Anti-malware provider immune under CDA for calling competitor’s product a security threat
internetcases » cases 2017-11-09
Summary:
Plaintiff anti-malware software provider sued defendant – who also provides software that protects internet users from malware, adware etc. – bringing claims for false advertising under the Section 43(a) of Lanham Act, as well as other business torts. Plaintiff claimed that defendant wrongfully revised its software’s criteria to identify plaintiff’s software as a security threat […]