Angie’s List’s Telephone and Fax Information Services May Be Immunized by Section 230–Courtney v. Vereb
…doubt this case is the definitive final word on that topic. Courtney’s second anti-Section 230 argument is that Angie’s List “requests that individuals, as part of their report generation process,…
Another Failed Effort to Remove a Ripoff Report Posting–Karnaby v. Mckenzie
…after Karnaby successfully arbitrated through Ripoff Report’s private arbitration option. Check out the arbitration ruling (now part of the Ripoff Report page) for more about this case.] Karnaby sued Mckenzie,…
Nathenson on Teaching Internet Law
…Carnegie Report, the Article examines the extent to which “Cybersimulations” are an ideal way for students to learn — in a holistic and immersive manner — legal doctrine, underlying theory,…
University of Alabama Can’t Stop Paintings of Famous Crimson Tide Football Moments–University of Alabama v. New Life Art
…to subjugate his artistic freedom to the state university. Since then, Alabama has reportedly spent well over $1.5 million suing this artist. Not surprisingly, the case has been a public…
PissedConsumer Denied Section 230 Immunity and Can’t Shake Extortion Claim—Vo v. Opinion Corp.
…Extortion charges are often leveled at Ripoff Report as well. Although I doubt Vo’s extortion claim will succeed in the end, I imagine other plaintiffs suing Ripoff Report and PissedConsumer…
Granick on CISPA’s Deficiencies (With Some of My Own Comments)
…cybersecurity information is a public good, which is why I have made a career of representing security professionals and hacker hobbyists who want to investigate and report on vulnerabilities. But…
The Dangerous Meme That Won’t Go Away: Using Copyright Assignments to Suppress Unwanted Content–Scott v. WorldStarHipHop
…this protocol. UGC sites (and especially review sites) could undercut the protocol by restricting users’ ability to take down content in response to legal duress. Ripoff Report famously provides its…
New York Judge *Slams* Bittorrent Copyright Plaintiffs – K-Beech; Malibu Media; and Patrick Collins v. Does
…Patrick Collins, Inc. v. Does 1-9, CV 11-1154 (E.D.N.Y.) Order & Report & Recommendation (May 1, 2012) A trio of bit torrent plaintiffs were smacked around (somewhat brutally) by a…
Comments on the Ninth Circuit’s En Banc Ruling in U.S. v. Nosal
…crimes: What exactly is a “nonbusiness purpose”? If you use the computer to check the weather report for a business trip? For the company softball game? For your vacation to…
512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. Viacom
…judge adopts the magistrate’s report and closes the case. The disposition of Ouellette’s 512(f) claim is hardly surprising. Putting aside his status as a pro se, even well-lawyered 512(f) plaintiffs…