Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 14, 2024

Why do these lawsuits keep getting filed? The post Ninth Circuit Dumps Lawsuit Against YouTube Brought By Anti-Vaxxer Whose Account Was Terminated appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

MARCH 27, 2024

Yesterday, I reported here on a lawsuit filed March 20 in U.S. As it turns out, just a week before she filed her lawsuit, her former company had sued her in federal court in Texas, seeking a declaratory judgment that it had terminated her for cause, and that, as a result, her stock option was also terminated.

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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From the that's-not-how-any-of-this-works dept The post Elon Says Copyright/AI Lawsuits Don’t Matter Because ‘Digital God’ Will Arrive Before They’re Decided appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 12, 2024

The post Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit Right Before Forcing Lawyers To Make Bad Arguments In Court appeared first on Above the Law. Artificial intelligence is a lot like the rainforest except in the way that it's not at all.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 5, 2024

Also, everyone magically became experts in reading body language and facial expressions. […] The post Supreme Court To Nick Sandmann: ‘Lol, No’ To Hearing His Omnibus Defamation Lawsuit Against News Orgs appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 23, 2024

The post Georgia’s Secretary Of State Slapped With Frivolous Lawsuits: The Case For A Federal Anti-SLAPP Law appeared first on Above the Law. From the protect-free-speech-for-real dept.

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Above the Law - Technology

JUNE 30, 2023

The post Supreme Court Rejects Genius’ Preposterously Stupid Lawsuit Against Google appeared first on Above the Law. Not genius.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MAY 3, 2024

Chamber of Commerce and other business groups filed a lawsuit challenging the rule in a U.S.… … Continue reading → The post Chamber of Commerce Files Lawsuit Against FTC Over Noncompete Ban first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog. Legal action ensued as the U.S.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

New evidence has… Continue reading → The post Tesla Lawsuit Update: New Evidence Reveals Executive Awareness of Autopilot Risks first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Trellis.Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Four women have filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Stanley cup –an ultra-popular drink tumbler that went viral on social media.

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Trellis.Law Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

The new law also allows Texas judges to order migrants to leave… Continue reading → The post DOJ Launches Lawsuit Against Texas Amidst Immigration Law Controversy first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Trellis.Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

The Statute regulates the… Continue reading → The post California Class Action Alert: First of Its Kind Geolocation Lawsuit by Drivers Against License Plate Data Misuse first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog. The complaint alleges DRN violated California’s Automated License Plate Recognition (“ALPR”) statute.

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Above the Law - Technology

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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Above the Law - Technology

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Serious reviews of your cybersecurity and annual security changes mitigate risk and exposure and will keep class action lawsuits at bay. The post The Legal Landscape Of Privacy: Why Lawyers Must Keep Up With Change appeared first on Above the Law.

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Above the Law - Technology

AUGUST 22, 2024

As I wrote here earlier this month, tomorrow was the scheduled start date for the trial in Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Intelligence, in which TR is alleging that the now-shuttered legal research startup ROSS violated its copyrights by stealing content from Westlaw to build its own product. But today the judge overseeing the trial, 3rd […]

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 6, 2023

” Lops also had an unsuccessful lawsuit against Facebook. The post YouTube Defeats Trademark Lawsuit–Lops v. The false advertising claim fails because Lops didn’t show that the videos “are commercial speech and made for the purpose of influencing consumers to buy YouTube’s goods or services.”

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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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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 9, 2023

” Whether this lawsuit is only about the account suspension or also includes the loss of data access, it winds up as another failed lawsuit over account terminations and content removals. 6, 2023) The post Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Case Citation : Thomas v.

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Above the Law - Technology

APRIL 16, 2024

AI-powered complaint summaries to help you spot new lawsuits, new challenges, and new business. The post Gain An Instant Understanding Of New Complaints With LexisNexis Snapshot appeared first on Above the Law.

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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. He claims YouTube shadowbanned and demonetized him because of MAGA-ish content. Case citation: Daniels v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 22, 2023

The court dismisses the lawsuit on summary judgment. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Groupon * 1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. The court focuses on the likelihood of consumer confusion. LoanStreet v.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 31, 2023

23, 2023) The post Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Case Citation : Zhang v. Twitter, Inc. 2023 WL 5493823 (N.D. Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Legal IT Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

The claim … OpenAI and Microsoft face class action lawsuit for allegedly violating copyright and privacy laws Read More » The post OpenAI and Microsoft face class action lawsuit for allegedly violating copyright and privacy laws appeared first on Legal IT Insider.

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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. Case citation : Divino Group LLC v. Google LLC , 2023 WL 4372701 (N.D.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 21, 2024

Recapping a couple of doomed-from-inception lawsuits. The post Section 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Benedict v. Google LLC , 2024 WL 3427161 (D. July 16, 2024) Lance Benedict is a musician. Did Todino say he was going to get an injunction against the initial posters?

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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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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

MAY 24, 2023

The lawsuit claims the BPOs were TikTok’s proxies. The court also allows an exception to the general rule due to the supply of unsafe equipment, i.e., the faulty sorting software for reviewer queues. * * * Similar lawsuits by content moderators have failed, including Garrett-Alfred v. Facebook and Aguilo v. Cognizant.

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Above the Law - Technology

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But ROSS’s trajectory changed in 2020, when legal research giant Thomson Reuters filed a lawsuit against ROSS , alleging that it stole content from Westlaw to build its own competing legal research product. The lawsuit forced ROSS to shut down its operations , which it did effective Jan. “So that’s what led me here.”

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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. Bye, Goff * Yet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. The court denies a preliminary injunction.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

This lawsuit seeks to hold Letgo liable for the murders. 1, 2024) The post Online Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Murder–Roland v. The Rolands agreed to meet Brown in person to buy the car. At the meeting, Brown tried to rob them at gunpoint. When the husband fought back, Brown shot them both dead. Negligence. Letgo, Inc.

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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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OCTOBER 24, 2023

19, 2023) Selected Prior Blog Posts on Product Shots Copyright Lawsuits Over Product Shots Are Stupid–eTrailer v. FragranceX The post Copyright Lawsuits Over Product Shots Are Still Stupid–SMS v. Pharmaaid Corp. , 1:23-cv-01777-EK-TAM (E.D.N.Y. Pharmaaid appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

9, 2024) The post Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Allegedly Pornographic Ads–Reaud v. Yet another account termination/content removal ruling for the defense. Case Citation : Reaud v. Facebook Inc. 2024 WL 4126066 (N.D. Facebook appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Lawsuits over content removals never succeed. The post Anti-Vaxxer’s Lawsuit Over Channel Removal Fails–Mercola v. In a different context, there is an avenue to export content: if YouTube terminates a user’s access for service changes.” ” Cites to Lewis v. YouTube , King v. Case Citation : Mercola.com LLC v.

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Trellis.Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Law firms are… Continue reading → The post Legal Safeguards: Microsoft’s Role in Shielding Customers from AI-Related Lawsuits first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog. With new technology comes new legal issues.

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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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