Ninth Circuit Affirms Google’s Section 230 Win Over a Negative Business Review–Black v. Google

By Eric Goldman Black v. Google, Inc., 2011 WL 5188426 (9th Cir. Nov. 1, 2011). The complaint. The district court ruling. The Blacks sued Google over a negative third party review of their business published in an unspecified Google property….

Yahoo Partially Defeats Lawsuit Over Wrongful Account Termination–Buza v. Yahoo

By Eric Goldman Buza v. Yahoo, Inc., 2011 WL 5041174 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 24, 2011). The complaint. Buza claims Yahoo terminated two GeoCities accounts related to his advocacy efforts. Buza is proceeding pro se, which is typical for user lawsuits…

Call for Papers, 2nd Annual Internet Law Work-in-Progress Symposium, NYC, March 24, 2012

By Eric Goldman For more information about this work-in-progress series, you might check out my recap from the inaugural event. This is a wonderful event in a fantastic location with a group of terrific scholars. I am eagerly looking forward…