University of Wisconsin-Madison Censored Animal-Rights Activist on Instagram and Facebook–Krasno v. UWM
Krasno is a critic of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s treatment of animals. She commented on UWM’s Instagram and Facebook posts. UWM’s social media managers hid her comments manually; some of her…
The Ninth Circuit Finds Two New Ways to Undermine Section 230–Doe v. Twitter
…causation problem: We require “a causal relationship between affirmative conduct furthering the sex-trafficking venture and receipt of a benefit.” Generic advertising revenue schemes that apply sitewide do not satisfy that…
Comments on Setting Patent Fees Based on Their Value
The Trump administration is floating the idea of tying patent fees to the value of the patent. Details are sketchy right now, and who knows if this is a serious…
Does Anyone Still Care About NFTs? (Yuga Labs, LLC v. Ripps) — Guest Blog Post
…error, the jury’s finding of intentional misrepresentation makes it extremely unlikely that the jury verdict will be overturned. * * * Eric’s Comments The entire NFT industry sketches me out….
Announcing the 2025 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
I’m pleased to announce the 2025 edition (16th edition) of my Internet Law casebook, Internet Law: Cases & Materials. The book is available in multiple formats: a PDF for $10,…
Apply To Become My Colleague! Santa Clara Law Is Hiring Tenure-Line Faculty
…you want to have a conversation prior to submitting, please reach out to Taylor Dalton (tdalton@scu.edu) Eric Goldman (egoldman@gmail.com), Sue Guan (sguan2@scu.edu), Michelle Oberman (moberman@scu.edu), or Zahr Said (zsaid@scu.edu) __…
Social Media Services Aren’t Liable for Buffalo Mass-Shooting–Patterson v. Meta
The New York state intermediate appeals court has issued a significant ruling dismissing four lawsuits that sought to hold many social media services (Facebook, Instagram, Snap, Google, YouTube, Discord, Reddit,…
Trump Lost the Trump Tapes Ruling, But Could He Still Prevail? (Guest Blog Post)
…complaint stand a chance? This question is why I’ve accepted Eric’s gracious invitation to chime in on a case that Tyler Ochoa has already expertly covered twice on this blog…
Trump’s Lawsuit Over The Trump Tapes is Dismissed (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) — Guest Blog Post
…by or under the authority of the author.” Eric expressed the opinion that Trump could not be an author, because for Eric, “the statutory requirement of ‘authority’ connotes something more…
The Second Circuit Is Done With Meta Pixels VPPA Cases–Hughes v. NFL
In May 2025, the Second Circuit rejected a Meta Pixels case based on the VPPA. See Solomon v. Flipps. Another VPPA Meta Pixels case came back to the Second Circuit,…