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Serial Copyright Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Enforce Third-Party Copyrights–Viral DRM v 7News

Eric Goldman

Based on this ruling, Viral DRM’s earlier SAD Scheme lawsuit also may have been deficient on copyright standing grounds. However, a court would almost never independently spot the standing problem at an ex parte TRO hearing. However, it highlights another problem with SAD Scheme cases.

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4 Strategies for Preventing and Handling Frivolous Lawsuits

Lawmatics

There are more than 40 million lawsuits in the United states alone every year. And only 2% of those will ultimately proceed with a lawsuit. Contract and small claims cases comprise the bulk of the civil caseload, and unfortunately, most of these lawsuits are baseless claims, also known as frivolous lawsuits.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

Generative AI has transformed how people around the world work; how they create; and what they see, hear, and watch online. The past year was marked by many more filed cases than decisions, and those decisions that were issued largely demonstrated how well-known pitfalls will also hamper this new wave of AI lawsuits. In Millette v.

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Allegations of a Bribe-Driven Facebook-OnlyFans Conspiracy Unsurprisingly Fall Apart in Court–Dangaard v. Instagram

Eric Goldman

In my previous post , I summarized: This lawsuit involves troubling allegations that Facebook executives ( allegedly , Nick Clegg, Nicola Mendelsohn, and Cristian Perrella) took bribes from OnlyFans-related entities to spike Facebook and Instagram posts that promoted competitors of OnlyFans. The plaintiffs’ allegations were sizzling.

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Automating web compliance is much easier than we believe

Global LegalTech Hub

This workload even makes teams neglect and put compliance aside while focusing on other processes, leading to potential lawsuits and penalties. In this article I’d like to cover how to automate compliance easily, using a feature all of us as internet users know very well: screenshots.

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GDPR vs. Meta Platforms: is it time to change the business model?

Legal IT Group

“You need to set up targeted ads correctly” is a phrase any business that wants to find effective channels to promote its products or services hears today. In such a case, Article 6(1)(b) GDPR cannot be considered a proper legal basis. It is worth reminding that the GDPR provides an exhaustive list of six legal bases.

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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure

Eric Goldman

Without hearing from the defense, the adjudicators are far too likely to find over-infringement and give insufficient credit to the defenses (such as the first sale defense for used/gray market goods).

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