Comments on: Links, Lawsuits and Privacy in the Age of Real Estate 2.0 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20 Internet, Web 2.0 and Real Estate Marketing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:01:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-28791 Peter Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:41:17 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-28791 Before you judge the law firm (I'm no fan of lawyers either), please consider what Blockshopper does: they post your name, address and home purchase price on their website and link this to US Weekly-style stories. Yes, of course, home purchases are public information but you can't normally type a person's name in Google and figure out where they live (government websites allow you to search for a property and then lists the buyer(s), but NOT the other way around). Imagine if this happened to you while you were already being stalked... or if you had concerns about your home address being so prominently displayed on the internet? No, I agree with the law firm and if I had the $$ I would sue these pseudo-journalists too Before you judge the law firm (I’m no fan of lawyers either), please consider what Blockshopper does: they post your name, address and home purchase price on their website and link this to US Weekly-style stories. Yes, of course, home purchases are public information but you can’t normally type a person’s name in Google and figure out where they live (government websites allow you to search for a property and then lists the buyer(s), but NOT the other way around). Imagine if this happened to you while you were already being stalked… or if you had concerns about your home address being so prominently displayed on the internet? No, I agree with the law firm and if I had the $$ I would sue these pseudo-journalists too

]]> By: Residential Real Estate Companies http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-28511 Residential Real Estate Companies Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-28511 I really hate lawyers, specifically for reasons like this. I really hate lawyers, specifically for reasons like this.

]]> By: Links, Lawsuits and Privacy in the Age of Real Estate 2.0 | Doug Jumper http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26389 Links, Lawsuits and Privacy in the Age of Real Estate 2.0 | Doug Jumper Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:31:35 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26389 [...] said and done, it’s not the lawyers who end up telling us what can and can not be published.  (Article by Joel Burslem) [...] [...] said and done, it’s not the lawyers who end up telling us what can and can not be published.  (Article by Joel Burslem) [...]

]]> By: Overland Park Real Estate http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26369 Overland Park Real Estate Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:18:04 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26369 Interesting story Joel. Interesting story Joel.

]]> By: Friday Blog Scan: Things we liked from the week that was | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26362 Friday Blog Scan: Things we liked from the week that was | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:51:25 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26362 [...] the legality of linking to other sites is revisited in this post from Future of Real Estate [...] [...] the legality of linking to other sites is revisited in this post from Future of Real Estate [...]

]]> By: Sued For Blogging about Publicly Available Information | Real Central VA http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26357 Sued For Blogging about Publicly Available Information | Real Central VA Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:38:26 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26357 [...] to Joel, who thanked Marlow, for pointing this [...] [...] to Joel, who thanked Marlow, for pointing this [...]

]]> By: Rob Hahn http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26347 Rob Hahn Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:22:25 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26347 No Chris -- as long as the information is PUBLIC information, anyone has the right to publish it anywhere. Doesn't matter if it's the name, company name, whatever -- as long as the info itself is in the public domain, anyone has the right to publish it. Notice that the judge used a theory of "trademark infringement" which doesn't pass the laugh test. This is legislating from the bench at its most obvious. If there had been a privacy issue, the judge would have used that. There is none. -rsh No Chris — as long as the information is PUBLIC information, anyone has the right to publish it anywhere. Doesn’t matter if it’s the name, company name, whatever — as long as the info itself is in the public domain, anyone has the right to publish it.

Notice that the judge used a theory of “trademark infringement” which doesn’t pass the laugh test. This is legislating from the bench at its most obvious. If there had been a privacy issue, the judge would have used that. There is none.

-rsh

]]> By: myrtle beach condos http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26345 myrtle beach condos Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:32 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26345 sounds like a crazy story sounds like a crazy story

]]> By: Chris Dowell http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26343 Chris Dowell Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:39:16 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26343 I think mentioning the sale of public record property sale is ok. When the buyer and company information is associated or mentioned in the sale information, I think the website crossed the line. I think mentioning the sale of public record property sale is ok. When the buyer and company information is associated or mentioned in the sale information, I think the website crossed the line.

]]> By: Joshua Dorkin @ BiggerPockets http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20/comment-page-1/#comment-26331 Joshua Dorkin @ BiggerPockets Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:49:54 +0000 http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/links-lawsuits-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-real-estate-20#comment-26331 This case is absurd. The only thing that might give it any validity would be if BlockShopper didn't have any kind of linking disclaimer, clarifying that they have no affiliation with external links on their site, which is pretty standard today. If judges start dictating who you can link to and how, the internet is dead. Does this judge really want to be responsible for sorting out who gets ownership of what keywords? This case is absurd. The only thing that might give it any validity would be if BlockShopper didn’t have any kind of linking disclaimer, clarifying that they have no affiliation with external links on their site, which is pretty standard today. If judges start dictating who you can link to and how, the internet is dead.

Does this judge really want to be responsible for sorting out who gets ownership of what keywords?

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