Man Wins McDonald’s Made Me Fat Lawsuit
by admin on December 23rd, 2011
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Ben Mankiewicz (filling in for Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks) and Ana Kasparian discuss a rather curious ruling made by a Brazilian judge, who awarded damages to a former McDonalds because he gained weight on the job. “Ana tells how she avoided the Coffee Bean 15.” Meanwhile in Canton, Ohio, a McDonalds is directing its employees to vote for Republican candidates, prompting a fiery protest from Ben. thinkprogress.org
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Filing Lawsuits Against Those Who File False DMCA Complaints
by admin on June 21st, 2010
filed under People
This is a video response to Thinking of filing a false DMCA claim by dprjones www.youtube.com www.copyright.gov The DMCA complaint sent to Youtube must contain: (i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. (vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. (f) Misrepresentations. – Any person who knowingly materially misrepresents under this section (1) that material or activity is infringing shall be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by the alleged infringer. . . ————————————— Under certain rare circumstances you may be able to file a lawsuit anonymously. So says the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: www.internetdefamationlawblog.com Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant #1, 06-1590-cv (2nd Cir. 2008) the Court found that a plaintiff may only sue anonymously if his need for anonymity outweighs both the prejudice to the opposing party and the publics interest in knowing the plaintiffs identity. It seems to me that you shouldnt have to give up your right to anonymity in Court in order to defend your right to speak anonymously on the internet. This is still unsettled law. I dont know whether a Court would rule that a YouTuber who has …
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Youtube Poop: Robotnik Files a Lawsuit
by admin on February 9th, 2010
filed under Howto
During Robotnik’s PROMOTION party, Sonic and Tails ended up breaking one of Robotnik’s walls (the scene is brilliantly replayed here, with excellent restoration). Robotnik wasn’t too happy about this…although, he’s never happy about anything…so he decided to sue Sonic and Tails over damages to his beautiful wall. Meanwhile, Grounder gets more **** mail from his fans. HONORS: #50 – Top Favorites (Today) – Howto & Style #64 – Top Rated (Today) – Howto & Style
Posted by Sam Daniels