DMCA Counternotification Doesn’t Create Personal Jurisdiction in Copyright Owner’s Home Court–Real v. Matteo
…The Louisiana plaintiff wasn’t part of the contract, and Matteo’s only contacts with the US were through Patreon, based in California. The last-ditch argument for Louisiana jurisdiction is Matteo’s 512(g)…
Fourth Judge Says Social Media Sites Aren’t Liable for Supporting Terrorists–Pennie v. Twitter
[It’s impossible to blog about Section 230 without reminding you that it remains highly imperiled.] This is one of the multitudinous 1-800-LAW-FIRM lawsuits against social media services for allegedly providing…
Social Networking Site Isn’t Liable for User’s Overdose of Drugs He Bought Via the Site–Dyroff v. Ultimate Software
…Mining” Doesn’t Defeat Section 230. In the last year or so, I’ve seen a new anti-Section 230 argument swirling (e.g., 1-800-LAW-FIRM’s suits over social media sites allegedly providing material support…
Interesting Tidbits From FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions
…1-800 Contacts’ Trademarks 1-800 Contacts’ competitors definitely want a piece of the action 1-800 Contacts gets from its branded keywords: * AC Lens: AC Lens believes it could benefit from…
Zazzle Loses Copyright Jury Verdict, and That’s Bad News for Print-on-Demand Publishers–Greg Young Publishing v. Zazzle
Greg Young Publishing licenses images for posters, many of which are beach- or surfing-themed. Zazzle users posted item listings that included the copyrighted images. Greg Young Publishing sued Zazzle. In…
Another Court Rejects ‘Material Support To Terrorists’ Claims Against Social Media Sites–Gonzalez v. Google
…disseminate their content via the services. 1-800-LAW-FIRM (I kid you not) is behind most of these lawsuits. I’ve been baffled by the proliferation of these lawsuits because they seem doomed,…
LinkedIn Enjoined From Blocking Scraper–hiQ v. LinkedIn
…contacts to join LinkedIn. (See my blog post on that ruling: “Email Harvesting: Repeated Emails From LinkedIn May Violate Publicity Rights.”) Judge Chen says that similarly, hiQ is merely accessing…
Facebook Isn’t Liable for Fake User Account–Caraccioli v. Facebook
…the fake Franco Caracciolijerkingman account then sent friend requests to a large number of Caraccioli’s friends, effectively disseminating the photos and videos to Caraccioli’s personal and professional contacts. Caraccioli complained…
1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts
…Prior blog posts: * FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts For Restricting Competitive Keyword Advertising * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts This…
To Geoblock, or Not To Geoblock – Is That Still a Question? (Guest Blog Post)
…and the industry’s widespread use of the technologies suggest that courts might reevaluate their approach to geoblocking. Courts have already accepted geolocation when they assess actual contacts with a jurisdiction…