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Photos in a Similar Style Aren’t Copyright-Infringing–Woodland v. Lil Nas X

Eric Goldman

Regarding Woodland’s posts, the court adds: The photos at issue were posted on his Instagram account between August 2018 and July 2021. ” Remember this perspective when the Ninth Circuit analyzes the various censorial state laws designed to control or strip away “platforms'” curatorial or discovery efforts.

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The State of State Law Cybersecurity Requirements

Debevoise Data Blog

What is less known is that many of these states also impose substantive cybersecurity requirements. In this Debevoise Data Blog post, we examine the general cybersecurity obligations under state law, including common themes and recent developments. Emerging Themes of State Law Cybersecurity Requirements Taking all these U.S.

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Jan. 6 was an example of networked incitement

LLRX

6, 2021, signaled a major break from the nonviolent rallies that categorized most major protests over the past few decades. 6 apart was the president of the United States using his cellphone to direct an attack on the Capitol, and those who stormed the Capitol being wired and ready for insurrection. The shocking events of Jan.

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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

In the spring of 2021, he relocated to Montana and revamped his contracting business. The plaintiff claimed that federal law didn’t preempt his state law claim, but the court breezily rejects that. (I Other negative reviews were never removed by Nextdoor. ” Motion to dismiss granted.

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What If I Don’t Want to Litigate? Law Degree Alternatives: Exploring Unconventional Career Paths

The Barrister

Those finding were based from the Class of 2018 Study of Law School Employment & Satisfaction report; the information was collected from 1,477 graduates of ABA-accredited law schools in the United States between September and December 2021. Francis Law, How does a law degree benefit HR professionals?

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2023 Quick Links: Section 230

Eric Goldman

Savoy, 2021 N.C. July 28, 2021). Grant, 2021 Ariz. March 31, 2021). Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. .” Facebook, 2021 Cal. June 21, 2021). [My Quick Links publication process is broken. LEXIS 236 (N.C. Superior Ct. ” * Doe v.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

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. 1183 (2021). [15] Millette , No. 16, 2024). [12]