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Court Overturns a Bad Jury Verdict Against Scraping–Ryanair v Booking (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy This summer, I wrote that the jury trial between Ryanair and Booking Holdings ended in the strangest way possible. The jury returned a verdict that Booking Holdings had caused exactly $5,000 in legally cognizable loss to Ryanair under the CFAAthe statutory minimum to establish a CFAA claim.

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How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians

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Cooke , Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and a Professor at the School of Library and Information Science, at the University of South Carolina, identifies the significant and socially charged work of librarians who are defending the rights of readers and writers in the battles raging across the U.S. over censorship, book challenges and book bans.

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Ryanair v. Booking CFAA Trial Ends with Strangest Possible Outcome (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Not only that, but this case makes it more likely that other plaintiffs and defendants will suffer lengthy, protracted litigation to reach similarly absurd conclusions. Booking Holdings Inc. A few days after the summary judgment decision, three of the defendants, Booking Holdings, Inc.,

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Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023–American Library Association

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The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to defend each person’s right to read under the First Amendment and to ensure free access to information. A challenge to a book may be resolved in favor of retaining the book in the collection, or it can result in a book being restricted or withdrawn from the library.

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Justia Featured Resources: Justia Dockets Offering Info on AI Lawsuits

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Federal copyright law protects “original works of authorship [that are] fixed in any tangible medium of expression,” ranging from books and movies to paintings, architecture, and music. Stability AI , three artists are pursuing infringement claims against the AI company Stability AI and other defendants in the U.S. However, the U.S.

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Section 230 and the First Amendment Curtail An Online Videogame Addiction Lawsuit–Angelilli v. Activision

Eric Goldman

Seeking redress, Plaintiffs sued Defendants on the theory that their design decisions and failure to disclose the dangers of their products were the cause of D.G.s As a result, I expect that defendants in other online addiction cases will be highlighting this opinion in their defenses. addiction and Plaintiffs injuries.

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

Eric Goldman

He self-published a book about the experience (“ Why I Sued Taylor Swift and How I Became Falsely Known as Frivolous, Litigious and Crazy “). “Kiwi Farms users provided a Google Drive link to a full copy of Mr. Greer’s book.” ” Greer emailed Moon asking to remove the book. Knowledge of Infringement.