Fourth Judge Says Social Media Sites Aren’t Liable for Supporting Terrorists–Pennie v. Twitter
…intended for such an attack to occur.” Instead, the complaint tries to bridge the gap by describing “contacts between African American and Palestinian organizations with no apparent relevance to this…
Social Networking Site Isn’t Liable for User’s Overdose of Drugs He Bought Via the Site–Dyroff v. Ultimate Software
[It’s impossible to blog about Section 230 without reminding you that it remains highly imperiled.] This opinion is a contender for the most interesting Section 230 ruling of 2017. It…
Interesting Tidbits From FTC’s Antitrust Win Against 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Restrictions
…ads appearing in response to searches for 1-800 Contacts’ trademarks….During the week ending September 22, 2007, 1-800 Contacts noted a 6% week over week drop in trademark paid search orders,…
Zazzle Loses Copyright Jury Verdict, and That’s Bad News for Print-on-Demand Publishers–Greg Young Publishing v. Zazzle
Greg Young Publishing licenses images for posters, many of which are beach- or surfing-themed. Zazzle users posted item listings that included the copyrighted images. Greg Young Publishing sued Zazzle. In…
Another Court Rejects ‘Material Support To Terrorists’ Claims Against Social Media Sites–Gonzalez v. Google
[It’s impossible to blog about Section 230 without reminding you that it remains highly imperiled.] Numerous lawsuits have been filed claiming social media services “materially support” terrorists because terrorist groups…
LinkedIn Enjoined From Blocking Scraper–hiQ v. LinkedIn
…contacts to join LinkedIn. (See my blog post on that ruling: “Email Harvesting: Repeated Emails From LinkedIn May Violate Publicity Rights.”) Judge Chen says that similarly, hiQ is merely accessing…
Facebook Isn’t Liable for Fake User Account–Caraccioli v. Facebook
…the fake Franco Caracciolijerkingman account then sent friend requests to a large number of Caraccioli’s friends, effectively disseminating the photos and videos to Caraccioli’s personal and professional contacts. Caraccioli complained…
1-800 Contacts Charges Higher Prices Than Its Online Competitors, But They Are OK With That–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts
…Prior blog posts: * FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts For Restricting Competitive Keyword Advertising * FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts This…
To Geoblock, or Not To Geoblock – Is That Still a Question? (Guest Blog Post)
…and the industry’s widespread use of the technologies suggest that courts might reevaluate their approach to geoblocking. Courts have already accepted geolocation when they assess actual contacts with a jurisdiction…
FTC Explains Why It Thinks 1-800 Contacts’ Keyword Ad Settlements Were Anti-Competitive–FTC v. 1-800 Contacts
As you may recall, the FTC is pursuing 1-800 Contacts for antitrust violations based on 1-800 Contacts having sued and then settled with competitors who bought keyword ads on 1-800…