Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman
…Accounts Doesn’t Violate Computer Fraud & Abuse Act – Matot v. CH When Does A Parody Twitter Account Constitute Criminal Identity Theft?–Sims v. Monaghan Trademark Owner Sues Over Alleged Twittersquatting–Coventry…
N.D. Cal. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v. YouTube Schedule A Defendants
…DRM’s works from YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter; (2) removing Viral DRM’s copyright management information from Plaintiff’s videos; and (3) uploading infringing works to YouTube These kinds of generic arguments…
2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review
…unfortunately denied the petition for review. 9) Musk destroys Twitter. Say what you will about Musk, but he is making an important contribution to science. He has turned Twitter into…
2023 Quick Links: Social Media
…even material. The Resort’s own website and its pages on third-party travel websites are “on the internet for all the world to see.” Any posts on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,…
Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Its January 6 Explanation–Mahoney v. Meta
…Explanations” Requirements are a Liability Trap–Shared v. Facebook * Facebook Moderator Defeats Defamation Lawsuit Over Termination Explanation–Margolies v. Rudolph * Twitter’s Content Moderation Explanations Aren’t Defamatory Per Se–Isaac v. Twitter…
2023 Quick Links: Censorship
…defense to a prosecution over text messages telling Hillary Clinton voters that they could vote by text). * Twitter v. Garland, 2023 WL 2360932 (9th Cir. March 6, 2023). Restrictions…
Grindr Defeats FOSTA Claim–Doe v. Grindr
…More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Twitter Defeats FOSTA Case Over CSAM–Doe v. Twitter * DC Circuit Upholds FOSTA’s Constitutionality (By Narrowing It)–Woodhull v. U.S. * Section 230 Immunizes Snap, Even if…
Twitter Defeats FOSTA Case Over CSAM–Doe v. Twitter
…reconsideration in light of the Ninth Circuit’s Doe v. Reddit opinion, which held that FOSTA didn’t apply to CSAM. In covering the 9th Circuit’s Twitter ruling, I said “Twitter should…
Advertiser Can’t Force Facebook to Run Sex Product Ads–Strachan v. Facebook
…exercise its editorial discretion as it sees fit. Cites to Cross v. Facebook, Ebeid v. Facebook, and Murphy v. Twitter. The court summarizes: the agreement gave Facebook discretion to disable…
Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter
…which were circulated via Twitter.” Cite to Mezey v. Twitter. Publisher/Speaker claims. Section 230 applies to “all actions arising from Twitter’s alteration or removal of Plaintiff’s content….Twitter’s CDA immunity strikes…