Why You’ll Soon Be Paying Sales Taxes on All of Your Internet Purchases–Amazon v. NY Taxation Department (Forbes Cross-Post)
…where the retailer lacks a physical presence. In those situations, buyers are required to self-report and pay a use tax; however, few buyers make these payments, so state tax revenues…
First Sale Doctrine Doesn’t Allow Resale of Digital Songs – Capitol Records v. ReDigi
…court also cites to a 2001 report from the Copyright Office on the DMCA Act that rejected application of first sale to digital works. Derivative Liability: The final issue was…
Ex-Lover Can Use Non-Disparagement Provision to Suppress Revenge Porn–Walls v. Klein
…the relationship between Klein and [his religious institution] by intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly making anonymous false complaints and reports to governmental, private, and religious regulatory agencies; . . . and…
Another Credit Card Breach Lawsuit Fails – Willingham v. Global Payments
…the data, but this does not amount to “knowing” disclosure. Fair Credit Reporting Act: Plaintiff also alleged that Global Payments willfully and negligently violated the FCRA by failing to implement…
IMDB’s Disclosure of Actress’s Age Will Go To Trial – Hoang v. Amazon
…it goes to trial, I’ll make sure to attend and report back (since it’s in Seattle). ___ Eric’s Comment. The court has nicely teed this case up for settlement. Without…
Resetting One of the Longest Running Cyberbullying Cases–DC v. RR (Guest Blog Post)
…is the malpractice claim against the plaintiffs’ attorney really all that surprising? *Note that many of the dates listed throughout the post were taken from the docket report. The summaries…
Territorial Implications of Antigua’s Internet-Based IP Sanctions Against the US (Guest Blog Post)
…News reports (e.g., here and here) have mentioned the possibility that Antigua could host websites itself or permit third parties to host websites in its territory that would include copies…
State Laws Restricting Social Media Use by Sex Offenders Are Failing in Court
…be reported (e.g., your Amazon account information that you use to purchase books is not required to be reported, assuming you also do not use that profile to comment or…
47 USC 230 Protects Online White Pages for Publishing Incorrect Phone Number–Nasser v. WhitePages
By Eric Goldman Nasser v. WhitePages, Inc., 2012 WL 6858438 (W.D. Va. magistrate report and recommendations December 20, 2012). The judge approved the magistrate report on January 14, 2013. [Note:…
“Social Media and Trademarks” Presentation at AALS
…in this area (see, e.g., my Online Word of Mouth paper from 2007), I didn’t have any new academic research to report. As a result, I decided to take an…