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…
Comments on the DOJ’s Proposed Modifications to the CCPA Regulations
…revisions; and several have substantial financial consequences. As just one example, the regulations initially proposed mandatory transparency reports for businesses that collect personal information from 4M+ Californians. The revisions would…
The “EARN IT” Act Is Another Terrible Proposal to “Reform” Section 230
…230(c)(2)(A) isn’t likely to protect trying-and-failing, and that’s the likely grounds for any newly tenable EARN IT Act claims. Expanded Reporting Safe Harbor Existing law requires Internet services to report…
Website Denied Section 230 for No Good Reason, Wins the Case Anyways–DF Pace v. Baker-White
…own words. See, e.g., Milo v. Martin. The “Ripoff Report” and “PissedConsumer” cases are also highly relevant here, because both of those sites ensure a negative context for the third-party…
Eric Goldman’s Comments to the California DOJ Draft Regulations for the Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (Part 3 of 3)
…and interpret the program’s signals, and (4) provide a phase-in window for businesses to implement any newly certified programs. Transparency Reports 999.317(g) creates a new obligation for bigger businesses to…
Some Lessons Learned from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), 18 Months In (Part 2 of 3)
…on 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…