Section 230 Helps Search Engine Defeat “Right to Be Forgotten” Lawsuit–Mosha v. Yandex
…contained information about activities with criminal features (i.e. Articles 158 (robbery) and 159 (swindling) of the Russian Federation Criminal Code) and the time limit for imposing criminal liability for those…
Ninth Circuit Declines to Shelve Lawsuit Alleging Facebook Violated Illinois Biometric Privacy Statute
…the court pointed to dissemination of an incorrect zip code. The court also looks to its own decision on Spokeo (on remand) and asks the same two questions: [w]hether the…
Terrible Ninth Circuit 230(c)(2) Ruling Will Make the Internet More Dangerous–Enigma v. Malwarebytes
…the same part of the US code as federal trademark law, some courts have held that Section 230 doesn’t apply to Lanham Act false advertising claims. The court correctly reaches…
Announcing the 2019 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
…Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. §1030 [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030], and California Penal Code §502 [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=502.&lawCode=PEN] Comparison of Trespass to Chattels Doctrines Intel v. Hamidi (Cal. Sup. Ct.) Register.com v. Verio (Trespass to Chattels…
1H 2019 Quick Links, Part 5 (Censorship, Defamation)
…nation. Maryland’s statute appears to overstep these bounds. While I have no cause to block its enforcement wholesale, Plaintiffs have persuaded me that Md. Code Ann., Elec. Law § 13-405,…
A Recap of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (Guest Blog Post)
…500) of the Business and Professions Code and a clinical psychologist as defined in Section 1316.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (D) “Officer” means a natural person elected or…
Court Declines to Dismiss Data Breach Claims Against Facebook Based on Access Token Incident–Bass v. Facebook
…feature (which allows users to see how their timeline may appear to others), the html code would display the access token of the person whose view was simulated. Hackers allegedly…
The Plaintiff Is Probably Pissed About Section 230–Fyk v. Facebook
…gives some background on Fyk’s story). Fyk sued for intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, violation of California Business and Professions Code section 17200, civil extortion, and fraud, and he…
D.C. Circuit Issues Sweeping Pro-Section 230 Opinion–Marshall’s Locksmith v. Google
…and scam information in the same manner. Because the defendants employ a “neutral means” and an “automated editorial act” to convert third-party location and area-code information into map pinpoints, those…
Section 230 Doesn’t End Lawsuit Claiming Facebook Facilitated Sex Trafficking–Doe v. Facebook
…to Section 230. The other claim is Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 98, a state law permitting damages for sex trafficking violations. Last time I looked at the…