Appendix A. Table of Legal Authorities

Federal Statutes and Regulations

• 15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58 (as amended), The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914

• 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), Section 43(a) of Lanham Act

• 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”)

• 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”)

• 15 U.S.C. §1693 et seq., Electronic Funds Transfer Act (“EFTA”) (as amended by the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (“CARD”) Act of 2009, Public Law 111-24, 123 Stat. 1734.)

• 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq., Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) of 1998

• 15 U.S.C. § 7701 et seq., Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (“CAN-SPAM”) Act of 2003

• 16 C.F.R. Part 255, FTC’s Revised Guides Concerning Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising

• 16 C.F.R. Part 312, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule

• 17 U.S.C. §101 et seq., the Copyright Act

• 17 U.S.C. § 512, Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (“OCILLA”) (passed as a part of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) (Public Law No. 105-304)

• 18 U.S.C. § 1030, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

• 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., Electronic Communications Privacy Act (including the Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access, or the Stored Communications Act (“SCA”)

• 29 U.S.C. § 151–169 (as amended), National Labor Relations Act (Public Law 74-198, 49 Stat. 449)

• 31 U.S.C. §§ 5361-5366, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006

• 47 U.S.C. § 230, Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) of 1996 (Public Law No. 104-104)

Case Law

• A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc., 239 F.3d 1004 (9th Cir. 2001)

• AirFX.com v. AirFX, LLC, Case No. 2:11-CV-01064-PHX-FJM (D. Ariz. May 27, 2011)

• American Medical Response of Connecticut, Inc., Case No. 34-CA-12576 (Region 34, NLRB) (Oct. 27, 2010)

• Barcelona.com v. Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, 330 F.3d 617 (4th Cir. 2003)

• Barnes v. CUS Nashville, LLC, Case No. 3:09-CV-00764 (M.D. Tenn. June 3, 2010)

• Bragg v. Linden Research, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:06-CV-04925-ER (E.D. Penn. 2006)

• Caraballo v. City of New York, 2011 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1038 (N.Y. Sup. Richmond County, Mar. 4, 2011)

• Carafano v. Metrosplash.com, Inc., 339 F.3d 1119 (9th Cir. 2003)

• Chanel, Inc. v. Does 1-1000 et al., Case No. 2: 11-CV-01508-KJD-PAL (D.Nev. Sept. 20, 2011)

• Chang et al. v. Virgin Mobile USA, LLC et al., Case No. 3:07-CV-01767-D (N.D. Tex., Oct. 19, 2007)

• Chang et al. v. Virgin Mobile USA, LLC et al., 5:08-MC-80095-JW (N.D. Tex., May 8, 2008)

• Chicago Lawyers’ Comm. for Civil Rights Under the Law, Inc. v. Craigslist, Inc., 461 F. Supp. 2d 681 (N.D. Ill. 2006)

• City of Ontario et al. v. Quon et al., 130 S. Ct. 2619 (2010)

• City of Ontario et al. v. Quon et al., 529 F. 3d 892 (9th Cir. 2008)

• Claridge v. RockYou, Inc., Case No. 4:09-CV-6032-PJH (N.D. Cal. Dec. 28, 2009)

• Cliffdale Associates, Inc., 103 F.T.C. 110 (1984)

• Columbia Insurance Company v. Seescandy.com, 185 F.R.D. 573 (N.D. Cal. 1999)

• Commonwealth v. Williams, 456 Mass. 857 N.E.2d 1162 (Mass. 2010)

• Coventry First, LLC v. Does 1-10, Case No. 2:11-CV-03700-JS (E.D. Penn. Jun. 7, 2011)

• Crispin v. Audigier, Inc., 717 F.Supp.2d 965 (C.D. Calif. May 26, 2010)

• Delfino et al. v. Agilent Technologies, Inc., 145 Cal. App. 4th 790 (Calif. Ct. App., 6th App. District 2006), cert. denied, 52 U.S. 817 (2007)

• Del Vecchio et al. v. Amazon.com Inc., Case No. 2:11-CV-00366-RSL (W.D. Wash. Mar. 2, 2011)

• Doctor’s Associates, Inc. v. QIP Holder LLC, et al., Case No. 3:06-CV-1710 (D. Conn. Oct. 27, 2006)

• Doe v. Friendfinder Network, Inc. et al., 540 F.Supp.2d 288 (D.N.H. 2008)

• Doe v. 2TheMart.Com, Inc., 140 F.Supp.2d 1088 (W.D. Wash. 2001)

• Doe v. XYZ Corp., 382 N.J. Super. 122 (App. Div. 2005)

• Doe II, a Minor, etc., et al., v. MySpace Incorporated, 175 Cal. App. 4th 561 (2009)

• EEOC v. Simply Storage Mgmt., LLC, 270 F.R.D. 430 (S.D. Ind. 2010)

• Ellison v. Robertson, 357 F.3d 1072 (9th Cir. 2004)

• Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Inc. v. NLRB, 453 F.3d 532 (D.C. Cir. 2006)

