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19 J. Intell. Prop. L. 427 (2011-2012)
Passing the Virtual Buck: How the Ninth Circuit Used Contributory Trademark Law to Expand Liability for Web Hosts

handle is hein.journals/intpl19 and id is 435 raw text is: NOTES PASSING THE VIRTUAL BUCK HOW THE NINTH CIRCUIT USED CONTRIBUTORY TRADEMARK LAW TO EXPAND LIABILITY FOR WEB HOSTS Alessandra Backuf TABLE OF CONTENTS I. IN TRO D UCTIO N .......................................................................................... 429 II. B ACK G RO UN D ............................................................................................. 431 A. COUNTERFEITING OVER THE INTERNET ....................................... 431 B. TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT ........................................................... 432 C. CONTRIBUTORY TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT............................. 433 1. The Landlord-Tenant Extension..................................................... 435 2. E xtension to Serices ........................................................................ 436 D. THE GROWING USE OF CONTRIBUTORY LIABILITY FOR INTERNET-BASED CASES.................................................................... 438 1. Cybersquating and the Domain Name Trademarks......................... 439 2. The Online Marketplace and Contributory Trademark Infringem ent...................................................................................... 440 E. THE COPYRIGHT COROLLARY........................................................... 441 F. THE LOUIS TIUITFON CASE................................................................. 444 III. A N A LYSIS . ...... ..................................... .......................................... 446 A. WHY WEB HOSTS ARE NOT COVERED BY PREVIOUS JURISPRUD EN CE ................................................................................... 447 1. The Landlord-Tenant Analogy........................................................ 447 2. Lockheed and Cbersquatting........................................................ 449 3. Tiffany and the Online Marketplace................................................ 450 B. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THIS PRECEDENT ................. 451 J.D. Candidate 2013, University of Georgia School of Law. The author would like to thank everyone on the journal for their assistance in the editing process. She would also like to thank her family for their unending love and support. This Note is dedicated to Beau Backus, whose patience, love, and understanding guided me through these tough three years. 427

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