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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

The court agrees with Microsoft. ’…the trial court was correct to grant summary judgment finding Microsoft immune from Mr. Mich. 2013 WL 664231 (E.D. 2013); O’Kroley v. Among other defendants, he sued Microsoft for Bing search results linking to the episode. Microsoft defended on Section 230 grounds.

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Section 230 Once Again Immunizes Google’s Search Results–Metroka v. PA Law Enforcement

Eric Goldman

The court easily dismisses per Section 230: ICS Provider. Numerous courts have held Google is one. ” The court summarizes: “Google has immunity from her state law claims, as it cannot be held liable for search engine results showing a third party’s statement.” This court repeatedly cites the Kabbaj case.

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Judge Pushes Back on SAD Scheme Sealing Requests

Eric Goldman

“The Supreme Court has made clear that courts lack the power to issue an asset freeze at the beginning of a case, unless that party is seeking equitable monetary relief.” Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A, 2013 WL 12314399 (N.D.

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Fourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v. IJR

Eric Goldman

We’ve blogged some of his cases before ( 1 , 2 ), including the lower court ruling in this case. In 2013, Philpot uploaded the photo to Wikimedia Commons, which is governed by the standard Creative Commons license requiring attribution. ” The district court granted summary judgment to IJR. Nature of Use.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

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.

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SEC Approval of Bitcoin ETP Ushers in a New Era of Cryptocurrency Trading

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

The first attempted creation of a Bitcoin exchange traded-fund (“ETF”), which is similar to an ETP, came in 2013, when Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss first proposed a Bitcoin ETF to the SEC, which was rejected. However, in 2023, the U.S.

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Illinois 1Ls Participate in Jumpstart Program for First-Generation and Traditionally Underrepresented Law Students

Legal Tech Monitor

Speakers at the reception included Justice Rena Van Tine, Illinois First District Appellate Court; Elsa Andrianifahanana, Partner at Jones Day; Martin Sinclair, Chair of the Commission on Professionalism; and Erika Harold, Executive Director of the Commission on Professionalism. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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