• Evans et al. v. Linden Research, Inc., et al., Case No. 2:10-CV-1679-ER (E.D. Penn. Apr. 15, 2010); case subsequently transferred to N.D. Cal., Case No. 4:11-CV-01078-DMR (N.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 2011)

• Facebook, Inc. v. MaxBounty, Inc., Case No. 5:10-CV-04712-JF (N.D. Cal. Mar. 28, 2011)

• Fair Housing Council v. Roommates.com, LLC, 521 F.3d 1157 (9th Cir. 2008) (en banc)

• Ferreira v. Groupon Inc., Nordstrom, Inc., Case No. 3:11-CV-0132-DMS-RBB (S.D. Cal. Jan. 21, 2011)

• Five Star Transportation, Inc., 349 NLRB 42 (2007), enforced, 522 F.3d 46 (1st Cir. 2008)

• Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Sys. (TOC), Inc., 528 U.S. 167 (2000)

• Gentry v. eBay, Inc., 99 Cal. App. 4th 816 (2002)

• Griffin v. Maryland, 19 A.3d 415 (Md. Apr. 28, 2011)

• Griffin v. Maryland, 995 A.2d 791 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010)

• Grooms et al. v. Legge et al., Case No. 3:09-CV-489-IEG-POR (S.D. Cal. Mar. 11, 2009)

• Herbert et al. v. Endemol USA Inc. et al., Case No. 2:07-CV-03537-JHN-VBK (C.D. Cal. May 31, 2007)

• Hispanics United Of Buffalo, Inc. v. Ortiz, NLRB Case No. 3-CA-27872 (Sept. 2, 2011)

• In the Matter of Google Inc., FTC File No. 102 3136 (Oct. 24, 2011)

• In the Matter of Legacy Learning Systems, Inc., et al., FTC File No. 102 3055 (Jun. 10, 2011)

• In the Matter of Reverb Communications, Inc. et al., FTC File No. 092 3199 (Nov. 26, 2010)

• In the Matter of Twitter, Inc., FTC File No. 092-3093 (Mar. 11, 2011)

• In re Apple In-App Purchase Litigation, Case No. 5:11-CV-1758-JF (N.D. Cal. Jun. 16, 2011)

• In re Google Buzz Privacy Litigation, Case No. 5:10-CV-00672-JW (N.D. Cal. Feb. 17, 2010)

• In re iPhone/iPad Application Consumer Privacy Litigation, Case No. 5:11-MD-02250-LHK (N.D. Cal. Aug. 25, 2011)

• Independent Newspapers, Inc. v. Brodie, 966 A.2d 432 (Md. 2009)

• Interactive Products Corp. v. a2z Mobile Office Solutions, Inc. et al., 326 F.3d 687 (6th Cir. 2003)

• Johnson v. K Mart Corp., 723 N.E.2d 1192 (Ill. App. 2000)

• JT’s Porch Saloon, NLRB Div. of Advice No. 13-CA-46689 (Jul. 7, 2011)

• Katiroll Co. v. Kati Roll and Platters, Inc., Case No. 3:10-CV-03620 (D.N.J. Jul. 19, 2010)

• Knight-McConnell v. Cummins, Case No. 1:03-CV-05035-NRB (S.D. N.Y. Jul. 7, 2003)

• Konop v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., 302 F.3d 868 (Ct. App., 9th Cir. 2002)

• Lalo v. Apple, Inc., et al., Case No. 5:10-CV-05878-LHK (N.D. Cal. Dec. 23, 2010), transferred and consolidated with four related cases, In re iPhone/iPad Application Consumer Privacy Litigation, 5:11-MD-02250-LHK, (N.D. Cal. Aug. 25, 2011)

• La Russa v. Twitter, Inc. and Does 1-25, Case No. CGC-09-488101, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (May 6, 2009)

• Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. et al., 572 F. Supp. 2d 1150 (N.D. Cal. 2008)

• Levitt et al., v. Yelp! Inc., Case No. 3:10-CV-01321-EMC (N.D. Cal. Mar. 29, 2010)

• Low v. LinkedIn Corp., Case No. 5:11-CV-01468-LHK (N.D. Cal. Nov. 11, 2011)

• Maremont v. Susan Fredman Design Group, Ltd. et al., Case No. 1:10-CV-07811 (N.D. Il. Dec. 9, 2010)

• Martin House, NLRB Div. of Advice No. 34-CA-12950 (Jul. 19, 2011)

• Mayflower Transit, L.L.C. v. Prince, 314 F. Supp. 2d 362 (D.N.J. 2004)

• Meyers Industries (Meyers I), 268 NLRB 493 (1984), revd. sub nom Prill v. NLRB, 755 F.2d 941 (D.C. Cir. 1985), cert. denied 474 U.S. 948 (1985), on remand Meyers Industries (Meyers II), 281 NLRB 882 (1986), affd. sub nom Prill v. NLRB, 835 F.2d 1481 (D.C. Cir. 1987), cert. denied 487 U.S. 1205 (1988)

