Dead Sea Scrolls Impersonation Case Convictions Partially Affirmed
…2014) Other coverage: Impersonating someone online with intent to injure his reputation is a crime in New York (Volokh) Golb Decided, and the Sockpuppet Dies (Greenfield) Related posts: Employee’s Twitter…
Conviction for Cyberstalking & Revenge Porn Survives First Amendment Challenge
…the persistent criticism of a religious figure via blogs and Twitter. While the court in that case did not rule on the facial validity of the statute, it did say…
Another Attempt to Scrub Unflattering Posts Fails
…Violate Computer Fraud & Abuse Act – Matot v. CH Employee’s Twitter and Facebook Impersonation Claims Against Employer Move Forward — Maremont v. Fredman Design Group Facebook Posts and Twitter…
Another Questionable IP Lawsuit Over a Derogatory Twitter Account
…Behringer and his company tried to get Twitter to take down the profiles and tweets in question. Twitter demurred, noting that the accounts did not violate any of Twitter’s policies….
Internet Law Professors File Amicus Brief in ‘Innocence of Muslims’ Case–Garcia v. Google
…Gawker, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Kickstarter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, and Yahoo! As the brief says, many of these signatories are YouTube competitors. The brief focuses on copyright doctrine, such as 512(m)’s ban on…
Twibel Ruling: Tweeting That Someone is “Fucking Crazy” is Not Defamatory
This is a case that addresses how defamation can play out on Twitter, which is a perennial favorite of mine (perhaps owing to my excessive participation in that medium). Feld…
Court Rules That Kids Can Be Bound By Facebook’s Member Agreement
…by Minor Children Moves Forward — In re Apple In-App Purchase Litigation. Clickthrough Agreement Binding Against Minors–A.V. v. iParadigms Court Declines to Dismiss or Transfer Lawsuit Over @OMGFacts Twitter Account…
IP Battle Between Jumpy House Manufacturers Isn’t Bounced – WhatRU Holding v. Bouncing Angels
…EZI has general invitations to “Like” on Facebook and “Follow” on Twitter, the court noted that the minimal interaction with Minnesota residents was not a hook for specific jurisdiction: The…
Employer Who Takes Over Employee’s Social Media Accounts May Commit Privacy Violation–Maremont v Susan Fredman Design
…v. Kravitz Courts Says Employer’s Lawsuit Against Ex-Employee Over Retention and Use of Twitter Account can Proceed–PhoneDog v. Kravitz An Update on PhoneDog v. Kravitz, the Employee Twitter Account Case…
In Its “Innocence of Muslims” Ruling, the Ninth Circuit is Guilty of Judicial Activism–Garcia v. Google
…as potential amici. (See Prof. James Grimmelmann’s twitter feed for a strong reaction and trenchant critique.) Mike Masnick also does a great of job critiquing the decision at TechDirt, and…