2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 3 (Trademarks)
…PLUS® names and trademarks into Rhyno’s website code and metatags, Defendants cause consumers to be diverted to Rhyno’s website, whereby Defendants reap the goodwill Holbrook developed in its name and…
WeChat Executive Order Enjoined Because (Of Course) It’s Unconstitutional–WeChat Users v. Trump
…an app store any hosting that helps the app any content delivery service “transit or peering services” movement of money use of the WeChat app’s “code, functions, or services” by…
The EARN IT Act Has Gotten Even More Terrible. So Of Course It’s Moving Forward
…four main provisions: it creates the misarchitected commission to develop recommendations on how Internet services should handle CSAM it globally replaces the term “child pornography” in the U.S. Code with…
Comments on the “Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act” (the “PACT Act”)
…any “[Federal] civil statute, or any regulations of an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) or an establishment in the legislative or judicial…
Announcing the 2020 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…Code §502 [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=502.&lawCode=PEN] Comparison of Trespass to Chattels Doctrines Intel v. Hamidi (Cal. Sup. Ct.) Register.com v. Verio (Trespass to Chattels section) Online Trespass to Chattels: a Failed Experiment V….
Q2 2020 Quick Links (Everything)
…code word for an under aged person.” He then instructed Backpage employees to remove the term “amber alert” from subsequent ads, but he did not instinct them to block the…
Want to Learn More About Section 230? A Guide to My Work (UPDATED)
…230. A short report on Section 230’s critical role in enabling consumer review websites. Internet Immunity and the Freedom to Code. A short essay explaining how Section 230 reform could…
Court Upholds Formation of a Lengthy Contract Presented on a Mobile Device–Hidalgo v. AAU
…“I accept all terms and conditions for this AAU membership application as laid out by the AAU code book (available here) and this application.” Each link to the code book…
Court Sends Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit Back for a Redo
…under California Penal Code section 631 (for wiretapping) and 632 (for eavesdropping). The court says that plaintiffs’ theories appear “incompatible” with a wiretapping claim. Plaintiffs allege that Google improperly listened…
2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 7 (Content Moderation, Censorship, Defamation, & More)
…Faking Voter Outrage With Millions Of Made-Up Comments To Benefit The Rich And Powerful * California Labor Code 2750.3: (a) (1) For purposes of the provisions of this code and…