antonej

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by antonej 10y ago
Latest in a series as TC digs into the backstory.
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TC: Former Rothenberg employees allege mistreatment and cash management problems(techcrunch.com)
1 points by antonej 10y ago|1 comments
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AP phone records, double agents & civil liberties: Thinking a couple moves ahead(startuplaw.quora.com)
1 points by antonej 13y ago|0 comments
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A Social Media Lawyer's View of the PyCon-Harassment-Twitter-Shaming-Firing Mess(quora.com)
4 points by antonej 14y ago|0 comments
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by antonej 14y ago
Whistleblower concerns are totally legit, but that assumes the whistleblower follows common-sense normal procedures (e.g., telling the event organizers in private, or even calling their boss). The learning point here is about the manner in
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by antonej 14y ago
"any sensible person"? I can't comprehend the depths of this person's delusion.
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by antonej 14y ago
If she really was fired, if I were company counsel, I'd be more concerned about the employment law issues vs. the public statement. They did keep the post brief and factual, and I don't see anything actionable about it.
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by antonej 14y ago
As a startup lawyer (and a social media lawyer at that) I couldn't agree more. Even big companies make some unbelievably stupid mistakes when rushed to "do something."
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Facebook’s High-Stakes Poker Game(techcrunch.com)
3 points by antonej 14y ago|0 comments
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by antonej 14y ago
This is a cool service, although I have to say I'd never use a website or app (especially a free one) if going into it I thought I'd ever have to sue them for anything. Litigation is a time-sucking expensive PITA. This ain't exactly like
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by antonej 14y ago
Thanks! I figured this is a good time with all the doom-and-gloom talk about a Series A crunch...
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by antonej 14y ago
Not just privacy. Any consumer class action -- as long as AT&T Mobility holds -- can theoretically be avoided by a well-drafted arbitration/class-action waiver clause in the site TOS or other customer agreement.
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by antonej 14y ago
Outstanding summary and links. I constantly refer people to the CMLP and EFF sites (as well as chillingeffects.org and Stanford's fair use site) as great references for bloggers and other online publishers.
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by antonej 14y ago
Those disclaimers shouldn't be necessary under US law provided we're talking third-party, user-generated content. See discussion of CDA Section 230 in an earlier comment. As a social media lawyer I thank God every day that that section (an
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by antonej 14y ago
I realize the person in this example is the OP's girlfriend, but in my experience, the most common explanation is third-party payers. (For example, kid off at college, credit card bills get paid by parents or grandparents. Or corporate ca
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by antonej 14y ago
Two comments from a consumer Internet lawyer's perspective: - Any company of any size in America has been sued in a consumer class action -- many reputable companies scores or even hundreds of times. Some lawyers make their living that w
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by antonej 14y ago
FWIW, I've personally worked with partners at a couple of these funds, as well as some of the senior execs at the parent company, and they are stand-up guys, not con artists. Aggressive direct marketing isn't a crime (have you ever watched
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by antonej 14y ago
I've encountered the same thing in another subscription business where there was system data showing the customer hadn't used it in a long time. My personal (not legal) opinion is that, assuming these account for an immaterial percentage o
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by antonej 14y ago
The cleverness of Columbia's approach was that a certain percentage of people at the margin would keep (and pay full price for) CDs that they'd never have bothered to go out any buy on their own. Just like credit cards: Issuers hate peopl
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by antonej 14y ago
The interesting question is whether the business model would be deemed illegal outright (highly unlikely). Under US law, at least, it's all about disclosure. False/misleading claims and deceptive business practices are usually what get co
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by antonej 14y ago
How hard can it be to retain this data upon registration? Site operators would be insane not to. It's one bit per user in a database: Checked box or not?
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by antonej 14y ago
Note that regardless of what the screen shot looks like today, it's very possible the site already improved its disclosure in response to complaints/threats. It would be interesting to go back in time and compare the disclosure at launch t
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by antonej 14y ago
Assuming for the sake of discussion that there are unlawful deceptive practices going on, either this company isn't getting the right legal counsel or is choosing to ignore it. Either way that sounds like bad news. There are plenty of legit
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Sprint Like An Egyptian: A Tech Entrepreneurship Revolution in Alexandria(gust.com)
1 points by antonej 14y ago|0 comments
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5 'IP' Mistakes Start-ups Should Avoid - WSJ(online.wsj.com)
2 points by antonej 14y ago|0 comments
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by antonej 14y ago
Kazaa tried to do that. IIRC, so did Grokster, Morpheus, Limewire, BearShare and other P2P services. Look at how it turned out for them...
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by antonej 14y ago
Those complex entity structures are usually done for tax or accounting purposes rather than to evade liability, although that can sometimes be an added benefit.
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by antonej 14y ago
From the corporation's point of view, it would pay as an investment in deterrence. Companies fight money-losing legal battles all the time because they don't want to open the floodgates to thousands of others doing the same thing.
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by antonej 14y ago
Good point. Is it possible or probable that under IPv6, we could each have a "static IP for life"? Not that I'd necessarily want that...
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by antonej 14y ago
Maybe not of the birthmark on your ass, but photos alone (without accompanying identifiers) are not protected as PII under US law.

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