Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

This long-running lawsuit started in 2019. When I first blogged this case in January 2021, I wrote: This lawsuit, like many others before it, claims that UGC services like YouTube commit illegal discrimination based on how they moderate content. Elenis Supreme Court ruling, but I wonder how it might apply to this case.

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Above the Law - Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It has been a while since I have written about the copyright lawsuit by legal research giant Thomson Reuters against the no-shuttered legal research startup Ross Intelligence, in which TR alleges that Ross stole copyright content from Westlaw to build its own completing legal research product. See all stories about this lawsuit.

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TechnoLlama

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Copyright AI nerds have been eagerly awaiting a decision in the German case of Kneschke v LAION (previous blog post about the case here), and yesterday we got a ruling (text of the decision in German here, courtesy of Mirko Brüß). In short, LAION was successful in its defence against […]

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Trellis.Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

In April, Tesla will be back in court over allegations that the company’s autopilot driver-assist software is defective and led to a fatal 2018 car accident that took the life of a former Apple employee in California.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a competitive keyword advertising lawsuit. A rival, Colibri, displayed in the trademark in its Google keyword ads, but it claims it has stopped doing so after the lawsuit was filed. The court denies a preliminary injunction. To analyze this, the court applies the standard likelihood of consumer confusion factors.

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Trellis.Law Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel in the Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments regarding whether a lawsuit against social media company TitTok should be revived despite a federal law that generally shields internet platforms from liability… Continue reading → The post A Family’s Plea: Appellate Court Urged (..)

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 14, 2024

There are two critically important cases over “social media addiction” pending in California state court and as an MDL in the federal Northern District of California. It is an all-out brawl in federal court, with no-expense-spared battles over each and every picayune litigation issue.

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Trellis.Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Today’s document deep dive focus is on the recent California Court of Appeals decision to remand Wozniak v. YouTube, LLC to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County and the Hon. The lawsuit, filed in August 2018,… Continue reading → The post Document Deep Dive: The Return of Wozniak v.

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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“So often when attorneys are writing court documents or preparing for oral arguments and they want to know what their judge thinks about different issues in their case, they have very little information to go off of. . federal courts. The company’s roadmap calls for it to eventually expand into state courts as well.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

Approximately 41,000 civil lawsuits are filed daily in the U.S., Read Our Article… Continue reading → The post ⚡Primer on Using State Court Trial Data for Business and Competitive Intelligence first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog. and 97% circulate at the circuit and county level.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This lawsuit seeks to hold Letgo liable for the murders. ” The court summarized: According to plaintiffs, Letgo created an illusion that accounts like Mr. Brown’s could be trusted but undertook no actual verification procedures. The court again rejects for lack of causation. Negligence. Consumer Protection Act. Letgo, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 22, 2023

The court dismisses the lawsuit on summary judgment. The court focuses on the likelihood of consumer confusion. The plaintiff invoked initial interest confusion, but per Network Automation, the court merges IIC back into the standard multi-factor test. The court says the call logs are ambiguous. clickthrough rate.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The pandemic caused civil courts in the United States to adopt technology at an unprecedented pace and scale, improving participation in court proceedings and helping users resolve disputes more efficiently. Pew researchers examined pandemic-related emergency orders issued by the supreme courts of all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

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Global LegalTech Hub

JULY 23, 2024

Recently, the Guangzhou Internet Court ruled on the infringement of intellectual property rights by the creation of AI-generated images. Guangzhou Internet Court decision In its evaluation of the copyright protection for the image, the Court first highlighted the intellectual investment made by the plaintiff.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 31, 2023

The court dismissed the case without prejudice. ” Zhang tried the breach-of-contract workaround, but the court says flatly: “There is no exception under Section 230 for breach of contract claims.” 23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. The user tried again. Same result.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 10, 2023

Represented by lawyers Maria Cristina Armenta and Credence Elizabeth Sol (who keep expanding their oeuvre of failed lawsuits against Internet services), Daniels claimed YouTube had to comply with 1983 because YouTube became a state actor. In 2021, the court quickly shut down that misguided argument. My blog post on that ruling.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 21, 2024

Recapping a couple of doomed-from-inception lawsuits. The court cites the old Lycos case for the proposition that 230 applies to failure to remove, even after notice. The court adds “Recasting the defamation claim as one for negligence does nothing to save it from falling within § 230’s ambit.” Benedict v.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 11, 2024

But that all came crashing down after I reported in 2016 of Bluford’s settlement of a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and fraudulently swindling two clients. As of this writing, the lawsuit is ongoing. Following my report, QuickLegal quickly shut down.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 31, 2024

Microsoft’s filings made some unredacted disclosures about Medina that were repeated in an unredacted court opinion, and those documents appeared on several websites that publish court documents. He then sued the court document repository websites (and other defendants) for defamation, false advertising, and more.

