Section 230 Precludes Injunctive Relief Against Message Boards–Medytox v. InvestorsHub
…Giordano v. Romeo, which specifically ruled that Section 230 preempts equitable relief. The court further cites four other moldy-oldy rulings rejecting the plaintiffs’ argument, including Ben Ezra (from 2000), Noah…
2014 Internet Law Casebook and Syllabus Now Available
…is Cyberspace? Who Regulates It? ACLU v. Reno (CDA I District Ct. Facts Only) …………………………………………………. Page 1 Noah v. AOL (E.D. Va.) ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 20 Geolocation: Core To The Local Space…
2013 Internet Law Syllabus and Casebook Now Online
…(CDA I District Ct. Facts Only) Page 1 Noah v. AOL (E.D. Va.) 20 Geolocation: Core To The Local Space And Key To Click-Fraud Detection 28 II. Jurisdiction Evaluating if…
Employee/Ex-Employer Lawsuit Over Twitter Account Settles – Phonedog v. Kravitz
…changed the @PhoneDog_Noah username to “@noahkravitz” with PhoneDog’s blessing. PhoneDog sued, asserting claims for conversion, misappropriation of trade secrets, and interference with economic relationships. Although they didn’t necessarily seem on…
Lovelorn Plaintiffs Strike Out Against Match.com – Robinson v. Match.com
…party beneficiary of the site’s negative contract restrictions. (See Godard v. Google; Balsam v. Tucows; Noah v. AOL.) At the end of the day, maybe there’s some skepticism–around whether the…
Will the Floodgates Open Up for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Claims Against Websites?–National Association of the Deaf v. Netflix
…line of precedent rejecting that conclusion. I don’t have a complete roster of cases in this area, but cases that came to mind include Noah v. AOL (a Title II…
An Update on PhoneDog v. Kravitz, the Employee Twitter Account Case
…Noah” website and Twitter account. The net result of PhoneDog’s lawsuit so far is a personal branding bump for Kravitz. I’m not seeing a clear parth to victory for PhoneDog…
Courts Says Employer’s Lawsuit Against Ex-Employee Over Retention and Use of Twitter Account can Proceed–PhoneDog v. Kravitz
…approximately seventeen thousand followers. When he left, PhoneDog asked for the account “back” but he demurred, instead changing the account handle from @PhoneDog_Noah to “@noahkravitz“. PhoneDog sued, asserting claims for…
47 USC 230 Retrospective Conference Recap
…to injunctive relief. The Gentry case says otherwise. [I note that Noah v. AOL squarely addressed this issue as well]. The Blockowicz case provides even more support. * Argue that…
Ripoff Report Ordered to Stop Publishing User-Submitted Report–Giordano v. Romeo
…cases in the past. See, e.g., Noah v. AOL Time Warner, Inc., 261 F. Supp. 2d 532 (E.D. Va. 2003): plaintiff argues, unpersuasively, that § 230 does not apply to…