Eric Goldman
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
This is yet another online content removal lawsuit, and it reaches the obvious and inevitable result that dozens of cases have reached before it. The lawsuit against Facebook for refusing the film ads is an easy dismissal. The court dismisses the contract and IIED claims on Section 230 grounds. Google ruling from 2007.
Eric Goldman
MAY 12, 2023
This lawsuit relates to an episode of the TV show Evil Lives Here called “I Invited Him In,” which discusses an NY serial killer named Nathaniel White. The court agrees with Microsoft. 2007); Shah v. Among other defendants, he sued Microsoft for Bing search results linking to the episode. Google Technology, Inc.,
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Eric Goldman
JANUARY 18, 2024
My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.
Legal Tech Monitor
APRIL 27, 2023
This lack of clarity can lead to disputes and even lawsuits. The “Dancing Baby” case : In 2007, a mother uploaded a video of her toddler dancing to Prince’s song “Let’s Go Crazy” on YouTube. The mother filed a lawsuit, arguing that her use of the song was fair use. The “Hairy Potter” case : In 2003, author J.K.
Eric Goldman
MAY 15, 2024
In so holding, however, the Court declined to resolve the logically antecedent question of whether the discovery rule applies to the three-year copyright statute of limitations, finding “that issue is not properly presented here, because Warner Chappell never challenged the Eleventh Circuit’s use of the discovery rule below.” Nealy , No.
Ikigai Law
JUNE 30, 2023
The term “person” has also been interpreted conservatively by the Courts in respect of copyright law. In 2019, the Delhi High Court rejected a copyright claim over a list compiled by a computer, on the grounds of, inter alia, lack of human intervention. [8] Few of the cases are discussed below.
Eric Goldman
AUGUST 1, 2023
Instead, Hunley and Brauer filed a class-action lawsuit against Instagram, alleging that Instagram was vicariously liable for, or was liable for encouraging or contributing to, the alleged direct infringement by others, by providing an “embedding” tool that easily could be used to facilitate public display of their photos. Supreme Court.
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