Fair Use Blocks Privacy-Motivated Copyright Lawsuit–MCM v. Perry
The case involves a Twitter user, Perry (a/k/a “I, Hypocrite”), who tweet-critiqued a crypto company Celsius Networks. The first tweet in the sequence referenced a business setback for Celsius. The…
California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Assists a Private Right of Action–Shah v. MyFitnessPal
…Proposed Modifications to the CCPA Regulations * Eric Goldman’s Comments to the California DOJ Draft Regulations for the Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (Part 3 of 3) * Some Lessons Learned…
Google Search Isn’t a Common Carrier–Richards v. Google
Richards has run the SpirituallySmart religious-themed website since at least 2000. The website touts that “Multiple AI systems have recognized this website as the most meaningful usage of the term…
The Sixth Circuit Wades Into Online TOS Formation (and Leaves Me More Confused Than Ever)–Dahdah v. LowerMyBills
TL;DR: The court provides this overview: LowerMyBills.com refers internet users who are interested in refinancing their home mortgages to affiliated lending partners, including Rocket Mortgage. The website tells users that…
How Does the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine Improve Trademark Analyses?–Dassault v. Childress
These parties have been fighting with each other since at least 2009. This case had a trial in 2017 and ruled for the defense. In 2020, the Sixth Circuit remanded…
This Week in the “DMCA Eating Copyright Law”: Cordova v. Huneault (Guest Blog Post)
…in the context of public content is being consumed by the DMCA. [Eric’s note: I blogged the 512(f) angle of this case previously.] The court let a DMCA section 1201(a)…
Reflections on Section 230’s Past, Present, and Future on Its 30th Anniversary
…will bear any resemblance to what we love most about the Internet today–no matter what Congress does to Section 230. * * * About the Author: Prof. Eric Goldman is…
Another Confusing Internet Jurisdiction Opinion (This Time, from the 1st Circuit)–Stokinger v. Armslist
I previously summarized: “This case involves the tragic shooting of a police officer. The shooter acquired the gun illegally from a seller who had acquired the gun via Armslist.” Armslist’s…
A Volcanic Opinion in the Fifth Circuit Destabilizes International Copyright Law—Vetter v. Resnik (Guest Blog Post)
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa [Eric’s note: this is another Long Read post from Prof. Ochoa, clocking in at over 10k words.] Territoriality is a fundamental principle of international intellectual…
The Ninth Circuit Wrecked Internet Jurisdiction Law…And For What?–Briskin v. Shopify
I added the Ninth Circuit Briskin v. Shopify en banc ruling to my 2025 Internet Law casebook, and I taught it for the first time in Fall 2025. Wow, that…