November 20th, 2008

Blockshopper Calls In The Cavalry To Defend Against Suit

By Wendy Davis, Mediapost

A high-powered First Amendment attorney has agreed to represent real estate news site Blockshopper, which is being sued by law firm Jones Day for trademark infringement lawsuit for having linked to the firm's Web site...

Digital rights groups from around the country are seeking to get involved in the case. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and Public Citizen are among the groups that attempted to file a friend-of-the-court brief on Blockshopper's behalf, but Darrah turned those organizations away. He ruled last week that a friend-of-the-court brief "would not now be helpful."

Related Issues: Free Speech

Related Cases: Jones Day v Blockshopper

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