Sixth Circuit Reverses Judgment Against The Dirty

THE CASE OF THE BENGAL CHEERLEADER AT THE CYBER ZOO* Sarah Jones, a former high school teacher and Cincinnati Bengal cheerleader, sued TheDirty.com over two posts.  In the first, site users (aka “The Dirty Army”) posted that Jones was seen with the Bengals kicker and “has . . . slept with every other Bengal Football player. This girl…

In the Courts: Jiffy’s $47 Million, Gambling, Backpage, Kim Dotcom, Defamation and ISP Censorship Right

Advertiser Settles Text Messaging Claim under TCPA for $47 Million Jiffy Lube’s parent corporation may pay $47 million under a class action settlement arising from sending text messaging wthout opt-in consent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.  Unlike CAN-SPAM which does not impose any opt-in requirements, text messages require opt-in consent under the TCPA.…