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What Happened to Gonzalez v. Google After the SCOTUS Decision?

Eric Goldman

In the mid-2010s, plaintiffs filed about 20 lawsuits filed around the country seeking to hold social media services liable for allegedly facilitating terrorist attacks. In filing the proposed FAC, the plaintiffs explain why they didn’t allege these claims before: they “reasonably believed” that the ATA, 18 U.S.C.

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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

The plaintiff eventually dismissed all of the defendants within 5 weeks of filing the complaint. 5 at 4 (“[A]ddresses provided on the e-commerce stores indicate that the registrants are in China and other neighboring countries.”). Has the plaintiff filed other SAD Scheme cases, and did it commit similar abuses in those cases?

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

May 9, 2024). Combining these two holdings, it concluded: “we must apply the discovery rule to determine when a copyright infringement claim accrues, but a three-year lookback period from the time a suit is filed to determine the extent of the relief available.” Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Nealy , No. 22-1078 (U.S. 4th 1236 (9th Cir.

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Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

Eric Goldman

You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. 19885566 Store, 2024 WL 532290 (S.D.N.Y. 9, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme N.D.

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In 2024, the Biggest Legal Risk for Generative AI May Be Hype

Debevoise Data Blog

The FTC is also holding a virtual summit on January 25, 2024 to discuss key developments in AI and how those developments impact competition and consumers. The SEC has also charged firms for misstatements and omissions regarding ESG considerations in investment decisions and for misleading ESG statements in public disclosures and filings.

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Does IP Law Protect Influencers’ Aesthetics?–Gifford v. Sheil (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Roberts Its become known as the sad beige lawsuit or the case that asks the question can you ever really own an aesthetic ? by guest blogger Alexandra J. Sydney Nicole LLC v. Alyssa Sheil LLC , 1:24-cv-00423-RP (W.D.

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The Increasing Risks of AI Washing and Securities Fraud Class Actions

Debevoise Data Blog

In particular, the SEC has stated that AI is one of its examination priorities for 2024, and recently brought its first AI-related fraud cases. For example, on February 21, 2024, shareholders brought a securities class action against Innodata Inc., The cover art used in this blog post was generated by DALL-E.

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