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Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG

Eric Goldman

Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law Claims–Stevens v. Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v.

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Surprise! Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Bored Ape Yacht Club v. Ripps

Eric Goldman

Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law Claims–Stevens v. Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v.

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512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v. Zoox

Eric Goldman

The litigants are an employer and former employee. “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. Create Music Group, Inc.,

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

For example, the most aggressive companies in pursuing web-scraping litigation are the social media companies. LinkedIn and Facebook, most notably, have done as much as anyone to shape the law of web scraping. And then, in 2017, the famous hiQ Labs, Inc. LinkedIn Corp.

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You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas

Eric Goldman

Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law Claims–Stevens v. Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v.

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512(f) Doesn’t Restrict Competitive Gaming of Search Results–Source Capital v. Barrett Financial

Eric Goldman

Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law Claims–Stevens v. Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) Case–Automattic v.

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Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos

Eric Goldman

Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Longarzo * DMCAs Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law ClaimsStevens v. Universal * Two 512(f) Rulings Where The Litigants Dispute Copyright Ownership * It Takes a Default Judgment to Win a 17 USC 512(f) CaseAutomattic v.

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