The posts, which appeared on the comment... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/11/2009 - 11:53am - 0 comments
  • Naffe v. Frey
    Date: 10/02/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Nadia Naffe accused a colleague of sexual assault and filed a criminal harassment complaint. John Patrick Frey, a Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles County, raised questions about plaintiff's allegations on his blog and Twitter account which he maintained in his personal... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/31/2014 - 4:18pm - 0 comments
  • Nam Tai v. AOL
    Date: 03/19/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Forum
    Nam Tai Electronics, Inc., a Hong Kong-based electronics company, subpoenaed AOL in connection with a lawsuit against 51 "John Doe" defendants alleging libel, trade libel, and violations of California's unfair business practices statute.  The lawsuit revolved around negative comments about Nam Tai... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/14/2009 - 11:23am - 0 comments
  • Nam Tai v. Doe
    Date: 01/26/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Nam Tai Electronics, Inc., a Hong Kong-based electronics company, sued 51 "John Doe" defendants in California state court for libel, trade libel, and violations of California's unfair business practices statute.  The lawsuit revolved around negative comments about Nam Tai posted to a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/03/2008 - 8:20pm - 0 comments
  • Nam Tai v. Yahoo! Inc.
    Date: 02/01/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Nam Tai Electronics, Inc., a Hong Kong-based electronics company, subpoenaed Yahoo! Inc. in connection with a lawsuit against 51 "John Doe" defendants alleging libel, trade libel, and violations of California's unfair business practices statute.  The lawsuit revolved around negative comments about Nam... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/14/2009 - 11:34am - 0 comments
  • National Conference of Bar Examiners v. Earthlink
    Date: 04/12/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Blog
    The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NBCE) obtained an administrative subpoena issued pursuant to section 512(h) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, requesting that Earthlink disclose the identity of an Earthlink subscriber who posted comments anonymously to the Tab and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • National Marketers, LLC v. SMC Promotions
    Date: 08/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Website
    On August 13, 2009, Plaintiff National Marketers, LLC filed a complaint in Arizona state court against Defendants SMC Promotions, Inc.; Specialty Merchandise Corp.; John Does I-X; and Blue Corporations I-X, asserting claims for injurious falsehood, libel, tortious interference with business... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/24/2009 - 9:55pm - 0 comments
  • National Organization for Marriage v. Maddow
    Date: 04/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Material Reinstated
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Broadcast, Website
    According to Wired's Threat Level blog, in April 2009 the anti-gay-marriage group National Organization for Marriage ("NOM") sent a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube, demanding that it take down a clip from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 3:33pm - 0 comments
  • National Organiztion for Marriage v. YouTube Users
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    In April 2009, the anti-gay-marriage group National Organization for Marriage ("NOM") sent a number of DMCA ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 4:00pm - 0 comments
  • National Portrait Gallery v. Coetzee
    Date: 07/11/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Wiki
    Counsel for the National Portrait Gallery in London sent a cease-and-desist letter to a U.S. citizen in July 2009, complaining about his posting of images of thousands of its portraits on Wikimedia Commons, a site associated with Wikipedia.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/11/2009 - 11:42am - 0 comments
  • National Security Agency v. McCall
    Date: 03/15/2011
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    McCall is a designer who creates parodies of the official seals of the National Security Agency ("NSA") and the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") for use on T-shirts, mugs and similar merchandise. Merchandise containing McCall's designs were offered for sale on... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/23/2014 - 4:37pm - 0 comments
  • Nationwide Relocation Services v. Walker
    Date: 07/11/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum, Website
    Moving company Nationwide Relocation Services ("Nationwide") sued Tim Walker, Walker's company, Consumers First Corp., which runs the MovingScam.com website, and several contributors to the MovingScam.com forum after Walker and the other contributors criticized the company's services. According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/25/2008 - 2:18pm - 0 comments

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