Free-Trial Commercial Database Defeats Publicity Rights Claim–LaFleur v. Yardi
…additional reports or a periodic subscription. The upsell sales pitch only begins after the searcher executes a search. The plaintiffs are Ohio property owners. The reports on their properties “include…
California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Assists a Private Right of Action–Shah v. MyFitnessPal
…the California Consumer Privacy Act * A Status Report on the California Consumer Privacy Act * 41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act *…
It Takes a Lot for 512(f) Claims to Survive a Motion to Dismiss–Cordova v. Huneault
…It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f)…
A Massive Roundup of Section 230 Decisions
…or investigate and, instead, suspended Plaintiff’s account without cause. Plaintiff also alleges that “Linkedin still retains and displays defamatory content” and that LinkedIn banned Plaintiff “due to false reports”. He…
Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup)
…X….there is no showing in the pleadings that X Corp. has ever received a report of a deepfake through its own technology (whatever that is) or through its “partnerships with…
Google Can Assert a DMCA 512(d) Defense–Cengage v. Google (Catch-Up Post)
…“provides a robust system for intellectual property owners to report allegedly infringing content to Google,” that it requires all merchants to agree to its Terms of Service, which, among other…
District Court Again Rejects Plaintiffs’ Attempts to Manufacture Common Law Notice-and-Takedown Duties–Bogard v. TikTok
…reports, and a further duty to respond to such reports or to warn users of the danger of making reports that do not result in the removal of reported content.”…
Courts Enjoin Internet Censorship Laws in Louisana and Arkansas
…any “formal criteria” for including studies in—or excluding them from—her expert report, and (3) included only studies showing correlation, not causation.” What’s Next? This case will be appealed to the…
Is Blogging a “Recreational Activity”?–Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple
…the statute. * * * On my Faculty Activity Report, I told the dean I was working while in Hawaii. Here’s the proof. A concurring judge delves deeper into when…
Extortion Claims Against Ripoff Report Can Proceed–Selker v. Xcentric
…this case, the plaintiff alleges that someone posted a false attack review; he paid Ripoff Report $2,500 to deindex the review; and he tried to enter into Ripoff Report’s “VIP…