Face Scanning Lawsuit Against Shutterfly Survives Motion to Dismiss
…– Apple v Superior Court (Krescent) CA Court Confirms that Pineda v Williams-Sonoma (the Zip-Code-as-PII Case) Applies Retrospectively — Dardarian v. OfficeMax California Supreme Court Rules That a ZIP Code…
Catching Up on Ninth Circuit CFAA Jurisprudence (Internet Law Casebook Excerpt)
…applicable state computer crime law, California Penal Code § 502. While cease-and-desist letters usually are pretty clear about what the sender wants the recipient to do (or not do), cease-and-desist…
On Remand, Ninth Circuit Says Robins Satisfied Article III Standing
…of harm to Robins’s concrete reputational interests. The court acknowledges that some procedural violations or minor inaccuracies (such as an incorrect zip code) may not result in a risk of…
Sen. Portman Says SESTA Doesn’t Affect the Good Samaritan Defense. He’s Wrong
…to impair the enforcement or limit the application of section 1595 of title 18, United States Code The added language to Section 230(e)(1) and the new Section 230(e)(5) would expose…
‘Blatant Sales Pitch’ on LinkedIn Likely Violates Non-solicitation Clause–Mobile Mini v. Vevea
…the LinkedIn code! Many professionals continue to wonder about the purpose of that site, but the defendant in this case has no such questions. We’ve blogged one LinkedIn non-solicitation case…
Announcing the 2017 Edition of ‘Internet Law: Cases & Materials’
…Cir.) 73 Harris v. Blockbuster 86 IV. Trespass/Computer Fraud & Abuse Act Review: the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. §1030 [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030], and California Penal Code §502 [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=502.&lawCode=PEN] Comparison…
Facebook Persistent Tracking Lawsuit Crashes Again
This is a lawsuit based on Facebook’s tracking of users while they are logged out. The code for a “like” button implemented by third parties apparently causes the browser of…
Amazon Doesn’t “Sell” Its Marketplace Goods–Milo & Gabby v. Amazon
…Commercial Code provisions (dealing with consignment sales and the right to return certain goods bought primarily for resale) demonstrate that someone can be a seller even without taking title. The…
To Geoblock, or Not To Geoblock – Is That Still a Question? (Guest Blog Post)
…developed, such as a website’s language version, payment currency, shipping terms, country code of its customer service phone number, and/or the website’s top-level domain? Advancements in geolocation and geoblocking technologies…
Catching Up On Some Recent Click Fraud Rulings
…to Plaintiff’s website, servers, and computers. However, Plaintiff fails to allege this information in its complaint.” The Cal. Penal Code 502 claim fails for the same reason. CFAA 1030(a)(5): the…