‘Badass Lawyer’ Loses Lawsuit Over Parody Twitter Account–Levitt v. Felton
…University (CMU). His Twitter account looked interesting, to say the least. During his short tenure on Twitter, Levitt supposedly made posts referencing “alcohol and drug use.” Here’s one tweet quoted…
Q1 2016 Quick Links, Part 3 (DOJ v. Apple, ISIS, Censorship & More)
…Online * Wired: Why ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War * Washington Post: Twitter says it’s shut down more than 125,000 accounts promoting ISIS since mid-2015. Fusion: State Department…
Big Win For Free Speech Online In Backpage Lawsuit (Forbes Cross-Post)
…cases implicating Section 230. For example, Fields v. Twitter seeks to hold Twitter liable for ISIS’s killing of an American because Twitter provides “material support” to a terrorist organization. But…
Courtney Love Defeats Twibel Claims–Holmes v. Love
Courtney Love Cobain, tweeting with two twitter users (“fairnewsspears” and “noozjunkie”), stated she: was fucking devasted when Rhonda J. Holmes, Esquire, of San Diego was bought off @FairNewsSpears perhaps you…
High Schooler’s “Murder” Tweet Isn’t “Cyberstalking”–State v. Kohonen
Ruh roh. Teens and Twitter. What could possibly go wrong? In 8th grade, SG reported Jessica Kohonen’s behavior, which led to her suspension. [Note: the court uses the alias JK…
Top 10 Internet Law Developments of 2015 (Forbes Cross-Post)
…down on offensive content, especially involuntary porn (a/k/a “revenge porn”). Twitter and Google voluntarily announced new mechanisms to remove involuntary porn—and so did Pornhub. And Reddit, often viewed as one…
It’s Not Harassment To Talk Tough About Your Court Case (And Litigation Opponent) In Social Media
…Board? Go For It! When Does A Parody Twitter Account Constitute Criminal Identity Theft?–Sims v. Monaghan GA Supreme Court Fixes Overbroad Injunction Against Message Board Operator–Chan v. Ellis When Does…
Posting Mocking Photo To Social Media May Be Tortious….If You’re Shaq–Binion v. O’Neal
photo credit: Shutterstock/Memo Angeles – “Internet Troll Using a Computer” Jahmel Binion alleges that Shaquille O’Neal posted to Instagram and Twitter a picture of him that portrayed Binion in a…
Oculus Faces Messy Ownership Claims Over Its Head Mounted Display–Total Recall v. Luckey
…Smoking Everywhere E-SIGN Prevents Enforcement of Emailed Contract Terms–Buckles v. Investordigs Thoughts on the Lawsuit Over the @OMGFacts Twitter Account — Deck v. Spartz, Inc. Sale of “Damn You Auto…
Section 230 Doesn’t Protect Email Forwarding of Screenshotted Tweets?–Maxfield v. Maxfield
…case may not be good precedent, but I’m blogging it anyway because of its topicality. At issue are the following tweets, now apparently offline, made through a pseudonymous Twitter account…