California AG Abandons Key Parts of California’s Mandatory Editorial Transparency Law (AB 587)–X v. Bonta
…the state challenges a TOS disclosure as not detailed enough, that would be a mandatory editorial transparency enforcement that I think is unconstitutional. 2) Submit a TOS report to the…
California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Completely Unconstitutional (Multiple Ways)–NetChoice v. Bonta
…product, or feature likely to be accessed by children.” The state introduced an expert report acknowledging that the law covered “children’s online access to video games, video streaming services, social…
Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)
…or incorrect reports, not unfounded reports – like the second CyberTip, where Synchronoss (which allegedly automates all of its tips) supposedly didn’t review the reported image despite representing that it…
Blogiversary: Readers’ Favorite Topics, Posts, and Memes (Part 4 of 10)
…“I like the frequent and long running reporting of internet keyword cases. I have routinely done searches of all the blog posts on this to make sure I am up…
Big YouTube Channel Gets TRO Against Being Targeted by DMCA Copyright Takedown Notices–Invisible Narratives v. Next Level Apps
…Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction? Novotny v. Chapman * Allegedly…
The Competition Between Temu and Shein Moves Into a Courtroom–Whaleco v. Shein
…Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction? Novotny v. Chapman * Allegedly Wrong VeRO Notice of…
Copyright Owners Are Still Suing Over Embedding
…report on the video without showing it. In general, this genre of reporting + embedding is an essential part of our information ecosystem and should be legally protected. However, it…
Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Minnesota’s Anti-“Deepfakes” Law–Kohls v. Ellison
…FN 3), but never once engages with that opinion substantively). Prof. Hancock’s Expert Report Stanford Communications Prof. Jeff Hancock filed an expert report supporting Minnesota’s law, but that report did…
Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos
…the clips by Channel 781 required permission” and that Channel 781’s videos “would be more acceptable to WCAC if Channel 781 used them only to report facts, but not to…
California’s “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act” Is Partially Unconstitutional…But Other Parts Are Green-Lighted–NetChoice v. Bonta
…give much insight into how covered entities run their social media platforms; rather, the disclosures report how users behave on those platforms. The disclosures also say nothing about the quality…