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Wayfair Called Out on Exaggerated Savings Claims

Posted on April 28, 2019 by admin

Wayfair, the large online seller of home goods, had its big “Way Day” sale on April 10th and 11th, promising the “lowest prices of the year” and “up to 80% off.” In the process of checking it out, we discovered … Continue reading →

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European Commission removes offensive blog post that called critics of copyright bill a "mob"

Posted on February 17, 2019 by admin

Earlier today I shared my views on what needs to improve with respect to strategy and execution in order to prevent the EU's "copywrong" bill from being adopted. Later I became aware, through one of German Pirate Party MEP Julia … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology & Cyberlaw | Tagged &quotmob&quot, Bill, Blog, CALLED, Commission, Copyright, Critics, European, Offensive, Post, removes | Leave a comment

"Though Fan was what many consider pretty for women, with a tall and slim figure, a high-bridged nose, and puffy under-eyes — called 'lying silkworms' in Chinese…"

Posted on February 13, 2019 by admin

"… her classmates still made fun of her appearance. 'Some boys in my class would always laugh at me: They’d call me "tiny eyes,"' she says. After the surgery, reactions were different. Her university teachers liked her, despite giving her … Continue reading →

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251(h) mergers, what are they called anyway?

Posted on November 20, 2018 by admin

Ever since Delaware adopted §251(h) to deal with the percolating top-up option issue ('you're going to issue how many shares?!'), there has been a small, but nagging issue. What do we call this new kind of merger. Well, lawyers aren't… … Continue reading →

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Accurate statement that SPLC called a group a "hate group" isn't plausibly misleading without more

Posted on September 24, 2018 by admin

Liberty Counsel, Inc. v. GuideStar USA, Inc., — Fed.Appx. —-, 2018 WL 4339716 (Mem), No. 18-1157 (4th Cir. Sept. 11, 2018)Who controls procedure controls substance. The district court granted GuideStar’s motion to dismiss Liberty’s Lanham Act false advertising claim against … Continue reading →

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