Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Although many of those complaints focused on the core copyright and trademark infringement theories present in the earliest AI lawsuits, plaintiffs have begun diversifying their claims to include false advertising and unfair competition, along with other state-law causes of action. Meta Platforms, Inc. , 20, 2023). [4] 4] Mango v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

However, FOSTA was not designed as an anti-CSAM law, so the plaintiffs’ claims don’t really fit the legal doctrine. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. If you’re new to FOSTA cases and you are baffled by the layers of inferences and arguments here, you are definitely not alone.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

US (Guest Blog Post) * Catching Up on FOSTA Since Its Enactment (A Linkwrap) * More Aftermath from the ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ * ‘Worst of Both Worlds’ FOSTA Signed Into Law, Completing Section 230’s Evisceration * Backpage Loses Another Section 230 Motion (Again Without SESTA/FOSTA)–Florida Abolitionists v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2023

The plaintiffs claim that, “by enabling the transmission of ephemeral content on the application, Defendants facilitate the exchange of CSAM, and that Snap’s design of the application assists users in ‘evad[ing] supervision by legal guardians or law enforcement.'”

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Failure-to-appear Defendant Lawsuit Court 118

Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

Here, if the law recognized the illegality of “possessing” illegal content, then the upload could create its own legally recognizable harm even if it’s never meant for, or made available for, downloading. WebGroup Czech Republic appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. The Lemmon v.

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Defendant Lawsuit Court Hearing 98

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. Therefore, as MindGeek’s motion to dismiss concerns only questions of law, no discovery is required to rule on the motion to dismiss.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 23, 2023

In response to a facial constitutional challenge to FOSTA, the DC Circuit upheld the law after making several narrowing constructions. The remaining ambiguity over its scope chills and inhibits socially beneficial and completely legal behavior, but the law doesn’t help reduce illegal behavior.

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LawSites

JUNE 2, 2022

I tested BriefCatch once before, in 2018, when I put it and two other legal editing programs to the test of editing four opinions authored by Supreme Court Justice Neil M. I also deleted all the footnotes and the draft’s two appendices, which list state laws, leaving just the primary text and citations.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Most FOSTA opinions are lengthy, but this one was short because the law was quite clear. Backpage appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Wielding those arguments should help Doe get around Section 230, though the case should then fail for other reasons.

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Lawsuit Criminal trial Court Failure-to-appear 88

Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

The court says the claim fails on its prima facie elements because “Plaintiffs have failed to establish that Salesforce had constructive knowledge that Backpage violated relevant sex-trafficking laws as to Plaintiff.” Google LLC , 2024 WL 1892291 (N.D. April 29, 2024). The complaint. This case started in W.D.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The BTLJ Podcast team sits down with ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Matt Cagle to discuss the use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) by police departments and other law enforcement entities. Podcast Transcript: [Tiffaney] 0:12 You’re listening to the Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast. I’m Tiffaney Boyd.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

US (Guest Blog Post) * Catching Up on FOSTA Since Its Enactment (A Linkwrap) * More Aftermath from the Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA * Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA Signed Into Law, Completing Section 230s Evisceration * Backpage Loses Another Section 230 Motion (Again Without SESTA/FOSTA)Florida Abolitionists v.

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Lawsuit Defendant Court Hearing 52

Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By guest blogger Lisa Ramsey , Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law The Supreme Court will likely hold in Elster that Section 2(c) is consistent with the First Amendment, but will it clarify how to balance trademark and free speech rights? Section 2(c) is a viewpoint-neutral trademark law.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 29, 2023

US (Guest Blog Post) * Catching Up on FOSTA Since Its Enactment (A Linkwrap) * More Aftermath from the ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’ * ‘Worst of Both Worlds’ FOSTA Signed Into Law, Completing Section 230’s Evisceration * Backpage Loses Another Section 230 Motion (Again Without SESTA/FOSTA)–Florida Abolitionists v.

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Lawsuit Court Defendant Failure-to-appear 98

Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The court’s statement implicates Internet Law Exceptionalism 101, and this judge–who was so thorough in other discussions–oddly chose to ignore this critical question. The Florida federal court might also apply Florida state law, which includes the old Doe v. and other minors.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The court responds: “Pointing to persuasive case law, Fenix contends that Plaintiff’s allegations far well short of what is needed to overcome CDA immunity. Mindgeek , but the court says that’s “bad law” following the Reddit decision. The plaintiff cited Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Note: Backpage shut down April 2018, but Backpage-related litigation continues into 2025 and beyond]. I’m always a bit puzzled when circuit law is being written by someone who, you know, isn’t actually a circuit judge. Or perhaps Salesforce wants courts to scale back Section 230 as a common law repeal of the statute?

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