HuffPost Contributor Isn’t an “Agent,” So Their Content Qualifies for Section 230–KGS v. Huffington Post
…512(c) defense. Editorial Discretion ≠ Editorial Dictates. It’s hard to establish an agency when a buyer asks a content producer to prepare content that meets the buyer’s specs. The buyer’s…
A First Look at Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Filings
…application, and (3) how many claims involve 512(f), either exclusively (I believe only 1?) or as an additional claim. Also… This claim against SiteJabber is based on trademarks, not copyright….
Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…Review: 17 U.S.C. §512 [http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap5.html#512] Section 512(c) Cheat Sheet UMG v. Shelter Capital (9th Cir. revised opinion) Recap Ticketmaster v. RMG VI. Trademarks and Domain Names Review: 15 U.S.C. §1114…
Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena on First Amendment Grounds–In re 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter
…$30k. Other Blog Posts on 512(h) Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena Submitted to YouTube–Watch Tower v. Kevin McFree Twitter Can’t Quash a 512(h) Subpoena 2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links,…
Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 2 (Copyright)
…a 512(f) claim? The court dismissed 512(f) on these facts: “Milo does not point to any evidence that would support even a passing inference of a knowing representation by Bird-X….
Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Salesforce
…v. Shelter Capital, where Veoh qualified for 512(c) but Veoh’s investors did not–that’s a bad safe harbor design because it gives plaintiffs an easy workaround that undermines the point of…
Section 512(c) Protects Pinterest Despite Its Algorithms–Davis v. Pinterest
…would be the 35 documented on the spreadsheet. But, it doesn’t matter because 512(c) ends the case. Section 512(c) User infringements. The plaintiff doesn’t base the infringement claims on user…
Wouldn’t It Be Great if Internet Services Had To License Technologies Selected by Hollywood? (Comments on the Very Dumb “SMART Copyright Act”)
…for 512(c), the “notice-and-takedown” provision for user-stored materials, that too has largely failed. Nevertheless, 512(c) still mostly works for incumbents, so I guess that’s a success by Congressional standards. To…
Court Mistakenly Thinks Copyright Owners Have a Duty to Police Infringement–Sunny Factory v. Chen
…11, 2022) Prior Posts on Section 512(f) * Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Moonbug v. Babybus * A 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! –Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports * Satirical…
Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Moonbug v. Babybus
…Blond v. Heldman * Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Ningbo Mizhihe v Doe * Video Excerpts Qualify as Fair Use (and Another 512(f) Claim Fails)–Hughes v. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f)…