Spyware/Adware/Search Engine Law Resources
Marquette University Law School
Last updated 7/3/2005
1-800 Contacts v. WhenU
Google amicus brief on appeal
EFF amicus brief on appeal
1800 Contacts response brief on appeal
Second Circuit opinion
FindWhat amicus brief (the district court bounced this brief and the NAI amicus brief, saying it did not want to consider amicus briefs during the fact-finding stage)
Preliminary Injunction (June 22, 2004)
Denial of Motion to Dismiss (August 25, 2004)
Partial transcript of bench trial (where judge grants Google’s motion for summary judgment) (Dec. 15, 2004)
English translation of opinion
California Anti-Spyware Law (SB 1436, codified at Cal. B&P Code §22947)
Alaska anti-adware law
Overview of spyware/adware law (August 5, 2004)
Deregulating Relevancy in Internet Trademark Law (54 Emory L.J. 507 (2005))
Ben Edelman’s site [Ben and I definitely don’t see eye-to-eye on some topics, but he does an excellent job keeping track of new developments]