TikTok Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s Suicide–Nasca v. Bytedance
The court summarizes: The plaintiffs commenced this action in connection with the death by suicide of 16 year old Chase Nasca on February 18, 2022 after he walked in front…
Arkansas’ Social Media Safety Act Permanently Enjoined—NetChoice v. Griffin
NetChoice challenged Arkansas Act 689 of 2023, the “Social Media Safety Act.” This is a segregate-and-suppress law: the law requires some social media platforms to age-authenticate all users and prevent…
Why I Emphatically Oppose Online Age Verification Mandates
I’ve posted a new paper, “The “Segregate-and-Suppress” Approach to Regulating Child Safety Online.” If that phrase sounds familiar, it’s because I’ve been referencing this paper on the blog for months….
Rounding Up Some Recent Copyright Decisions
A few recent copyright cases worthy of blog coverage, but not worthy of a standalone post. Omnia Studios Ltd. v. JD E-Commerce America Ltd., 2025 WL 961473 (W.D.N.Y. March 31,…
SAD Scheme-Style Case Falls Apart When the Defendant Appears in Court—King Spider v. Pandabuy
The parties’ names make this case sound more like a Hollywood blockbuster movie than a SAD Scheme-like case. This suit isn’t a classic SAD Scheme case because the plaintiffs went…
Facebook Defeats Armslist’s Account Termination Lawsuit–Armslist v. Facebook
In 2020, Facebook and Instagram terminated various Armslist-related accounts, and Facebook prevented users from sending the URL armslist.com in private messages. Armslist claims these actions were in response to government…
Courts’ Expectations for TOS Formation Keep Going Up—Lee v. Plex
This is a VPPA claim against Plex (a video streaming service) regarding the use of Meta Pixels. 🙄🙄 The defendant invoked the arbitration clause in its TOS. Extensively citing Chabolla,…
Viral DRM Awarded Damages for Its 512(f) Claims, But At What Cost?
Viral DRM is a copyright enforcement agency focused on extreme weather videos. The first time I blogged about them, they brought a SAD Scheme suit that initially resulted in an…
Roblox Faces Potentially Unlimited Copyright Liability—Robinson v. Binello
This case involves the Maple Leaf Rag song, composed by Scott Joplin. Even if you aren’t a ragtime aficionado, you may have heard this tune. Joplin’s song is in the…
Blogiversary: What Will This Blog Look Like in 10 Years? (Part 10 of 10)
…ability to comment on new Internet Law developments, I’ll be blogging about it. Will I Still Have the Fighting Spirit? But will 66-year-old Eric be as feisty as I’ve historically…