Court Orders Unmasking Subpoena of Alleged Infringers–Baugher v. GoDaddy
…blog’s “registrar” (this is the court’s word), GoDaddy, which GoDaddy honored. The bloggers did not submit counternotices. Baugher then submitted a request for a 512(h) subpoena, which the court clerk…
Ohio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers
…them to reconsider this opinion and allow for public comment. The board can and should do better. I might also submit an FTC complaint to alert them of the board’s…
CASE-ing the Joint: The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (Guest Blog Post)
…or attorneys’ fees and costs that may be awarded under this chapter.” [17 U.S.C. §1510(a)(2)(A)] The Register must submit the proposed rule to Congress, and the rule shall take effect…
2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 5 (Contracts, E-Commerce, Defamation, Censorship, & More)
…acts as an intermediary between consumers and multiple food facilities to submit food orders from a consumer to a participating food facility, and to arrange for the delivery of the…
Californians: VOTE NO ON PROP. 24, The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
…via a public legislative process. (The CPRA drafters did invite many players to submit comments; I declined). No publicly-elected official “voted” on the CPRA’s changes to the CCPA; the Mactaggart…
Another Roundup of Online Contract Formation Cases
…process: The court explains: the submittal page was uncluttered, with only a few spaces to enter information, and a large orange submit button with the phrase “By submitting this request,…
Comments on the “Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act” (the “PACT Act”)
…At this point in the Internet’s history, that assumption is not credible. The bill acknowledges that “the user may submit a complaint in good faith” through the required notification systems,…
Trump’s “Preventing Online Censorship” Executive Order Is Pro-Censorship Political Theater
…Section 3 Section 3 requires executive branch agencies to gather information about their online ad spend and submit a report to the OMB Director in 30 days. Presumably the OMB…
The EARN IT Act Partially Repeals Section 230, But It Won’t Help Children
…is required to submit to the DOJ AG “recommended best practices that providers of interactive computer services may choose to engage in to prevent, reduce, and respond to the online…
The “EARN IT” Act Is Another Terrible Proposal to “Reform” Section 230
…nonpartisan. The Commission’s Charge In __ months (a placeholder says 18), “the Commission shall develop and submit to the Attorney General recommended best practices that providers of interactive computer services…