Earlier this year, Grooveshark and parent company Escape Media Group (“Escape”) filed a subpoena in Los Angeles Superior Court against Digital Music News (“DMN”).  The subpoena compelled the disclosure of an anonymous commenter’s identity.  This petition could have “chilling effects” on the rights and obligations of Internet bloggers.  An unfavorable ruling on DMN’s appeal would impose [...]

The “world’s largest funding platform,” Kickstarter raised $20 million for musicians in 2011. The Kickstarter-crowdfunding model demonstrates that musicians can successfully (and directly) obtain funding for their creative projects from their fans, without record label backing- either major or independent. This all begs the question, what does Kickstarter’s $20 million mean for the future of [...]

Facebook has launched a lawsuit against Adscend Media, alleging that they developed and encouraged others to spread spam using a variety of tactics, but most notably clickjacking. Facebook is not going at this alone. The State of Washington has filed suit, alleging violations of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM), [...]

Unless you have been living in a cave the past six years, you have at least a passing understanding of the existence of social media. Social media allows its users to reach out to friends, acquaintances, or followers with what is happening. This could be in the form of a picture, event posting, or a [...]