Lawsuit Software State law 
Eric Goldman
JANUARY 12, 2024
Every browser software makes its own choices about how to render a page; every browser software “frames” every web page with its software features; and every browser software lets users configure the display in ways that affect website owners’ expectations.” That lawsuit also failed.
Eric Goldman
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
In my Internet Law course, I still teach the Pharmatrak case from 2003, where an analytics service provider used a pixel and other tracking technology. There are hundreds of pixel lawsuits in the courts right now (and surely more to come after a ruling like this). 20 years later, we’re still fighting over pixels and cookies.
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Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act provides that “no person is entitled to any such right or equivalent right in any such work under the common law or statutes of any State.” With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted. Taco Bell Corp. , 3d 446 (6th Cir.
Eric Goldman
JUNE 7, 2023
The plaintiffs asserted products liability and related claims against Snap, on the premise that Snap “is an inherently dangerous software product that Defendants deceptively advertise and promote in a way that facilitates sex crimes against children.” Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v.
Debevoise Data Blog
JANUARY 24, 2023
With the widespread availability of cheap software that can generate quality deepfakes , that may be about to change. Whereas in the early days of the technology, creating a deepfake required bespoke coding and took substantial time, it is now possible to create a convincing deepfake using inexpensive off-the-shelf software.
Berkley Technology Law Journal
DECEMBER 24, 2022
And these cameras are paired with software. And so placing software and powerful surveillance systems into these communities, where police are already often omnipresent and looking for violations of the law, can really pour fuel on the fire of many of the policing problems we’re already trying to deal with in our communities.
Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. The harm Doe alleges does not flow solely from the product software. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v.
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