Court Orders Rightsowner to Withdraw DMCA Takedown Notices Sent to Amazon–Beyond Blond v. Heldman
…* Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v. Perret * A DMCA Section 512(f) Case Survives Dismissal–ISE v. Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts…
IAP Defeats Vicarious Copyright Infringement Claim–UMG v. Bright House
…swats that down, saying it’s a safe harbor, not the basis of a cause of action (citing 512(l)–a lightly cited provision–and the DMCA’s Senate Report). The court summarizes its conclusion:…
Data Center Avoids Copyright Liability By Forwarding DMCA Notices to Its Customer–ALS Scan v. Steadfast
…provide their customers with Internet access and a lease of physical space. Thus, Steadfast really should be under a 512(a) rubric, not a 512(c) rubric, and 512(a) doesn’t have a…
Comments on the “Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act” (the “PACT Act”)
…notifications (not like the toothless 512(f)). It makes sense to raise notification costs, even minimally, and any mandatory prerequisites would help the UGC site weed out non-compliant notices. The bill…
Print-on-Demand Vendor Doesn’t Qualify for DMCA Safe Harbor–Feingold v. RageOn
…that Zazzle qualified for the 512(c) safe harbor for displaying user-supplied photo on its site, but not for manufacturing and shipping the physical items contain the photos. This court says…
Announcing the 2020 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…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 [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1114], 15 U.S.C. §1125 [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1125],…
Q2 2020 Quick Links (Everything)
…As Mitch Stoltz says, “There’s not much accountability.” You mean, the accountability that 512(f) was supposed to provide? Other IP * Seguros R. Vasquez, Inc. v. Aguirre (D. Md. 2020):…
A Review of the “Final” CCPA Regulations from the CA Attorney General
…it will actually prosecute perjured declarations, so it’s an empty threat. Consider the irrelevance of the “penalty of perjury” declaration in 17 USC 512(c)(3) takedown notices. Furthermore, for deletion requests…
Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Ningbo Mizhihe v Doe
…* How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? (Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v. Longarzo * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v. Perret * A DMCA…
2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright, E-Commerce, Advertising)
…This is your reminder that 512(h) subpoenas routinely unmask individuals engaged in lawful activity–without any material court oversight unless the alleged infringer challenges the subpoena. 512(h)’s fast-track to unmasking has…