Texas Enacts Social Media Censorship Law to Benefit Anti-Vaxxers & Spammers
…content allowed on the social media platform,” “the steps the social media platform will take to ensure content complies with the policy,” and how users can report illegal or AUP-violative…
A Roundup of German Caselaw Regarding Emojis and Emoticons (Guest Blog Post)
…popping up in Germany as well. Although the number of published cases reporting factual information about emoji was in the single digits until just recently, and German courts have yet…
To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. v. G6
…which modified the (e)(5)(A) provision to add the language now at issue, as well as other scienter requirements. A committee report explained that the Manager’s Amendment “introduce[d] new civil liabilities…
Online ‘Diatribe’ Over a Birthday Cake Isn’t Protected by Anti-SLAPP Law–Woodhill Ventures v. Yang
…report is the classic small sample, subject to the classic small sample error….Yang’s postings were not a discussion of anything. They were only a diatribe. But ‘an attempt to exact…
Court Casts Doubt on the Legality of the Data Brokerage Industry–Brooks v. Thomson Reuters
…Report on the California Consumer Privacy Act * 41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act * California Amends the Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); Fixes…
New Primer on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
…Recap of the California Assembly Hearing on the California Consumer Privacy Act * A Status Report on the California Consumer Privacy Act * 41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes…
CCPA Definitions Confuse the Judge in a Data Breach Case–In re Blackbaud
…of the California Assembly Hearing on the California Consumer Privacy Act * A Status Report on the California Consumer Privacy Act * 41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to…
Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court
…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) Support an Injunction? Novotny v….
Google’s Search Disambiguation Doesn’t Create Initial Interest Confusion–Aliign v. lululemon
…confusion, not exacerbates it. For more on this, see my expert report in the Larsen v. Larson case. Aliign spent a lot of money on this lawsuit, seemingly far disproportionate…
Grokking the Supreme Court’s TransUnion Decision
…with the credit reports in question. The class members who had their flagged reports “disseminated” have standing. Defamation is a well-worn tort at common law, and the dissemination of false…