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Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG

Eric Goldman

White got past a motion to dismiss, but his case predictably falls on summary judgment. July 23, 2024): the defendants allegedly falsely targeted 117k items through its copyright webform, which Google delisted based on these false premises. 27, 2024) BONUS: Google LLC v. Van Duc, 2024 WL 3740145 (N.D.

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Announcing the 2023 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

Eric Goldman

I replaced the Step Two and Hemi cases on personal jurisdiction with a recent 9th Circuit case, Herbal Brands v. The Step Two case dealt with an edge situation (defendant with no physical presence in the US), and the Hemi case raises some tricky tribal independence issues. PhotoPlaza. We will find out soon enough.

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Copyright Battles Over City Council Videos

Eric Goldman

Kilgore might need better legal advice on copyright law…but also, see my post on the Lenz case predicting that all 512(f) defendants had to do is say “yeah, I thought about fair use” and they would get a free pass.

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