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After hearing this allegation at least twice, the Court instructed plaintiffs’ counsel to go present proof of such a bribe and to specifically subpoena the banks that were allegedly involved in laundering the bribe. This is the basic reason that summary judgment, at long last, must be GRANTED to Meta defendants.
I did a deep dive on this topic in December , but the general gist of it is that copyright law preempts statelaw claims if the state-law claims come within the general scope of copyright. This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech. This case represents the latter circumstance.
The court enjoins Next Level pending a PI hearing on March 3. * * * The DMCA notice-and-takedown scheme was never intended to provide final resolution to copyright owners. The TRO language doesn’t purport to apply to YouTube, nor could it unless YouTube had also been named a defendant.
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Marlene Gebauer 9:21 So Jordan, or Oren, or both of you, and I’m very interested in hearing the answer to this this question because, you know, just we’ve heard so much about these certifications in the past. But you know, why do you think ISO and sock two certifications are not sufficient anymore for law firms?
Marlene Gebauer 9:21 So Jordan, or Oren, or both of you, and I’m very interested in hearing the answer to this this question because, you know, just we’ve heard so much about these certifications in the past. But you know, why do you think ISO and sock two certifications are not sufficient anymore for law firms?
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MG Freesites because the defendant in that case hosted the video and allegedly exercised other content moderation steps around it. FOSTA The plaintiff invoked the FOSTA exception to Section 230, which required the court to decide if plaintiffs to show the defendant had the higher scienter required by 1591 or the lower scienter of 1595.
The 9th Circuit held that some foreign defendants were subject to jurisdiction. On remand, the court dismisses the remaining defendants primarily due to Section 230, with leave to amend. They then uploaded the videos (“Videos”) to adult websites operated by two of the defendants, i.e., WebGroup Czech Republic, a.s.
May 3, 2023) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. Per Reddit, the panel said yes to Q1 and no to Q2.
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The Florida federal court might also apply Florida statelaw, which includes the old Doe v. In other words, in each case, the defendant had a contract agreeing to provide servicesdto the plaintiff that the plaintiff valued, so I don’t see any basis to distinguish among these cases. ” This makes no sense.
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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. Charles and Romelus filmed each other while they raped Plaintiff.
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