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Trellis.Law Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Since 1985, the firm has defended corporate clients in high-exposure and technically intricate lawsuits… Continue reading → The post Deep Trellis State Court Capabilities Help Bowman and Brooke Track Trends and Defend Mass Tort Litigation in State Courts first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Trellis.Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The court says that SMS’s photos clear the very low copyrightability threshold. ” Because the products are allegedly identical, the court says there are only so many ways to depict them. ” Because the products are allegedly identical, the court says there are only so many ways to depict them. Pharmaaid Corp. ,

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The court says there’s no claim called “sexual harassment,” and it struggles to find a matching claim. The court dismisses the claim with prejudice because Reaud can’t plead around Section 230. 9, 2024) The post Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Allegedly Pornographic Ads–Reaud v. Facebook Inc.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 30, 2024

, Atari sought a preliminary injunction, which the court denies because “Atari has not shown that it is likely to succeed on the merits.” ” In support of Printify’s position, the court summarizes: Printify does not design the products, does not manufacture or print the products, and does not ship the products.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With respect to the channel removal, the court says: “YouTube had no obligation to host or serve content…YouTube had the discretion to take down content that harmed its users… YouTube had the discretion to terminate channels without warning after a single case of severe abuse.” ” Cites to Daniels v.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

5, 2024) The post Angi Can’t Dismiss Lawsuit Over Failed Vendor Authentication–Everyspace v. .” Angi responded that “its alleged failure to vet the accuracy of third-party content is immunized by Section 230,” which is absolutely true. We’ve had so many cases in this genre.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The court says that the merchant made a descriptive “fair use” of the “emoji” term, but the court didn’t actually say that “emoji” qualifies as a descriptive trademark, instead of an arbitrary mark, for stickers. ” Trademark law does not restrict that usage. ” That’s true.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 25, 2024

This well-publicized lawsuit is an example of Musk waging lawfare over a critic’s speech. As a result, the court finds that much of the lawsuit is a SLAPP. By declaring the lawsuit a SLAPP, the court concludes that Twitter misused the court system in an attempt to suppress CCDH’s speech.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 20, 2023

We used to see lawsuits like this 15+ years ago, but we don’t see them any more because they are so obviously doomed by Section 230. The court applies the standard three-part Section 230 test: ICS Provider. ” The court is confused. ” The court is confused. Whoa, what a flashback. LifelongLearning.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 27, 2024

I believe that’s because the court and parties are battling over redactions. The court gives all benefit of the doubt to the plaintiffs, saying “The FAC alleges that Defendants knowingly obtained users’ face geometry data from Take-Two and that it remains in their control as they disseminate and store it on their servers.”

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 4, 2023

Federal statutes do not provide clear answers to these questions, so courts will need to confront them. Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 3, 2024

The US government brought a civil lawsuit against the defendants for 203 violations. Instead, the court easily finds that the defendants qualify for Section 230 protection. The court replies: “The Second Circuit has affirmed dismissal at the pleading stage in several of its key cases interpreting Section 230.” It doesn’t work.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 30, 2024

The court doesn’t give him that because YouTube didn’t breach the TOS, so he’s not entitled to any remedies. May 29, 2024) The post Ninth Circuit Rejects Another Lawsuit Over Account Termination–Mercola v. Case Citation: Mercola.com, LLC v. Google LLC , No. 23-2608 (9th Cir.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MAY 31, 2023

Walker, a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, from presiding over Disney’s lawsuit… Continue reading → The post A Tale as Old as Time: Disney and DeSantis Battle in the Courts first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 13, 2023

The court rules for Reddit on all counts. The court says Rogozinski doesn’t have priority over Reddit. The court does not credit Rogozinski’s role in creating the subreddit as a use in commerce, and Rogozinski’s other uses (such as the book title) don’t count either. State Law Claims. Undisputed.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

[I blogged the Supreme Court oral arguments in the NetChoice cases yesterday. Now, with a little more time to complete its analysis, the court wrote a more thorough and refined opinion preliminarily enjoining Ohio’s law requiring parental consent for children’s usage of social media. I previously blogged the TRO.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 8, 2024

This case hit my alerts because of its discussion about keyword advertising, but first, I have to digest how the court got there. The court said that the trademark owner had been using the trademark since 1985 and registered the trademark in 2006. ” Say what? ” The right answer should be “no one.” ” Uh oh.

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