Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Ningbo Mizhihe v Doe
…DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction? Novotny v. Chapman * Allegedly Wrong VeRO Notice of Claimed Infringement Not…
2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 4 (Section 230)
…property claims.” * Davidson v. Xcentric Ventures, 1:18-cv-11394-JCB (D. Mass. Aug. 15, 2019). Ripoff Report gets easy Section 230 win in pro se lawsuit. * Meyers v. Certified Guaranty Company…
Craigslist Denied Section 230 Immunity for Classified Ads from 2008–ML v. Craigslist
…is now open against Craigslist, who needs FOSTA??? The Magistrate’s Report Statute of Limitations The plaintiff was allegedly advertised on Craigslist in 2007 and 2008. That makes it seem like…
Section 230 Doesn’t Protect Advertising “Background Reports” on People–Lukis v. Whitepages
…gleaned from judicial records [Nieman v. VersusLaw], but it appears that Defendants’ reports include far more information than that. One might still ask whether Defendants’ reports more like (i) a…
2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 3 (FOSTA/Backpage)
…of human trafficking, 99% of online respondents reported that this law does not make them feel safer.” The report concludes: FOSTA-SESTA has created an environment where vulnerable populations are pushed…
Another Terrible Copyright Ruling on IAPs’ Liability for Users’ File-Sharing–Warner v. Charter
This is a copyright infringement lawsuit against Charter, an Internet access provider, for users’ copyright infringements by file-sharing. I comprehensively blogged the magistrate report in this case back in October….
TheDirty Easily Defeats Another Defamation Lawsuit–Laake v. Dirty World
…Ariz. April 14, 2020). The complaint. See also the court’s refusal to add GoDaddy as a defendant (magistrate report; district judge’s approval). Prior Blog Posts on TheDirty Want To Encourage…
Section 230 Protects Classifying Non-Competitive Software as a Threat–Asurvio v. Malwarebytes
…compete with Malwarebytes: [Asurvio] is not a computer security software provider; it does not sell malware detection software designed to scan a computer and report PUPs. Rather, Asurvio sells driver…
My Third Set of Comments to the CA DOJ on the CCPA Regulations
…the DOJ establish rules and procedures for the development and use of an opt-out logo or button. Is the DOJ postponing or abandoning that effort? Transparency Reports 999.317(g) should be…
Defendants Keep Getting Arbitration Despite the Anarchy in Online Contract Formation Doctrine
…allegedly didn’t properly report the discharge. The matchmaker invoked the arbitration clause in its “Platform Agreement.” Here is the contract formation page: If you can’t read that, here is…