Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2024

The court dismisses Bloom’s lawsuit against US Weekly. Elon Musk “secretly” fathered twins with his subordinate Shivon Zilis. When the news came to light, it triggered a “tabloid feeding frenzy.” US Weekly published two articles on the story and posted to Instagram. Defamation.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

“Cruise”ing for “Waymo” Lawsuits: Liability in Autonomous Vehicle Crashes By Caroline Kropka On October 2, 2023, a driverless vehicle traveled down a San Francisco street. [1] 1] The taxi was one of around 950 autonomous Cruise (a robotaxi service owned by General Motors) vehicles operating across the United States by October of that year. [2]

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Plaintiff does not show that the alleged Marks appear anywhere else on Walmart.com apart from where they are inputted as search terms. This seems like a great case for the court to issue a fee shift to Walmart given the trademark owner’s absolute failure to show any harm. Seriously, dude? Fire, ready, aim. Cites to Sen v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 14, 2024

Today’s post focuses on the social media defendants’ efforts to dismiss the parallel lawsuits by the school districts. Ultimately, I understand why the school districts joined the lawsuit–on the can’t hurt, might help theory that maybe they could get a little money for no additional work on their part.

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Legal Tech Monitor

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The firm based its lawsuit on DoNotPay’s claims that it allows consumers to “[f]ight corporations, beat bureaucracy and sue anyone at the press of a button,” even though it is not licensed to practice law. Another lawsuit alleging unauthorized practice of law by DoNotPay, Faridian v. A second California lawsuit, Lee v.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

“Duffer seeks to hold Nextdoor, a service provider, liable for its failure to remove material posted by users of its website. . “Duffer seeks to hold Nextdoor, a service provider, liable for its failure to remove material posted by users of its website. Nextdoor appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 4, 2023

The court dismisses the lawsuit. Failure to Honor Counternotice. The court says Google’s “alleged failure to comply with § 512(g) does not create direct liability for any violation of plaintiffs’ rights. Google appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. ” Cites to Martin v.

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Brett Trout

MAY 30, 2024

Design patents protect the overall appearance, visual impressions, artistry, and style of ornamental subject matter. When combining these secondary designs they had to be “so related [to the Rosen reference] that the appearance of certain ornamental features in one would suggest the application of those features to the other.”

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Simple Legal

MARCH 25, 2024

Failure to manage these events effectively can lead to severe consequences such as case dismissal, attorney sanctions, and even lawsuits. Mitigate risk The stakes are high in the legal world, and failure to comply with court rules and deadlines can expose businesses to significant risk.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Similarly, allegations of failure to warn of an application’s potential danger do not remove the “publisher” status. Similarly, allegations of failure to warn of an application’s potential danger do not remove the “publisher” status. She sued Snapchat for her harms. Snapchat successfully defends on Section 230 grounds.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 8, 2024

The SAD Scheme involves a trademark owner suing dozens/hundreds of defendants using a sealed complaint, getting an ex parte TRO, and then having the online marketplaces freeze the defendants’ accounts and money. Mistakes are common in the SAD Scheme, and appeals are almost nonexistent.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

” As the court then explains, there are many circumstances where it’s perfectly appropriate to do so, and where the failure to do so would allow the putative copyright owner to weaponize the court system. Previous blog post. The Ninth Circuit reverses. I hope the anti-dismissal sentence is rightly ignored as dicta).

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 29, 2023

This is another lawsuit involving the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. (Q: In this lawsuit, BAYC sued an “appropriation artist,” Ripps, who sought to comment on anti-Semitic aspects of the BAYC NFTs. I’ve documented dozens of ways that 512(f) claims have failed, so the failure of this claim isn’t surprising.

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MatterSuite

APRIL 24, 2024

Lawsuits can happen to anyone, even the most skilled lawyers. The median cost of defending a legal malpractice lawsuit is $100,000. Benefits of Getting Legal Malpractice Insurance for Lawyers Lawsuits can happen to anyone, even the most skilled lawyers. The median cost of defending a legal malpractice lawsuit is $100,000.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 17, 2023

is one of the first major class-action lawsuits to dive into questions of online collection of “public data” and generative AI training data sets. Also, ignoring copyright licenses is at least arguably copyright infringement, and your fair use claim probably won’t get you out of the lawsuit at the motion to dismiss stage. GitHub, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 13, 2024

This is another lawsuit against an Internet access provider (IAP) for user-committed copyright infringement via P2P file sharing. For more background on this issue, see this rrcap and the links at the bottom of this post. My post on a pre-pandemic district court ruling in this case. As usual, a key non-litigant is Rightscorp, which sent 1.3M

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 24, 2024

Moreover, the enumerated terms are all items that JLM might conceivably sell to the public and appear to be presumptively copyrightable. The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 30, 2023

The categorization of social media accounts into “business” and “personal” accounts was a hot issue a decade ago, when states across the country passed laws to protect employees from invasive employer demands to access or control their personal social media accounts. The court doesn’t endorse this test.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 18, 2023

