Services Aren’t Liable for Ignoring the DMCA’s 512(g) Counternotification Procedures–Hopson v. Google
This case involves a UGC anime site called Gelbooru, run by Hopson. Rightsowners sent DMCA takedown notices targeting the site to Google. (Lumen has many takedown notices containing the word…
The First Amendment Limits Trademark Rights, But How?–Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels (Guest Blog Post)
by guest blogger Lisa P. Ramsey [Lisa P. Ramsey is a Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law. She writes and teaches in the trademark…
You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas
Today is April Fool’s day, and longtime readers know that I do not participate in gags that undermine my credibility as a blogger. So this post is 100% true, even…
Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)
…both Parties, February 3, 2023 Final Determination Feb 15, 2023. Eric asked me: how would this have been different if the claimant had pursued the traditional route of suing in…
After hiQ Labs, Is Scraping Public Data Legal? (Guest Blog Post)
by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Last year, the most important case in the history of web scraping—hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp.—settled. After two trips to the 9th Circuit, a…
Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Default Notices (Guest Blog Post–Part 2 of 3)
by guest blogger Elizabeth Townsend Gard [Eric’s note: this is the second of a three-part series from Prof. Gard looking at the Copyright Claims Board and some of its outcomes….
Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Opt-Outs – How’s That Going? (Guest Blog Post–Part 1 of 3)
by guest blogger Elizabeth Townsend Gard [Eric’s note: this is the first of a three-part series from Prof. Gard looking at the Copyright Claims Board and some of its outcomes.]…
Venkat’s Blog Post Unjustly Removed from Google Search Results Due to EU RTBF Takedown
…here’s what it says: __ Notice of European data protection law removal from Google Search To: Webmaster of https://blog.ericgoldman.org/, Due to a request under the data protection law in Europe,…
Section 230 Protects Emailing an Article–Monge v. University of Pennsylvania
This case involves an article that allegedly defamed Dr. Janet Monge. Dr. Deborah Thomas, a Penn professor, forwarded the article to an email list run by the American Black Anthropologists….
Government Submissions to a Trusted Flagger Program Aren’t Unconstitutional Jawboning–O’Handley v. Weber
I previously described the plaintiff in this case, Rogan O’Handley, as: a California lawyer with elite credentials (UChicago Law, practice experience as a corporate finance and entertainment attorney) who nevertheless…