Published articles, messages, chats about current legal newshttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Woman-can-sue-over-YouTube-clip-de-posting--Judge-rules-Web-host-must-factor-whether-copyrighted-excerpt-was-too-small-to-matter-l:839972752.html?method=rss In a victory for small-time music copiers over the entertainment industry, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that copyright holders can't order one of their songs removed from the Web without first checking to see if the excerpt was so small and innocuous that it was legal. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/State-laws-do-not-extend-to-EBay-l:840141874.html?method=rss California consumers are not protected by the state's consumer protection laws when something they buy on EBay turns out to be less than advertised, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/BROTHERS-WILL-GIVE-UP-CASH-AND-CARS-TO-SETTLE-FTC-CHARGES-THAT-EARNINGS-CLAIMS-FOR-THEIR-MONEY-MAKING-SECRETS-MISLED-CONSUMERS-l:839973601.html?method=rss The following information was released by the Federal Trade Commission: Two brothers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers with false earnings claims for work-at-home schemes involving free government grants, mystery shopping, online surveys, and data entry. Under the proposed settlement, they are banned from marketing work-at-home opportunities in the future. The defendants are charged with making false and unsubstantiated earnings claims in violation of the FTC Act. According to the FTCs complaint, they charged consumers from $47 to $129 to access their members only Web sites with their money-making secrets. Their advertised programs either did not exist as represented or did not offer quick and easy money with little time or effort as promised. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0400