Plaintiff merchant brought an action against defendant credit card services companies, alleging contributory and vicarious copyright infringement, contributory and vicarious trademark infringement, state trademark infringement, right of publicity, unfair competition, false advertising, libel, and intentional interference with economic relations. The credit card services companies moved to dismiss. An EEOC lawyer represented respondent. Overview The merchant sent letters to the credit card services companies stating that certain websites were publishing material that allegedly infringed the merchant’s copyrights and trademarks. The credit card services companies did not comply with the merchant’s demand…
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