The rulings should put a decisive end to the genre of lawsuits over social media supporting terrorists; and the Twitter ruling will cast a negative shadow over other cases alleging that social media services facilitate illegal activity. Overall, today was a better-than-expected day for the Internet’s short-term future. [FN:

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MatterSuite

APRIL 24, 2024

Lawsuits can happen to anyone, even the most skilled lawyers. The median cost of defending a legal malpractice lawsuit is $100,000. Failure to comply with these regulations can result in severe penalties, including suspension or revocation of licensure. Here are the top 8 benefits of malpractice insurance for lawyers.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 11, 2023

The court dismisses the lawsuit against Amazon. Speedpera, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons This case involves the tragic suicide of two teenagers, both of whom died by consuming sodium nitrite they purchased from a third-party Amazon merchant (Loudwolf). However, in undiluted form, it’s toxic.

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Law Technology Today

APRIL 11, 2023

It can also lead to legal consequences and irreparable damage to a business’s reputation. As a small business owner, it is crucial to understand the potential risks and costs associated with identity theft and take proactive measures to protect your business. Even small businesses are not spared. The most common method of attack is phishing.

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TechLaw Crossroads

JANUARY 12, 2023

This year’s Show gave every appearance of being back to the full throttle pre-pandemic version. I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been Wayne Gretzky Last week, I was back at the sprawling CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. CES goes out of its way to accommodate the media.

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AXDRAFT

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Failure to fully understand legal processes and the value they bring to your organization may lead to incidentally blocking revenue growth or putting your organization at risk. Courtroom litigation If a lawsuit is initiated against your company, it’s up to legal to prepare all materials to defend the company and minimize damage.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 22, 2021

Since the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) 18 months ago, more than 75 lawsuits have been filed seeking damages using the Act’s private cause of action. The CCPA provides a cause of action to “[a]ny consumer whose nonencrypted and nonredacted personal information.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As I’ve previously written, for many years after the DMCA passed, everyone assumed that 17 USC 512(a) completely shielded Internet access providers from liability for subscribers’ copyright infringements. If 512(a) provided full immunity, the Copyright Alert System was unnecessary and pernicious to both IAPs and their subscribers.

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CaseFox

JUNE 29, 2023

In this motion, the case gets dismissed on the grounds like an improper venue or failure to state claims. Motion for Summary Judgment A motion for summary judgment is a legal request that one party makes in a lawsuit. Legal motion management is an essential aspect of the litigation process.

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CaseFox

JUNE 3, 2023

But failure to comply with PCI standards can lead to unwanted consequences like reputation damage, loss of clients, and lawyers and firms can also face potential fines. While technology and digitalization offer convenience and efficiency, they also come with legal compliance responsibilities. Why Is PCI Compliance Crucial For Law Firms?

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Legodesk

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Legal practice data management is the process of organizing, storing, and retrieving data related to legal cases. This can include information on clients, cases, documents, and more. An effective legal practice data management system can help lawyers to work more efficiently and increase their win rate.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 11, 2023

I’ve blogged so many pro se lawsuits by suspended Twitter users and they all end the same. June 8, 2023) The post Section 230 Ends Another Suspended Twitter User’s Lawsuit–Zhang v. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. I’m blogging this ruling mostly for completeness.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 11, 2023

August 9, 2023) This case involves StubHub’s obligations to provide refunds due to COVID cancellations. The district court said that the buyers who made their purchases on the website had to go to arbitration, but the buyers who made their purchases on their mobile devices could stay in court. Citing Sellers v. The court sees it differently.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

Section 230 preempts her lawsuit against Facebook: “Ninth Circuit precedent interpreting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § Doe claims she was sex-trafficked on Instagram. 230, forecloses Doe’s claim as currently pled, because she seeks to hold Meta liable for content created by her trafficker.”

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 20, 2023

[Eric’s note: this is the post you’ve been waiting for: Prof. Ochoa’s definitive analysis of the Supreme Court’s Warhol opinion. This post is 11,000+ words long, so you may want to block out some time to enjoy this properly.] By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa By a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Goldsmith , No. 21-869 (May 18, 2023).

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2023

” This does not persuade the judge: the Court must treat Defendants as publishers or speakers, regardless of how their claims are framed, because their theories of liability plainly turn on Defendants’ alleged failure to monitor and remove third-party content. To get around Section 230, the plaintiffs attempted the Lemmon v.

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Debevoise Data Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The complaint was brought under the FCA’s qui tam provisions, whereby a private citizen can bring a lawsuit on behalf of the government. The underlying failures alleged in the settlement occurred between 2018 and 2023. The settlement also underscores the need to provide a channel for personnel to escalate perceived compliance failures.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 26, 2023

With regard to Plaintiffs’ failure to warn claims, Section 230 immunity does not apply since the conduct at issue was Defendants’ conduct and not the conduct of third parties. ” * Doe v. Grant, 2021 Ariz. LEXIS 1327 (Az. Superior Ct. Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required.

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