Rose Law Group Litigation and Cyber Law Attorney Sam Doncaster for ‘Record Reporter,’ Ninth Circuit poised to decide whether actors hold copyrightable interests in films

by Samuel Doncaster for December 22, 2014 Record Reporter 9th Circuit to decide whether actors hold copyright in their films On Dec. 15, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reconsidered en banc an actress’ claim that “Innocence of Muslims” — a controversial film that sparked riots in the Middle East after being posted to YouTube — infringed a copyrightable …

Rose Law Group Chairman of Cyber Law Department Chris Ingle and Litigation attorney Logan Elia teaching Online Defamation Litigation CLE

This class is designed to provide an introduction to online defamation litigation. They will discuss the laws that create a cause of action, the information an attorney should obtain from a prospective client to properly evaluate a case, and an overview of the major legal issues that may come up during the case. To learn more, visit the website here. …

Rose Law Group litigation and Cyber-Attorney, Sam Doncaster for Record Reporter, Website Owners should post their Terms of Use prominently to ensure their Terms of Use are enforceable

Sept. 29 Record Reporter The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently declined to enforce an arbitration provision in a website’s terms of use on the grounds that the website owner had not obtained an adequate manifestation of the website user’s assent to the contract.1 The plaintiff, Kevin Khoa Nguyen, was a putative class representative who purchased two Hewlett–Packard Touchpads …

Rose Law Group Cyber Law & Litigation Attorney, Sam Doncaster, in Record Reporter, analysis of new Ct. of Appeals Internet publication rule

Court of Appeals applies publication rule to the Internet In Larue v. Brown, the Arizona Court of Appeals recently issued its first opinion applying Arizona’s statutory single publication rule, an adoption of the Uniform Single Publication Act, to Internet defamation.1 The court confirmed that the statute of limitations for online defamation begins when a defamatory article is first published and that …

Arizona sets new rules for online defamation suits – Rose Law Group Litigator Sam Doncaster explains

By Sam Doncaster | Rose Law Group Litigation and Cyber Law Attorney Today the Arizona Court of Appeals issued its first opinion applying the statute of limitations to internet defamation.  All defamation actions must be filed within one year of initial publication.  And, in today’s holding, the Court of Appeals applied the “single publication rule,” meaning that something placed on …

Rose Law Group Litigation and Cyber Law Attorney Logan Elia tells Fox 10 about suit against Facebook bullies [VIDEO]

By Marc Martinez (KSAZ) – 31 year-old Air Force Senior Airman Brian Kolfage lost both legs and his right arm when an RPG exploded near him while serving in Iraq in 2004. Now Kolfage is fighting a battle online against people he says are attacking him and his family via social media. “The same people would write stuff on my …

Disabled vet, UA student sues Facebook posters over ‘smear campaign; represented by Rose Law Group cyber law attorney Logan Elia

By Patrick McNamara | Arizona Daily Star A defamation lawsuit filed by a recent University of Arizona graduate and disabled Iraq war veteran claims social media attacks on him have crossed the line from banter and insults to libel. Brian Kolfage filed the civil complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court last month naming seven defendants in various states who he …