Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In other words, the plaintiffs are trying to use venerable legal doctrines to create a common-law notice-and-takedown scheme. The court dismisses the case entirely with leave to amend. Such allegations fail to state a claim under products liability law. This doctrinal move doesn’t work. Strict Products Liability.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

JANUARY 24, 2025

Candidate, 2025 No one wants to be left holding the bag after a break-in, but for chief information security officers (CISOs), the risk of liability is ever-present. District Court for the Southern District of New York suggests that CISOs might be outside of point-blank range. By Gaurav Lalsinghani, J.D.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The court issues him a chastising warning against using unauthorized pseudonyms. In this case, Affleck posted 38 comments on Harvard Crimson articles, using 2 different names (not specified by the court). The court implies that perhaps Affleck’s comments were anti-Zionist? 2025 WL 330577 (D.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 9, 2025

The district court granted summary judgment to YouTube. Qian seemed to claim that he didn’t get any notice and explanation about YouTube’s actions as he thought the TOS required, but the court disagrees. YouTube, LLC , 2025 WL 582785 (2d Cir. YouTube appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Clio

MARCH 10, 2025

Whether youre a lawyer, a paralegal , or in academics, legal proofreading software can go above and beyond generic proofreading tools and apply the nuance law requires. Improve document drafting at your firm Did you know Clio Draft can cut your drafting time by 80% with auto-fill features, templates, and a library of court forms?

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Law firms of all sizes are feeling pressure to meet client demand for both tailored services and greater efficiencies in this rapidly changing industry. This trend toward the increasing technology in law is echoed by industry analysts. Must law firms keep pace with their clients’ technology efforts? According to Gartner Inc.,

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The Barrister

MARCH 11, 2025

When most people think of a law degree, they envision a career in traditional fields such as litigation,corporate law, or criminal defense. However, a law degree offers a versatile skill set that can be applied across various industries and professions. However, only 51% were working in law firms. 2 The ABA reported 7.6%

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Illinois Supreme Court announced this week amendments to Rule 299 that will double compensation for an attorney appointed by a court in Illinois to represent an indigent party. The amended Rule raises attorney compensation to $150 per hour, up from its previous minimum of $75 per hour. The amendments are effective on Jan.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

What’s more, Clio now helps over 150,000 legal professionals in 130 countries, has partnered with 110+ bar associations and law societies (including all 50 states), works with 280+ app integration partners, joined the Forbes Cloud 100 list for the first time, and raised a historic Series F funding round.

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lennyesq

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Talk about court red-handed Thomas Claburn Demonstrating yet again that uncritically trusting the output of generative AI is dangerous, attorneys involved in a product liability lawsuit have apologized to the presiding judge for submitting documents that cite non-existent legal cases.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 3, 2025

The plaintiff brought a putative class action lawsuit against Capital One based on Washington’s anti-spam law and related claims. The district court agrees with the plaintiff. ” I disagree with the court’s characterization of Section 230’s goals, but I can see why the 230 defense vexed the court. .”

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 26, 2024

A recent survey of the public by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) “provides some cautious optimism” about improving public confidence in state courts across the U.S. At 61% confidence, state courts also ranked above the U.S. federal court system (57%), U.S. Supreme Court. This number was 60% in 2021.

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Debevoise Data Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As we previewed in our 2024 AI year in review , one of the big areas to watch in 2025 will be how much discovery courts are prepared to order into the inner workings of AI companies, especially in the face of arguments that discovery would reveal trade secrets or would be overbroad in cases based on specific claimed works. OpenAI, Inc.

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Pillsbury Law Internet and Technology blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

After a decade of litigation and a pivotal Supreme Court ruling from 2023, the legal battle between Jack Daniels and VIP Products has taken yet another turn, this time back in favor of Jack Daniels. On remand from the Supreme Court in the case VIP Products LLC v. Jack Daniels Properties Inc., Continue Reading

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 28, 2023

Despite the California Legislature’s blunder last year with AB 2273 (the Age Appropriate Design Code), many states, including Minnesota, are stubbornly pushing for nearly identical laws. If passed, the bill goes into effect July 1, 2024 with the first round of DPIAs due July 1, 2025. Enforcement is limited to the MN AG.

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Clio

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

They can learn overviews of different areas of law, as well as the latest developments in those areas. Staying up-to-date with rules and regulations Court rules and regulations are the bread and butter of paralegal practice, especially since paralegals often need to know these in more detail than attorneys.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The court refuses Temu’s preliminary injunction request. Shein Technology LLC , 2025 WL 445187 (D.C.D.C. 9, 2025) Prior Posts on Section 512(f) * Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos * Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim AnywayWhite v. Case Citation : Whaleco Inc. Alper Automotive v.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Calling all cyberlaw nerds: here is a bona fide “ Law of the Horse ” case. The plaintiff is an Oregon law firm practicing equine law. Copyrightability The case sets up one of the longstanding open questions in copyright law: when are form contracts copyrightable, and when is sharing them infringing?

