2017 Lawsuit State law 
Kevin O'Keefe
JANUARY 25, 2023
I imagined I was an Iowa lawyer looking to develop a niche in agricultural law. I asked “What are good ideas for a niche legal blog on agriculture law in Iowa?” Overviews of Iowa’s state laws and regulations related to farming and agriculture, including those pertaining to zoning, land use, and conservation.
Eric Goldman
APRIL 29, 2023
This is another lawsuit involving the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. (Q: In this lawsuit, BAYC sued an “appropriation artist,” Ripps, who sought to comment on anti-Semitic aspects of the BAYC NFTs. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Q: why are the apes so bored?
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Eric Goldman
AUGUST 16, 2023
So does the rest of the employee’s lawsuit. “Courts in the Ninth Circuit have regularly held that the DMCA preempts state law claims arising out of submission of takedown notices.” ” 512(f) once again wipes out state law claims, even if 512(f) doesn’t apply. The 512(f) claim fails.
Eric Goldman
AUGUST 24, 2023
Next, from the early 2000s until 2017, the primary legal theory that was used to deter web scraping was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act or the CFAA. And then, in 2017, the famous hiQ Labs, Inc. But given the fact that contracts, even online contracts, are a state-law issue, it’s hard to imagine a simple resolution to this problem.
Eric Goldman
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
It may or may not be related to this lawsuit, but Google recently sued “bad actors who set up dozens of Google accounts and used them to submit thousands of bogus copyright claims against their competitors. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v.
Eric Goldman
JANUARY 11, 2025
I did a fairly lengthy blog post on the intersection of copyright law and city council videos a decade ago; and see this piece by Frank LoMonte about the intersection between copyright law and FOIA laws for government records. In the last month, two more copyright lawsuits over city council videos have triggered my alerts.
Eric Goldman
JUNE 9, 2024
Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v.
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