Harley-Davidson v. SunFrog: The Case That Rewired Platform Liability Without a Single New Law

Introduction : A U.S. District Court in Wisconsin last ordered a company based in Michigan to pay $19.2 million to Harley-Davidson in April of 2018. At first glance, it sounds like a counterfeiting tale: a print-on-demand site ended up allowing people to print Bar & Shield logos on hoodies and mugs, and they were discovered. The interesting aspect of H-D U.S.A., LLC v. SunFrog, LLC is that it is not the size of the check itself. But the court came to this conclusion under a framework of law...