Copyright Takedown Notices Don’t Require Services to Find and Remove Other Identical Copies–Athos v. YouTube
I previously summarized this case: Athos owns the copyrights to many classic Mexican films. Users regularly upload its film clips to YouTube. These uploads have irritated Athos since 2014. However,…
DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor Applies to Embedding–Harrington v. Pinterest
This is a long-running class action copyright case (filed in 2020!) led by the photographer Blaine Harrington (now deceased). The plaintiffs complain about user-uploaded photos appearing in Pinterest’s off-website notifications…
2025 Internet Law Year-in-Review
2025 is the Trump 2.0 era, so you won’t find much upbeat news in this Internet Law year-in-review. 10. Are Websites Legally Equivalent to Exploding Coke Bottles? Traditionally, tort law…
A Massive Roundup of Section 230 Decisions
This post also owes its origins to my 2-week trip to China in June. Section 230 decisions started backing up while I was on the trip and never stopped accruing….
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…