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Clio

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

If youd like to hear from cutting-edge speakers on the movement toward trauma-informed justice and other relevant topics in the legal industry, be sure to register for ClioCon 2025. Many trauma-informed practices have already been implemented in court systems that deal with sensitive populations, such as juveniles or military veterans.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 7, 2025

The court takes two elements off the table immediately: “Plaintiffs do not contest that MMA was a user of an interactive computer service, nor that MMA received the Kane Email from another information content provider.” USI Insurance Services, LLC , 2025 WL 711113 (N.D. This turns into an easy Section 230 dismissal.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

White now claims that DistroKid infringed his copyrights to the beats, both directly and indirectly (the court dismissed the indirect claims last year). The court summarizes the doctrine (comparing the Cablevision and EMI v. ” The court says that this isn’t what the BMP v. Ugh, so much going wrong here.

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Martindale-Avvo

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Do Law Firms Offer Maternity and Paternity Leave? Traditionally law firms have not been generous with leave for lawyers who have just given birth, or their partners. One journalist wrote in 2024 that law firms are notorious for pretending that attorneys just dont have a life outside of the office.

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CloudNine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

On February 18, 2025, at The Masters Conference in Miami, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel alongside Matt Rasmussen (ModeOne), Alex Lewis (Kuro Group), and Brittany Leonard (General Counsel) to discuss one of the most pressing challenges in eDiscovery today: Modern Data Management.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 4, 2025

The court says that Viral DRM’s exclusive “management” rights is not the same as ownership or an exclusive license to the copyright. The court says that Viral DRM doesn’t have standing to enforce the copyright. 2025 WL 660250 (N.D. 2025 WL 660250 (N.D. Case Citation : Viral DRM LLC v.

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Clio

OCTOBER 8, 2024

He discussed the rapid rise in AI adoption, jumping from 19% to 79% in law firms in just one year, and introduced Clio Duo , a new AI tool designed to enhance productivity and reduce workflow friction. Jack also announced exciting new Clio features for 2025, including automated workflows, custom reporting, and new payment methods.

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The Barrister

DECEMBER 3, 2024

At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the Charleston School of launched its renamed and reorganized Center for Diversity in the Legal Profession. Law Library: Diversity Realized: Putting the Walk with the Talk for Diversity in the Legal Profession by Sarah E. Hernandez 2024-2025 Sol Blatt Jr. 2 In the 2023 case, SFFA v.

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Wisblawg

JANUARY 17, 2025

Each January, the UW Law School offers a series of free Ethics CLE seminars. This year, I have the pleasure of presenting on GenAI with my Law Library colleague, Kris Turner. We’ll discuss both the benefits and potential pitfalls of AI adoption and examine recent guidance from the ABA and the courts. 22, 2025, 12-1 p.m.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Invisible Narratives sought an ex parte TRO to prevent that from happening, which the court grants. The court relies on 512(f) as the basis of the TRO: “Invisible Narratives has presented evidence that Next Level was neither the original creator of Skibidi Toilet nor the lawful copyright owner of Skibidi Toilet characters.

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CloudNine

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Privacy concerns require forensic teams to limit collections to court-ordered data only, fostering trust in both the legal team and custodians. Navigating Privacy Laws: Amaral outlined new state-level privacy laws passed in 20 states, including California, Virginia, and Colorado, which aim to regulate business use of consumer data.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 13, 2025

According to the court, scrapers take active steps that serve no purpose but to trick X into given them not a second, not a third, but a millionth turn to see the sites (citations omitted). But its motion to amend its 17200 claim to add unfair acts was denied, as the court found that X Corp. Now, because the court accepted X Corp.s

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While the EU GDPR regulates the international transfer of personal data, several recently enacted EU laws regulate the international transfer of non-personal data, which is any data that is not “personal data” under the GDPR. Below, we have summarized the restrictions on international transfers in the laws in which they appear.

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Colin S. Levy

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

And if clients refuse to pay for humans to handle routine work, what will that mean to a law firms bottom line? Weve heard all of the fears about GenAIs use in the practice of law. Imagine a world in which a law firm has figured out a way to use GenAI to do simple tasks quickly and well. Isnt that bad for the law firm?

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CaseFox

MARCH 7, 2023

Expanding Legal Tech Category Currently, a law firm on average uses around two software to streamline the workflow. According to the Gartner legal prediction report, by 2025, large organizations will require relationships with 4+ legal tech vendors. The quandary of AI & current court workflow system is ever growing.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JANUARY 8, 2025

Nevertheless, the impact on the practice of law overall was significant. In fact, according to the 2025 AffiniPay Legal Industry Report, which will be published in the spring, one-fifth of firms have already adopted legal-specific generative AI tools. Dive in and ensure you’re maintaining technology competence.

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Clio

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Lets explore how the latest AI time-tracking solutions can help law firms narrow the gap between hours worked and hours billedboosting billing accuracy, streamlining administrative tasks, increasing profitability, and more. SmartTime by BigHand BigHands SmartTime is an AI-based tool that automates time capture and time entry for law firms.

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The Barrister

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Third, the court must determine that the individual’s symptoms can be treated effectively with the proposed plan. 11 Downsides Include: Exploiting the System : Some defense law firms actively market the Mental health Diversion program as a way to avoid criminal prosecution. The Sol Blatt, Jr.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 23, 2022

Connecticut’s Governor signed the state’s comprehensive privacy law into effect on May 10, 2022, adding yet another category of state privacy law. We also provide an overview of the CTPA’s enforcement mechanisms and explain how the CTPA modifies prior laws’ safe harbor with a nod towards prosecutorial discretion.

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