2014 Internet Law Casebook and Syllabus Now Available
…added two short papers. The first asks students to analyze an Internet law incident from the field–either from their personal experiences or from a news report. I’m hoping this exercise…
Q2 2014 Quick Links, Part 2 (Consumer Reviews, Defamation & More)
…(Google Canada had already removed the search result) * O’Kroley v. Fastcase Inc., 2014 WL 2881526 (M.D. Tenn. June 25, 2014). Judge adopted the magistrate report, especially in light of…
Another Section 230 Win For Ripoff Report–Torati v. Hodak
…add Ripoff Report and Ed Magedson as defendants. The court quickly shuts down this request. The court first lays the foundation that Ripoff Report isn’t liable for user posts: all…
[Ad] New Publication Announcement: Data Protection Law Reporter
[Eric’s introductory note: I’m running this post as a paid ad for a new publication called the Data Protection Law Reporter. This is the first time I’ve run a paid…
Don’t Roll The Dice On Defamation Suits Against Gripe Sites, Especially In California–Ocean’s Eleven v. Anders
…Hold That Anti-SLAPP Laws Protect Consumer Reviews * Another Court Finds Online Statements With Links Are Not Defamatory – Seldon v. Compass Restaurant * Ripoff Report and Topix Postings Protected…
Linking to Defamatory Content Protected by Section 230—Vazquez v. Buhl
…Sex and Money Scandal Rocking Hedge Fund Land.” The CNBC article characterized Buhl as a “veteran financial reporter” who “knows her way around the Connecticut hedge fund beat,” and encouraged…
California Moving To Protect Consumer Reviews–AB 2365 (Forbes Cross-Post)
…where a business allegedly imposed a surreptitious contractual restriction on consumer reviews, fined customers who posted consumer reviews despite the restriction, and then filed a damaging negative credit report for…
Another Attempt to Scrub Unflattering Posts Fails
…— Agence France-Presse v. Morel Ripoff Report and Topix Postings Protected by California’s Anti-SLAPP Law–Chaker v. Mateo Twibel Ruling: Tweeting That Someone is “Fucking Crazy” is Not Defamatory In Its…
Another Questionable IP Lawsuit Over a Derogatory Twitter Account
…Morel Ripoff Report and Topix Postings Protected by California’s Anti-SLAPP Law–Chaker v. Mateo Twibel Ruling: Tweeting That Someone is “Fucking Crazy” is Not Defamatory In Its “Innocence of Muslims” Ruling,…
Ripoff Report’s Latest Section 230 Win–Seldon v. Magedson
…Ripoff Report | Complaints Reviews Scams Lawsuits Frauds Reported,” which introduced the defamatory statements. Seldon further alleged: ripoffreport.com has a staff of reviewers who intercept and review each and every…