Resetting the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)…with 2 Weeks To Go! (Part 1 of 3)
…problematic. For example, the regulations propose new transparency reports about larger companies’ CCPA practices. This information will be expensive to produce, but it’s not clear who will find the reported…
Breach of Contract/Promissory Estoppel Claims Bypass Section 230 But Fail Anyways—Yue v. Miao
…serves to warn posters articles will be deleted, not to promise to reporters the post will be deleted. It is inherently unreasonable for a reporter to rely on this to…
Notifying Twitter of TOS Violations Isn’t Tortious Interference–Illoominate v. CAIR
…says: “Plaintiffs’ suggestion that the mere reporting of a Twitter user—however insistent such reporting may be—is sufficient to constitute tortious interference in a business relationship between Twitter and the targeted…
IP/Internet/Antitrust Professor Amicus Brief in 1-800 Contacts v. FTC
…Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts * ALJ opinion. Blog post: Interesting Tidbits From FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions. * Some expert reports and related material: Howard Hogan….
And At the End of the Day, the CCPA Remains Very Much the Same (Guest Blog Post)
…furnisher of information, who provides information for use in a consumer report, and by a user of a consumer report. The exemption does not impact a consumer’s ability to bring…
Claim Over Takedown Notice Triggers Anti-SLAPP Law & a Fee Shift–Complex v. X17 [EDITED TO CORRECT A MAJOR ERROR]
…Dismissed * Michael Savage Takedown Letter Might Violate 512(f)–Brave New Media v. Weiner * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown…
Correcting the Record on Section 230’s Legislative History (Guest Blog Post)
…media reports had documented the widespread availability of pornography online, and many politicians wanted to protect children from this content. The Senate was debating the Communications Decency Act, which would…
1H 2019 Quick Links, Part 5 (Censorship, Defamation)
…* Maddox Defense, Inc. v. Geodata Systems Management, Inc., 2019-Ohio-1778 (Ohio Ct. App. May 9, 2019): “reasonable readers would assume the statements made on the Ripoff Report website are opinions”…
A Recap of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (Guest Blog Post)
…the bill. Ms. Gladstein testified, among other things, that the retailers in that organization do not sell the information. Witnesses in opposition to the bill included Consumer Reports and Oakland…
Latest Linkwrap on FOSTA’s Aftermath
…in being a sex trafficker. Reuters: Report gives glimpse into murky world of U.S. prostitution in post-Backpage era The Childsafe.AI study found that Backpage’s closure dealt a huge blow to…