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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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

That section states that rights under state laws that are “equivalent” to rights under copyright law are preempted. There are more than 300 opinions by federal courts dealing with the express preemption of contracts, and within them two main approaches have emerged. ML Genius v. A third approach?

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CaseFox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Have you ever found yourself curious about the legal stuff you hear about? The legal proceedings can be broadly categorised into civil and criminal litigation, each governed by distinct laws and procedures. So, hiring a lawyer will play a crucial role in advising, preparing legal documents, and presenting cases in court.

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Advocate's Studio

OCTOBER 15, 2018

DoNotPay, a robot lawyer Chatbot app, is now promising to help people file suits in small claims court, no JD required. DoNotPay offered the ability to sue Equifax in small claims courts throughout the U.S. Does DoNotPay violate state laws on the unauthorized practice of law?

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JULY 11, 2023

We live in a country where a court of law recently ruled that the All Writs Act couldn’t compel Apple to unlock an iPhone belonging to an accused terrorists. But you know, why do you think ISO and sock two certifications are not sufficient anymore for law firms? Not all, I believe only one or two state laws in the US require it.

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CaseFox

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Businesses may want to consider how the courts reasoning may apply to other circumstances when dealing with disclosure requests. It follows the same steps as the CNIL’s ordinary procedure but the President of the “formation restreinte” rules alone and a public hearing is not held, unless requested by the subject of the action.

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Legal Tech Monitor

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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Legal Tech Monitor

JULY 11, 2023

We live in a country where a court of law recently ruled that the All Writs Act couldn’t compel Apple to unlock an iPhone belonging to an accused terrorists. But you know, why do you think ISO and sock two certifications are not sufficient anymore for law firms? Not all, I believe only one or two state laws in the US require it.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The appellate court refers to Doe’s behavior as “ capping.” The court dismissed the case on Section 230 grounds. Knowing CSAM Possession The district court dismissed the CSAM civil claim on Section 230 grounds. The 11th Circuit affirms, but relies only partially on Section 230 grounds.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2023

The court treats this as a surprisingly easy Section 230 case and dismisses the case. Twitter , the court disagrees: Unlike in Lemmon and Roommates.com , the harm Plaintiffs allege here doesn’t flow from a design defect. ” The plaintiffs also sued Google and Apple for carrying Snap in their app stores. Next stop: the 9th Circuit.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

However, FOSTA was not designed as an anti-CSAM law, so the plaintiffs’ claims don’t really fit the legal doctrine. In 2021, the court dismissed the non-FOSTA claims but did not dismiss the FOSTA claim. Reddit cert petition was pending before the Supreme Court. Both parties appealed to the Ninth Circuit.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

” My post tried to translate this statement: Underneath this anodyne conclusion, the court is impliedly making two key points: (1) users’ activities do not contribute to evaluating the defendant’s 1591 exposure, and (2) the applicable scienter to get around 230 is 1591’s “actual knowledge” requirement.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

On remand, the court dismisses the remaining defendants primarily due to Section 230, with leave to amend. The court summarizes the facts: Plaintiff alleges she was trafficked as a minor and her traffickers filmed her while she was engaged in sex acts. . The court says Section 230 preempts it in this case. The Lemmon v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 23, 2023

In response to a facial constitutional challenge to FOSTA, the DC Circuit upheld the law after making several narrowing constructions. The remaining ambiguity over its scope chills and inhibits socially beneficial and completely legal behavior, but the law doesn’t help reduce illegal behavior. Taamneh case. Reddit, Inc. ,

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

Readers with good memories will recall that I have blogged several other cases against Salesforce with similar allegations, with mixed results in court. Salesforce decision closely, the court concludes that Salesforce doesn’t qualify for Section 230 immunity in the FOSTA case. Salesforce invoked the Fifth Circuit’s Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

The court responds: “Doe’s breeding ground theory essentially seeks to hold Meta liable for failing to remove traffickers’ grooming messages and posts advertising their victims for sex.” Finally: in passing, the court says “Her trafficker was convicted in a criminal trial and sentenced to 40 years in prison.”

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Often you’ll hear government agencies say, “Well, when you drive down the street, you don’t have an expectation of privacy.” And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. So it’s a super important right.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The district court dismissed the case. The Ninth Circuit affirms every point of the district court’s decision. The panel summarizes: “Because Does state law claims necessarily implicate Grindrs role as a publisher of third-party content, 230 bars those claims. .” Will a Ninth Circuit panel agree?

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JANUARY 20, 2023

Some of them contain 50-state surveys that track variations in state laws on a key issue. Family Law Matters involving domestic relations tend to have high stakes, financially and emotionally. The Divorce center also contains 50-state surveys on uncontested divorce , alimony , and property division. armed forces.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The court holds that Section 230 applies to the claims. ” The court responds that “Grindr’s match function relies on and publishes a user’s profile and geolocation data, which is third-party content generated by the user.” The court rejects Doe’s attempted Lemmon v. ICS Provider. Publisher/Speaker Claims.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Having manufactured the requirement of that the claim must be based on “particular” content to trigger Section 230, the court says none of the claims do that. ” I’d love for the court to explain how blocking users from contacting each other on apps differs from “content moderation.”

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

A prior ruling summarized the facts the court describes as “harrowing”: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (Charles) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. The court denied summary judgment for both sides, likely sending this case to trial. The court again denies a Section 230 dismissal. ” Case Citation : Doe v.

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3 Geeks and a Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Marathe argues judges and lawyers also need to be heavily educated on the latest developments in deep fake technology in order to counter their use in court. Regulations, laws and advanced detection technology are still lacking but urgently needed. States will likely pass a patchwork of laws to regulate AI-generated images.

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Legal Tech Monitor

JUNE 28, 2023

Marathe argues judges and lawyers also need to be heavily educated on the latest developments in deep fake technology in order to counter their use in court. Regulations, laws and advanced detection technology are still lacking but urgently needed. States will likely pass a patchwork of laws to regulate AI-generated images.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I’m still blogging Section 230 cases as I see them, even though these posts are likely to have only historical value. ] * * * The court summarizes the horrifying allegations: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (“Charles”) and Romelus raped Plaintiff. The court dismisses OnlyFans per Section 230.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

5] In a motion passing 3-2 on a party-line vote, the Democratic commissioners removed the Chief Administrative Law Judge (the “ALJ”) from the role of Presiding Officer in Magnuson-Moss rulemaking; Chair Khan or her designee will instead assume the role of Presiding Officer, giving Chair Khan even greater control over future rulemaking efforts. [6]

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

To the extent that courts have acknowledged this issue, they have presumed that everyone knew Backpage was providing illegal services to sex traffickers. So for purposes of a motion to dismiss, courts can simply assume the upstream violations. Add Section 230 into the mix and tertiary liability looks even weirder.

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