Facebook Gets Bad Ruling In Face-Scanning Privacy Case–In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation
…Confirms that Pineda v Williams-Sonoma (the Zip-Code-as-PII Case) Applies Retrospectively — Dardarian v. OfficeMax California Supreme Court Rules That a ZIP Code is Personal Identification Information — Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma…
Important and Troubling Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) Ruling From First Circuit–Yershov v. Gannett
…Court ridiculous ruling in Pineda that a zip code was PII for purposes of California’s Song-Beverly Act. In this case, the user data was far more identifiable than Pineda’s zip…
Q1 2016 Quick Links, Part 4 (Copyright, Marketing and More)
…looks to be retreating from EU antitrust fight against Google. Re/code: Microsoft, Google agree to stop complaining to regulators about each other. A thousand private school headmasters are weeping at…
Big Win For Free Speech Online In Backpage Lawsuit (Forbes Cross-Post)
…publisher “had knowledge of the unauthorized use.” California Civil Code 3344(f). Copyright. After the ad was published, one of the victims registered the copyright to the photo depicting her. (The…
CSS and HTML Code May Be Copyrightable–Media.net v. Netseer
…formats content for display: The Office will not register HTML code as a computer program, because HTML does not constitute source code. HTML code is a markup language that merely…
Court Orders Uber To Control Its Google Search Results
…conducted with the Google, Yahoo, or Bing search engine using the keywords “Uber Gainesville phone” or “Uber Gainesville phone number” returns a result containing Defendant’s 352-area-code number along with words…
What’s the Legal Definition of a “Social Media Site”? Uh… (People v. Lopez)
…messages, email, online services or accounts, or Internet Web site profiles or locations.” (Educ.Code, § 99120.) A similar definition is also found in Labor Code section 980, subdivision (a). Murky?…
Virtual Casino Doesn’t Violate California’s Gambling Law–Mason v. Machine Zone (Guest Blog Post)
…under Maryland law, Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 12-110. Because the California Penal Code does not provide a private right of action, Mason sought recovery under the UCL, theory…
Shutterfly Can’t Shake Face-Scanning Privacy Lawsuit
…Confirms that Pineda v Williams-Sonoma (the Zip-Code-as-PII Case) Applies Retrospectively — Dardarian v. OfficeMax California Supreme Court Rules That a ZIP Code is Personal Identification Information — Pineda v. Williams-Sonoma…
2H 2015 Quick Links, Part 3 (Trespass To Chattels, Privacy/Security)
…major reform of its state ECPA equivalent. * NY Times: Hipaa’s Use as Code of Silence Often Misinterprets the Law. It’s not just healthcare providers. When I call a bank…