A Roundup of CCPA Court Decisions (I Only Know of 7)
…Act * A Status Report on the California Consumer Privacy Act * 41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act * California Amends the Consumer…
512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. This Old Gal
…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 Actionable–Dudnikov v….
Udemy Qualifies for 512(c) Safe Harbor for User-Uploaded Courses–Kinsley v. Udemy
…identify or protect copyrighted works; in fact, their policies accommodated protective measures to stop infringing activity, and permitted users to see ‘free previews’ of courses and report potentially infringing courses…
The Anticipated Domino Effect: Virginia Passes Second State “Comprehensive” Privacy Law (Guest Blog Post)
…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 *…
Data Breach Plaintiff Doesn’t Have Standing in the Absence of Fraud or Identity Theft–Tsao v. Captiva
…Other cases (including from the Second, Third, Fourth, and Eighth Circuits) have rejected standing based on increased risk of harm. An Eighth Circuit ruling rejected a GAO report (GAO-07-737) highlighting…
Continued Access to Service Not Sufficient to Bind User to New Terms of Service–Stover v. Experian
…to the information contained in [the customer’s] consumer disclosure or report, including but not limited to claims for alleged inaccuracies in [such report] . . . Stover filed suit alleging…
CASE-ing the Joint: The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (Guest Blog Post)
…Report states that the Board can “take into account … any clause or provision of 17 U.S.C. § 504(c) not specifically prohibited by the Act.” [H.R. Rep. 116-252, at 30]…
A Short Summary of the CASE Act (Guest Blog Post)
…litigation in federal District Court. Within three years after the Board begins operations, the Register must file a report with Congress assessing the use and efficacy of this experimental procedure….
A New CJEU Judgment on Copyright-Related Geoblocking – One Step Forward or One Step Back in the EU Commission’s Fight Against Geoblocking? (Guest Blog Post)
…by copyright licensors. In its November 2020 Report, the Commission evaluated, as required by Article 9 of the Anti-Geoblocking Regulation, whether the Regulation should also apply to geoblocking implemented for…
512(f) Claim Against Robo-Notice Sender Can Proceed–Enttech v. Okularity
…Sending 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…