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Court Says Twitter Misused Litigation to Punish Defendants for Their Speech–X v. CCDH

Eric Goldman

As a result, the court finds that much of the lawsuit is a SLAPP. In a highly technical ruling, the court rejects Twitter’s CFAA claim on a motion to dismiss and rejects Twitter’s other claims, including breach of contract, on an anti-SLAPP motion to strike.

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Section 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits

Eric Goldman

Those items got indexed in Google and appeared in Benedict’s vanity searches. Apparently the publication took place in 2019 and he filed suit in 2023. Apparently the publication took place in 2019 and he filed suit in 2023. To get around it, Todino argued that he was suing for failure to remove the postings. (I

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

Eric Goldman

The Court Opinion Greer was a target of one of Kiwi Farms’ attacks. “Kiwi Farms users provided a Google Drive link to a full copy of Mr. Greer’s book.” The district court dismissed the contributory claim because the defendants didn’t materially contribute to the infringement. on Kiwi Farms” in April 2019.

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

Eric Goldman

Ochoa’s definitive analysis of the Supreme Court’s Warhol opinion. Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit’s ruling that the reproduction of Andy Warhol’s Orange Prince on the cover of a magazine tribute was not a fair use of Lynn Goldsmith’s photo of the singer-songwriter Prince, on which the Warhol portrait was based.

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

Eric Goldman

Consistent with the CCB’s small claims court ethos, the case involved both a pro se claimant and respondent. 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.

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An Updated Look at Preserving Social Media Evidence for Lawyers

Legal Tech Monitor

Since this 2019 post, I think it is safe to say that the prevalence of social media evidence in civil and criminal proceedings has grown. Failure to do so may result in a range of unwanted consequences from the exclusion of evidence to disciplinary action. to maintain client confidences and protect sensitive client information.

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Cruiseing for Waymo Lawsuits: Liability in Autonomous Vehicle Crashes

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

12] Herzberg’s family sued Uber, the owner of the vehicle, but whether Uber or its programmers would have been found liable in civil court isn’t clear—the parties reached a confidential settlement. [13] 2] Ahead, a driver-operated car struck a pedestrian, throwing her into the Cruise’s path. If there is no driver, who is liable?

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