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Facebook Can Reject Unwanted Ads–Newton v. Meta

Eric Goldman

This is yet another online content removal lawsuit, and it reaches the obvious and inevitable result that dozens of cases have reached before it. The lawsuit against Facebook for refusing the film ads is an easy dismissal. The only question at issue is whether the lawsuit treats Facebook’s refusal as a publisher/speaker action.

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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

This lawsuit relates to an episode of the TV show Evil Lives Here called “I Invited Him In,” which discusses an NY serial killer named Nathaniel White. But the commerce clause was not intended to nationalize the whole of America law.” 2007); Shah v. Here’s an incomplete list: Maughan v. 4th 1242 (Cal.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

Another 3k+ word post about the jurisprudential chaos in online contract formation law. July 31, 2023) This is a lawsuit over Blue Kai’s alleged keystroke logging on ESPN.com. The plaintiff agreed to the TOS in 2007, and the TOS said that Bleacher Report could amend the TOS by providing notice. Walt Disney Corp.

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A brief look at the copyright issues raised by generative AI

Ikigai Law

This blog post gives an overview of the copyright issues surrounding use of generative AI and their current position under India’s copyright law. 3] Arguably, the position under Indian law may be different from the US Copyright office’s view (for reasons discussed below). Few of the cases are discussed below.

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Instead, Hunley and Brauer filed a class-action lawsuit against Instagram, alleging that Instagram was vicariously liable for, or was liable for encouraging or contributing to, the alleged direct infringement by others, by providing an “embedding” tool that easily could be used to facilitate public display of their photos. 3d 1146 (9th Cir.

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From Pain to Creativity: How AI Helped Kristina Kashtanova Illustrate Her “Zarya of the Dawn” Story – featuring Richmond Law’s Ashley Dobbs and Roger Skalbeck (TGIR Ep. 196)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

We are also going by a duo of Richmond Law School Professors, ⁠ Ashley Dobbs ⁠ and ⁠ Roger Skalbeck ⁠. By working with clients in a real-world setting, law students are able to apply their book learning to practical situations and gain valuable experience before entering the workforce. Yes, and release in relation to this podcast.