Snapchat Isn’t Liable for a Teacher’s Sexual Predation–Doe v. Snap
A high school teacher allegedly used Snapchat to groom a sophomore student for a sexual relationship. (Atypically, the teacher was female and the victim was male, but the genders are…
Sixth Circuit: Government Official Can Freely Censor Constituents at his Public Facebook Page–Lindke v. Freed
James Freed is city manager for Port Huron, MI. (It appears this is an appointed, not elected, position). He had a personal Facebook profile that, over time, exceeded the 5k…
Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena on First Amendment Grounds–In re 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter
This case involves a pseudonymous Twitter account, “@CallMeMoneyBags.” The account tweeted some remarks, including photos, critical of billionaire Brian Sheth. Soon after, an entity called Bayside asserted copyright ownership of…
Third Circuit Declares Copyright Independence for Fireworks Systems–Pyrotechnics v. XFX
This case involves copyright protection for fireworks systems–a relevant topic for July 4th! 🎆 Pyrotechnics (under the “FireOne” brand) claims to be the “world leader in digital pyrotechnic firing systems.”…
Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 6 (Defamation & Much More)
Defamation * US Dominion Inc. v. Fox Network News LLC, No.: N21C-03-257 EMD (Del. Superior Ct. Dec. 16, 2021). Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for its role in the…
1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker
1-800 Contacts first appeared on this blog on February 9, 2005, my second day of blogging. 17 years later, I’m still blogging their ignoble trademark lawsuits. 🤡 Some “highlights” of…
Another Court Says Section 230 Applies to Retweeting–Holmok v. Burke
Holmok teaches at Lakewood High School. Virag tweeted: “When I was in his engineering class, I had been a part of a few reports filed against him. Some being racial…
Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)
…* My Third Set of Comments to the CA DOJ on the CCPA Regulations * Comments on the DOJ’s Proposed Modifications to the CCPA Regulations * Eric Goldman’s Comments to…
Will California Clone-and-Revise Some Terrible Ideas from Florida/Texas’ Social Media Censorship Laws? (Analysis of CA AB587)
[Note: this is the first of what may become a 3 or 4 part series about anti-Internet bills moving through the California legislature.] This post analyzes California AB 587, self-described…
Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 5 (Free Speech)
…(W.D. Va. Sept. 22, 2021). Public university’s “computer policy’s prohibition on ‘intimidation, harassment, and unwarranted annoyance’ is clearly vague and overbroad.” * Goldman v. Reddington, 1:18-cv-03662-RPK-ARL (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2021)….