Washington Post v. Total News

Citation: Washington Post Co. v. Total News, Inc., No. 97 Civ. 1190 (PKL) (S.D.N.Y., filed Feb. 20, 1997).

Various news organizations sued Total News for hyperlinking to plaintiffs' Web sites and framing their content within the Total News home page. Plaintiffs alleged claims for misappropriation, federal trademark dilution, trademark infringement, false designation of origin, copyright infringement, and various state claims. Case settled June 1997, based on defendants' agreement to stop framing content from the plaintiffs' sites.