Revenge Porn Is Bad, But It’s Not GoDaddy’s Fault (Forbes Cross-Post)
…alleged violation of the Texas Penal Code for the same conduct. Allowing plaintiffs’ to assert any cause of action against GoDaddy for publishing content created by a third party, or…
Court Rules That Kids Can Be Bound By Facebook’s Member Agreement
…–- was one of the narrow types of contracts with minors that were void, or if the contract was merely voidable under California Family Code 6701, et seq. Section 6701…
Android and Pandora Privacy Rulings Accept Low Hurdle for Standing
…definition of PII. (Cf. “California Supreme Court Rules That a ZIP Code is Personal Identification Information — Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma“.) As a final note, I wouldn’t be surprised if the…
H2 2013 Quick Links, Part 4 (Social Media, Advertising, E-Commerce)
…of damages under CAN-SPAM and imposes personal liability against the CEO under CAN-SPAM, CFAA and CA Penal Code 502. Prior blog post. * In re Air Crash Near Clarence Center,…
AAUP Says Kansas Regents’ New Faculty Social Media Use Policy Violates Academic Freedom (Guest Blog Post)
…media concept in thumb up symbol // ShutterStock A recent decision to penalize the use of social media by the Kansas Board of Regents, a nine member public body with…
Should We Cheer The California Attorney General’s Revenge Porn Arrest–Or Find It Alarming? (Forbes Cross-Post)
…vague. The crime asserted here, Penal Code 530.5(a), has two elements. First, the defendant must willfully obtain personal identifying information. Second, the defendant must use that information for an unlawful…
It’s Illegal For Offline Retailers To Collect Email Addresses–Capp v. Nordstrom
Shutterstock / Olegdoroshin: hand holds the check from supermarket The California Supreme Court issued a decision a couple of years ago holding that a zip code is “personal identification information”…
Think Hoarding Passwords Keeps You Safe From Firing? Think Again (Forbes Cross-Post)
…Code Sec. 502(c)(5)), which criminalizes taking an action that “knowingly and without permission disrupts or causes the disruption of computer services or denies or causes the denial of computer services…
Lawsuit Over Google Hangouts Gutted–Be In v. Google
…Assuming there’s no significant similarity in the underlying code between Google’s and Be In’s software, Be In’s copyright claims will be a challenge. (See Eric’s post on EA v. Zynga.)…
Sexting a Minor Isn’t a Crime in Texas
…manner” with a minor with the intent to arouse. (Section 33.021(b) of the Texas Penal Code.) Both the trial court and the intermediate appeals court rejected challenges to this statute,…