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... docket, with 4 lawsuits filed in its home court in the past two months: * I previously blogged on Zango v. PC Tools. That case has been removed to federal court (W.D. Wash., ... initially filed in state court, PACER doesn't have the complaint. However, here's Zango's motion for a TRO. In addition to these 2 lawsuits against anti-spyware software vendors, ... cv-00506-RSL (W.D. Wash. complaint filed April 6, 2007). See the complaint. * Zango Inc v. Mainstream Advertising, 2:07-cv-00507-MJP (W.D. Wash. ...

By Eric Goldman Zango, Inc. v. Kaspersky Lab Inc., C07-0807-JCC (W.D. Wash. TRO motion denied June 6, 2007) Yesterday, Zango's ... " because PC Tools had made important classification changes. Today, the same judge denied Zango's TRO request against Kaspersky Lab even though Kaspersky hasn't made commensurate ... opinion doesn't say it, but I think implicitly the two opinions signal very clearly that Zango will need to present much stronger evidence of its problem if it hopes to ultimately prevail. Or, ...

... security companies and anti-spyware websites. Their actions have achieved mixed results. In mid-2007, for example, Zango, Inc., a software maker that provides free access to ad-sponsored online entertainment, brought two separate actions against companies whose anti-spyware software classified the company's products as potential malware. In each instance, Zango was unsuccessful in the lower court. In August 2007, the Western District of Washington ruled that a software maker whose anti-spyware ...

By Eric Goldman Zango, Inc. v. PC Tools Pty Ltd., C07-0797-JCC (W. D. Wash. TRO denied June 5, 2007) The judge denied ... written quickly in response to a TRO request. However, the court's opinion reflected that it was aware of Zango's historical practices and understood the public benefit from giving space for anti-spyware ... m failry confident this story isn't over. I suspect PC Tools and Zango will have continued categorization spats in the future. And, the lawsuit against Kaspersky is still pending ...

... comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) praising the commission for negotiating a landmark settlement with adware distributor Zango Inc., but also raising concerns that Zango continues to engage in some of the same practices that necessitated the settlement in the first place. In a press release issued on November 3, 2006, Zango claimed that it "has met or exceeded the key notice and consent standards detailed in the FTC consent order since at ...

... The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington(state) has issued a decision in Zango, Inc. v. Kaspersky Lab, Inc. dismissing Zango's claim relating to Kaspersky's distribution of computer anti-virus/anti-malware ... users to filter, screen, allow and/or disallow content that the safe harbor was designed to facilitate blocking. The court rejected Zango's argument that it does not provide "objectionable material" within the meaning of the safe harbor. It held that the statute ...

The Federal Trade Commission today finalized its landmark settlement requiring adware distributor Zango Inc. (formerly 180solutions) to hand over $3 million and change some of its most egregious practices. The settlement bars ... will come with enforcing it. In a letter to CDT, the FTC today acknowledged that it would need to remain vigilant to ensure that Zango abides by the terms of the settlement. The commission also urged CDT to pass along any evidence of future offenses by Zango stemming from ...

By Eric Goldman National Numismatic Certification, LLC. v. eBay, Inc., 2008 WL 2704404 (M.D. Fla. July 8, 2008) This is the fourth time in a week that I'm blogging about an eBay lawsuit (see the ... . I assume their lawyers will submit this case to the Ninth Circuit for its supplemental consideration. * the e360Insight v. Comcast case, which agreed with the Zango case that any good faith requirement in the statute was subjective, not objective, and also granted the motion to dismiss on that basis. ...

... again, it seems like the market is doing that job for them; another adware vendor, DirectRevenue, has gone under. * Zango has appealed Zango v. Kaspersky to the Ninth Circuit. I wasn't a fan of this lawsuit from the outset, so pursuing the case sounds like ... bound the daughter-in-law to the vendor's clickthrough agreement. Accord: the Hofer and Abramson cases. * Whitnum v. Yahoo, Inc., 2007 WL 2609825 (NY Supreme Court, Sept. 5, 2007). Woman sought damages because Yahoo shut down her website the ...

... gay pornographic movies using the same name, a lawsuit claims. International Media Films Inc. accused Manhattan filmmaker Andrei Treivas Bregman of trademark and copyright infringement for ... guidelines. Adware company WhenU made TRUSTe's cut, but rival Zango didn't. Read more here (from Media Post). The US has rejected a ... cell phone ringtones and the Internet. Read more here (from FindLaw). Blockbuster Inc. is reviving a promotion it used in December to target customers of rival online movie-order ...