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Think Kiwi Farms Is Legally Unassailable? Copyright Law Might Disagree–Greer v. Moon

Eric Goldman

The court says these allegations are sufficient for direct copyright infringement: Mr. Greer alleged he discovered the book “had been illegally put onto Kiwi Farms” in January 2018. For unexplained reasons, it does not appear that the defendants are invoking the 512 defense. CloudFlare’s block ). Direct Infringement.

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Plaintiffs Tried to Plead Around Section 230. It Didn’t Work–Ziencik v. Snap

Eric Goldman

To get around the obvious Section 230 problem that the plaintiffs’ claims are actually based on the third party’s harassing content, the plaintiffs affirmatively disclaimed that they were suing based on the harasser’s messages or Snap’s failure to block him. The plaintiffs tried again, with the same result.

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Journalists’ Lack of Harm Fatal to DMCA Claims Against AI Developer

Debevoise Data Blog

Judge Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York dismissed plaintiffs’ suit in its entirety, holding that plaintiffs had no cognizable claim for damages or injunctive relief because they failed at this stage of litigation to demonstrate that they had been harmed in any way by OpenAI’s actions. Raw Story Media, Inc. OpenAI Inc. ,

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Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

Eric Goldman

Eight months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035 , February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Prutton, 22-CCB-0045 , February 28, 2023. Step Two: The CCB does a compliance review of the filed claim to determine if the claim qualifies for the CCB. Let’s take a look.

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Cruiseing for Waymo Lawsuits: Liability in Autonomous Vehicle Crashes

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

“Cruise”ing for “Waymo” Lawsuits: Liability in Autonomous Vehicle Crashes By Caroline Kropka On October 2, 2023, a driverless vehicle traveled down a San Francisco street. [1] 1] The taxi was one of around 950 autonomous Cruise (a robotaxi service owned by General Motors) vehicles operating across the United States by October of that year. [2]

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Marking the Retirement of Jerry Larkin, Who Led the ARDC With Exceptional Foresight, Integrity, and ‘Irish Wit’

Legal Tech Monitor

2d 531 (1988) – finding that a lawyer’s failure to report another lawyer’s conversion of settlement proceeds violated the duty to report specified attorney misconduct; In re Richard A. He was a gentleman when he appeared before the court,” Grogan said. “He Working with him has been for me a true joy,” ARDC Chair Timothy Bertschy said.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

[Eric’s note: this is the post you’ve been waiting for: Prof. Ochoa’s definitive analysis of the Supreme Court’s Warhol opinion. This post is 11,000+ words long, so you may want to block out some time to enjoy this properly.] By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 21-869 (May 18, 2023).

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