Online Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Murder–Roland v. Letgo
…agreed to meet Brown in person to buy the car. At the meeting, Brown tried to rob them at gunpoint. When the husband fought back, Brown shot them both dead….
Messaging App Isn’t Liable for an Offline Murder (Even Without Section 230)–Roland v. Letgo
…person to buy the car. At the meeting, Brown tried to rob them at gunpoint. When the husband fought back, Brown shot them both dead. This lawsuit seeks to hold…
Twitter Defeats Trump’s Deplatforming Lawsuit–Trump v. Twitter
…best shot, and none of the court’s rationales are unexpected or unanticipated. So the amended complaint will undoubtedly fail too. Then it’s onto the Ninth Circuit. The question everyone wants…
How Fair Use Helps Bloggers Publish Their Research (Cross-Post)
…30 sentence new article. Defendants have also won fair use-based motions to dismiss over republishing a partial screen shot (Yang v. Mic Networks, Inc., 405 F. Supp. 3d 537 (S.D.N.Y….
2021 Section 230 Year-in-Review
…Section 230. Two Wisconsin federal district courts said that Section 230 didn’t protect Armslist from personal injury claims by people shot using guns purchased there. The rulings conflict with the…
Armslist Loses Two Section 230 Rulings, But Still Defeats Both Lawsuits
…companies offering similar services abandoned it Nevertheless, the court dismisses for lack of causation: It is clear from the complaint that Schmidt was shot and killed by her estranged husband,…
Blogger Defeats Defamation Claims–Buckley v. Moore
…of investment products. Moore shot down Top Gun Options in a review entitled “Top Gun Options: A Paper Tiger?” I found this passage especially evocative: if Donald Trump were to…
Trump Defeats Lawsuit Over Manipulated Viral Video He Tweeted–Cisneros v. Cook
…running after M.H., the black child, and added captions reading “Terrified Todler [sic] Runs From Racist Baby” and “Racist Baby Probably A Trump Voter.” The shot then fades to a…
1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 2 (Section 230 and More)
…a Backpage moderator. These instructions included ‘Approve. Nude rear shots are okay as long the model is not exposing her anus or genitalia.’ and ‘Approve. Rear shot okay. Transparent wet…
Blogger Loses Copyright Ruling Over Photo…But No Mention of the CC-BY-SA License!–Von Der Au v. Imber
…co-defense counsel, but she hasn’t gotten acknowledged on the firm website (yet?)). I’ll also note that the photo in question is otherwise a relatively generic shot of the Semperoper. I…