Schedule A: Ten Notable Developments in 2025 (Guest Blog Post)
…quick round-up of ten of the top developments, in (rough) order of increasing importance. Thanks to Professor Goldman for letting me share it here, for anyone else who may be…
Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup)
…Survives Motion to Dismiss–NetChoice v. Brown My Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication Read the Published Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication Prof. Goldman’s Statement on the…
Texas Judge Enjoins App Store Authentication Law–CCIA and SEAT v. Paxton
…My Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication Read the Published Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication Prof. Goldman’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Demolition of the Internet…
Google Can Assert a DMCA 512(d) Defense–Cengage v. Google (Catch-Up Post)
Textbook publishers are suing Google for its alleged role in facilitating what they consider to be mass piracy. In June 2025, the court partially denied Google’s motion to dismiss. Still…
Appeals Court Accepts That the “Water” Emoji Can Be Slang for Methamphetamine–U.S. v. Reed
This is a federal prosecution against alleged drug dealers. There is substantial evidence beyond the emojis suggesting that Swanagan is a dealer. Prior blog post. The appeals court didn’t quote…
District Court Again Rejects Plaintiffs’ Attempts to Manufacture Common Law Notice-and-Takedown Duties–Bogard v. TikTok
This is a quirky lawsuit designed to subvert Section 230, the First Amendment, and traditional common law. I previously summarized the case: This lawsuit purports to focuses on the allegedly…
Courts Enjoin Internet Censorship Laws in Louisana and Arkansas
…Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication Prof. Goldman’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Demolition of the Internet in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Court Permanently Enjoins Ohio’s…
OnlyFans Defeats “Chatter Scam” Claim–N.Z. v. Fenix
The court summarizes the plaintiffs’ “chatter scam” contentions: Plaintiffs allege that Fenix Defendants, in cooperation with the Agency Defendants, operate a fraudulent scheme whereby Fenix Defendants charge OnlyFans subscribers to…
Post-Mortem of a Misguided Logo Trademark Lawsuit–LegalForce v. Internet Brands
The plaintiff in this case is LegalForce, Raj Abhyanker CEO, which run the notorious trademark registration operation Trademarkia. How notorious? Trademarkia’s own web site has a page entitled “Is Trademarkia…
Second Circuit Rejects Email Service on Chinese Defendants in Baby Shark SAD Scheme Case
This case involves the “Baby Shark” earworm song, which has billions of YouTube views and ranks as the #1 most viewed YouTube video of all time. You already know the…