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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

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. But normative judgments aside, ProCD v.

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Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast: Automated License Plate Readers with ACLU Attorney Matt Cagle

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Matt also conducts public records investigations and litigates cases challenging government surveillance. Are there any examples of other states or international examples that this abuse of this data has been more hampered than here in California? United States , 138 S. music] [Anan] 3:47 Hello, welcome everyone. FOX40 (Sep.

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Blogiversary: What Will This Blog Look Like in 10 Years? (Part 10 of 10)

Eric Goldman

Without Section 230, and in the face of a tsunami of new state laws imposing onerous obligations on UGC sites, I will be burdened with increasing legal risks and obligations for allowing readers to comment. Note: This blog didn’t have any comment function from 2006 to 2013. What will Internet Law look like in 10 years?

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