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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

Two top-line takeaways you might get from this post: A two-click formation process avoids the risk of judges moving the goalposts about formation, and If you are amending your TOS, have an airtight plan for building a credible evidentiary record. ”” In 2012, PayPal added a mandatory arbitration clause that users could opt-out-of.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

The Court sanctioned the Defendants with a “permissive inference” instead of a “mandatory adverse inference.” This case did not apply the new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 37(e), because the motion was submitted prior to the December 1, 2015, the day the Rule went into effect. USCS Fed Rules Civ Proc R 37(e).

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). He served one prison term from 1989 to 2008, and another from 2012 to 2015.

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ChatGPT vs. Copyright Law

Legal Tech Monitor

For example, creating software to convert e-books into formats compatible with screen readers for the visually impaired could be considered a violation of the DMCA. Many of these defendants were minors and people who accidentally shared files. by The Black Eyed Peas (F, C, Dm, Bb) “ Stand By Me ” by Ben E.