• MGM Studios Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd., 545 U.S. 913 (2005)

• Moreno v. Hartford Sentinel, Inc., 91 Cal. App. 4th 1125 (2009)

• Morrow v. State, 511 P.2d 127 (Alaska 1973)

• MySpace v. The Globe.Com, Inc., CV 06-3391-RGK (JCx) (C.D. Cal. Feb. 27, 2007)

• MySpace v. Wallace, 498 F.Supp.2d 1293, 1300 (C.D. Cal. 2007)

• Nagler v. Garcia, 370 Fed. Appx. 678, 2010 FED App. 0195N (6th Cir. 2010)

• The New York City Triathlon, LLC v. NYC Triathlon Club, Inc., Case No. 1:10-CV-01464-CM-THK (S.D. N.Y. Feb. 22, 2010)

• NLRB v. Knauz BMW, Case No. 13-CA-045452 (Jul. 21, 2011)

• Northern Star Industries, Inc., v. Douglas Dynamics, LLC, Case No. 2:11-CV-1103-RTR (E.D. Wis. Dec. 5, 2011)

• Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. v. Decas Cranberry Prods., Inc., Case No. 1:10-CV-11288-RWZ (D. Mass. Aug. 2, 2010)

• Offenback v. LM Bowman, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:10-CV-1789, (M.D. Pa. Jun. 22, 2011)

• ONEOK, Inc. v. Twitter, Inc., Case No. 4:09-CV-00597-TCK–TLW (N.D. Ok. Sep. 15, 2009)

• Patterson v. Turner Construction Co., 931 N.Y.S.2d 311 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

• People v. Lenihan, 911 N.Y.S.2d 588 (N.Y. Sup. Queens Cty. 2010)

• PhoneDog, LLC v. Noah Kravitz, Case No. 3:11-CV-03474-MEJ (N.D. Cal. Jul. 15, 2011)

• Pietrylo v. Hillstone Rest. Group, Case No. 2:06-CV-05754-FSH-PS (D. N.J. Nov. 30, 2006)

• Polaroid Corp. v. Polarad Elecs. Corp., 287 F.2d 492, 495 (2d Cir. 1961), cert. denied, 368 U.S. 820 (1961)

• Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844, 117 S.Ct. 2329 (1997)

• Robins v. Spokeo, Inc., Case No. 2:10-CV-5306-ODW (AGR) (C.D. Cal. Jul. 20, 2010)

• Romano v. Steelcase, 907 N.Y.S.2d 650 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Suffolk Co. 2010)

• Schneider v. Amazon.com, Inc., 108 Wn. App. 454, 31 P.3d 37 (2001)

• Sony Music Entertainment Inc. v. Does 1-40, 326 F.Supp.2d 556 (S.D. NY 2004)

• State v. Eleck, 130 Conn. App. 632 (Conn. App. Ct. 2011)

• Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, Inc., 990 A.2d 650 (N.J. 2010)

• UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. Veoh Networks, Inc., Case No. 10-55732 (9th Cir. Dec. 20, 2011)

• U.S. v. Godwin (d/b/a skidekids.com), Case No. 1:11-CV-03846-JOF (N.D. Ga. Nov. 8, 2011)

• U.S. v. Industrious Kid, Inc., Case No. 3:08-CV-00639 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2008)

• U.S. v. Playdom, Inc. et al., Case No. 8:11-CV-00724-AG-AN (C.D. Cal. May 11, 2011)

• U.S. v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Case No. 1:08-CV-10730 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2008)

• U.S. v. W3 Innovations LLC et al., Case No. 5:11-CV-03958 (N.D. Cal., Aug. 12, 2011)

• U.S. v. Xanga.com, Inc. et al., Case No. 1:06-CV-06853-SHS (S.D.N.Y., Sept. 7, 2006)

• Verizon California Inc. v. OnlineNIC, Inc., Case No. 3:08-CV-02832 (N.D. Cal. Jun. 6, 2008)

• Wal-Mart, NLRB Div. of Advice No. 17-CA-25030 (Jul. 19, 2011)

• Yath v. Fairview Clinics, N. P., 767 N.W.2d 34 (Minn. App. Ct.) (2009)

• Zeran v. America Online, Inc., 129 F.3d 327, 330 (4th Cir. 1997)

Miscellaneous

• Facebook’s Promotions Guidelines, available at http://www.facebook.com/promotions_guidelines.php

• Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, available at http://www.facebook.com/terms.php?ref=pf

• LinkedIn’s User Agreement, available at http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=user_agreement

• Guidelines for Contests on Twitter, available at http://support.twitter.com/entries/68877-guidelines-for-contests-on-twitter

• Google+ Pages Contest and Promotion Policies, available at http://www.google.com/intl/en/+/policy/pagescontestpolicy.html

• Twitter, Inc.’s Parody, Commentary, and Fan Accounts Policy, available at https://support.twitter.com/articles/106373-parody-commentary-and-fan-accounts-policy

• Twitter Rules, available at https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311-the-twitter-rules#