Claim Over Takedown Notice Triggers Anti-SLAPP Law & a Fee Shift–Complex v. X17 [EDITED TO CORRECT A MAJOR ERROR]
…Dismissed * Michael Savage Takedown Letter Might Violate 512(f)–Brave New Media v. Weiner * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown…
Correcting the Record on Section 230’s Legislative History (Guest Blog Post)
…media reports had documented the widespread availability of pornography online, and many politicians wanted to protect children from this content. The Senate was debating the Communications Decency Act, which would…
1H 2019 Quick Links, Part 5 (Censorship, Defamation)
…* Maddox Defense, Inc. v. Geodata Systems Management, Inc., 2019-Ohio-1778 (Ohio Ct. App. May 9, 2019): “reasonable readers would assume the statements made on the Ripoff Report website are opinions”…
A Recap of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (Guest Blog Post)
…the bill. Ms. Gladstein testified, among other things, that the retailers in that organization do not sell the information. Witnesses in opposition to the bill included Consumer Reports and Oakland…
Latest Linkwrap on FOSTA’s Aftermath
…in being a sex trafficker. Reuters: Report gives glimpse into murky world of U.S. prostitution in post-Backpage era The Childsafe.AI study found that Backpage’s closure dealt a huge blow to…
Want Companies to Comply with the CCPA? Delay Its Effective Date (Guest Blog Post)
…bills passed the Assembly does not mean that they are certain to pass the Senate or, even if they do, that they will pass in their current form.” Strauss reports…
New Multi-Disciplinary Course Improves Communications Among Silicon Valley Professionals (SCU Press Release)
…Mission Santa Clara de Asís. Ranked the No. 1 regional university in the West by U.S. News & World Report, SCU has among the best four-year graduation rates in the…
Section 230 Applies to ADA Closed Captioning Claims–National Federation of the Deaf v. Harvard
…“Will the Floodgates Open Up for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Claims Against Websites?” The answer is yes. According to one report: “Plaintiffs filed more website accessibility lawsuits in federal…
Recap of the Copyright Office’s Section 512 Study Roundtable
On Monday, I participated in a Copyright Office roundtable regarding their long-delayed report on Section 512. The roundtable was intended to update the study’s record from 2017, when progress stalled…
How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? (Spoiler: Not Well)
On Monday, I’m participating in a Copyright Office workshop on Section 512. The workshop supports the Copyright Office’s long-pending Section 512 report, which started in 2015 but stalled out in…