Ninth Circuit Turns Out The Lights on California ‘Shine the Light’ Case
…attempted to submit a request. (“Men’s Journal Beats Lawsuit Alleging Violation of California’s “Shine the Light” Privacy Statute — Boorstein v. Men’s Journal”.) Neither plaintiff alleged that they submitted a…
Should We Cheer The California Attorney General’s Revenge Porn Arrest–Or Find It Alarming? (Forbes Cross-Post)
…how the law applies to the facts). How did Bollaert willfully obtain personal identifying information? He allegedly ran a UGC website where users could submit photos and personal information structured…
My Testimony on California’s Efforts to Regulate Internet Privacy
…Clara University. I want to thank all of you for attending today and for fostering such a rich discussion. I apologize that I didn’t submit a written version of these…
Should TheDirty Website Be Liable For Encouraging Users To Gossip? (Forbes Cross-Post)
…users to submit gossip, which is often about young women and often mean-spirited and misogynistic. Richie selects some user posts, typically adds brief remarks (a sentence or two of snark),…
Google’s Forum-Selection Clause Upheld Again–Rudgayzer v. Google
…Google agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Santa Clara, California to resolve any legal matter arising from the Terms. The court…
California’s New ‘Online Eraser’ Law Should Be Erased (Forbes Cross-Post)
…cyberbullying and asks its registered users, including teens, to submit their stories, photos, screenshots and videos on the topic. The website “glues” the materials together with several articles written by…
Call for Papers: WIPIP, Santa Clara University, Feb. 7-8, 2014
By Eric Goldman The High Tech Law Institute invites you submit a paper proposal for the Eleventh Annual Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property Colloquium (WIPIP), to be held February 7-8, 2014, at…
Viacom Loses Again–Viacom v. YouTube
…However, both clips had authorization. Otherwise: There is no evidence that YouTube induced its users to submit infringing videos, provided users with detailed instructions about what content to upload or…
No Claim Based on Perez Hilton’s Publication of Unsolicited but Inflammatory Reader Email – Wargo v. Lavandeira
…of whether Lavandeira’s publication of the email violated the terms of PerezHiton.com website. PerezHilton.com’s Applicable Terms: The site’s terms provided that if users “post content or submit material” they grant…
IMDB’s Disclosure of Actress’s Age Will Go To Trial – Hoang v. Amazon
…her friend’s account to submit an incorrect birthdate (1978 instead of 1971). She then decided that she no longer wanted this date on her profile and followed up with IMDb…