2H 2016 Quick Links, Part 6 (Section 230)

* Smith v. Alphabet Inc., 2016 WL 3660725 (S.D. Ala. May 23, 2016): “plaintiff’s citation to (and discussion of) ยง 230 of the CDA in no manner advances his arguments against the corporate defendants inasmuch as it is clear that…

2H 2016 Quick Links, Part 5 (Patents, Other IP, Employment, CFAA)

Patents * Tim Holbrook on how slow FDA procedures contribute to de facto monopolies for off-patent drugs/devices * Washington Post: Patent lawsuits swell and watchdog says the government is to blame * Washington Post: Patent office workers bilked the government…