I’m continuing my coverage of the blog’s 20th blogiversary. I asked blog readers to explain how the blog helps them. Some of the answers I got: __ “Professionally, the various click wrap cases and explanations have been the most helpful….
I’m continuing my coverage of the blog’s 20th blogiversary. I asked readers to share their favorite blog topics, posts, and memes. Readers’ Favorite Topics “the emoji law genre. Because who doesn’t love emoji? 😉…Emoji law always crack me up. It…
This opinion from October just showed up in my Westlaw alerts. For some reason, it frequently takes Westlaw months to index C.D. Cal. opinions (noticeably longer than opinions from other districts). The plaintiff is a photographer who says her “work…
This case involves “Skibidi Toilet,” an animated video series that, as its title implies, targets a Gen Alpha audience. No, I had never heard of it before today; and no, I don’t plan to watch any shows with either the…
I’m continuing my coverage of my 20th blogiversary. This post is all about you…readers of the blog! My blog post usually aren’t meant to be accessible to beginners. If I covered the basics in each post, I would spend a…
I’m continuing my celebration of this blog’s 20th blogiversary. In this post, I’ll reflect on some ways the blog has changed over the decades. Longer Posts. When I first started, the paradigmatic blog post in the blogosphere was a quick…
I previously summarized this case: Doe created a Grindr account at age 15 (Doe claimed he was 18). He matched with 4 men. “Doe met each man in person and was sexually assaulted and raped.” Three of the men are…
[This opinion from December got stuck in my blogging queue. I’m blogging it now as part of my ongoing efforts to highlight the censorial effects of mandatory editorial transparency laws.] Washington’s Fair Campaign Practices Act “requires Meta to maintain certain…
The Northern District of California issued three opinions, totaling over 150 pages, in rapid succession over 3 weeks last Fall. The opinions came out faster than I could blog them. I’m not going to comprehensively blog each of the opinions,…
🚨🚨 Calling all cyberlaw nerds: here is a bona fide “Law of the Horse” case. 🚨🚨 The plaintiff is an Oregon law firm practicing equine law. The defendant runs a Florida horse ranch. In 2016, the defendant licensed the plaintiff’s…