Tenth Lawsuit Against Social Media Providers for “Materially Supporting Terrorists” Fails–Sinclair v. Twitter
This is the 10th different case where a judge has rejected allegations that Twitter and other social media services materially support terrorists. As with most of the others, the plaintiffs’…
Do Adjacent Organic Search Results Constitute Trademark Infringement? Of Course Not…But…–America CAN! v. CDF
…Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions * 1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * FTC Explains Why…
Supreme Court Requires Completed Copyright Registration Before Filing Suit–Fourth Estate Public Benefit v. Wall-Street (Guest Blog Post)
…work is published, 17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(3), or any previously-filed action for infringement will be dismissed. 17 U.S.C. § 408(f)(4). (Preregistration is rarely used; an average of about 800 works…
Post-Charlottesville Doxxing and Misidentification Creates Legal Risks–Vangheluwe v. GotNews
…had additional contacts with California beyond merely posting the articles about a California resident. The court concludes that merely publishing a defamatory article about an in-state plaintiff is not by…
Top Internet Law Developments of 2018
…drive the final nail in the coffin due to the FTC’s determination that 1-800 Contacts engaged in anti-competitive practices by systematically restricting its competitors’ ability to bid on its trademarks….
Recap of the California Assembly Hearing on the California Consumer Privacy Act
…how it reaches employees and business contacts. She also discussed the current private right of action for data security breaches, which will be inevitable because every business has, or will…
41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act
…contacts. The definition of “personal information” has numerous problems. Most importantly, it applies to data that no consumer would ever consider identifiable. Also, some specific examples of personal information, such…
Blocking Constituents from Facebook Page Violates First Amendment–Davison v. Randall
…newspaper that criticized the county sheriff’s and his deputies’ performance of their official duties); Putnam Pit, Inc. v. City of Cookeville, Tenn., 221 F.3d 834, 846 (6th Cir. 2000) (holding…
2H 2018 Quick Links, Part 6 (IP, E-Commerce, Censorship, & More)
…Floodgates Open Up for ADA Claims Against Websites?” I think we’ve gotten our answer: 800+ lawsuits filed in 2017 * Inside Higher Ed: Fifty colleges sued in barrage of ADA…
When a $1M+ Publicity Rights Damages Award Isn’t a Win–Olive v. GNC
This case provides a fascinating look into the rough-and-tumble world of publicity rights damages. It raises the philosophical, and intensely practical, question of just how much a face is worth….