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Leveraging AI to Enhance Your Legal Blog: How ChatGPT Can Help Lawyers Develop a Business Development Niche

Kevin O'Keefe

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.

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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. Canning * 17 USC 512(f) Preempts State Law Claims Over Bogus Copyright Takedown Notices–Amaretto v. Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE 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. Canning * 17 USC 512(f) Preempts State Law Claims Over Bogus Copyright Takedown Notices–Amaretto v. Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v.

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

Eric Goldman

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.

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

Eric Goldman

“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. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017? Powerwand Inc.

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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. Canning * 17 USC 512(f) Preempts State Law Claims Over Bogus Copyright Takedown Notices–Amaretto v. Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE 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. Canning * 17 USC 512(f) Preempts State Law Claims Over Bogus Copyright Takedown Notices–Amaretto v. Spoiler: Not Well) * Another Section 512(f) Case Fails–ISE v.