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Surprise! Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Bored Ape Yacht Club v. Ripps

Eric Goldman

A: because they spend so much time in court proceedings). Protip: if you want to win in court, don’t self-describe as an “appropriation artist”). The court treats Ripps’ collection as competing against and putting downward price pressure on the original NFTs. Q: why are the apes so bored?

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Web Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Next, from the early 2000s until 2017, the primary legal theory that was used to deter web scraping was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act or the CFAA. And then, in 2017, the famous hiQ Labs, Inc. Lawyers are increasingly confident that courts will enforce the breach of contract claim against scrapers and obtain the relief thy want.

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512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v. Zoox

Eric Goldman

The court accepts that the employer believed the works were created within the scope of employment, so the associated takedown notice wasn’t sent in bad faith. By design, it seeks to push questions over ownership to court, rather than have the intermediary service try to resolve those question. Shande will get his day in court.

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You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas

Eric Goldman

So this post is 100% true, even if it might sound farcical. * * * This ruling is part of an ongoing multi-iteration tussle (in and out of court) over market share between two rival unions. Because of these deficiencies, the court says: “The copyright note is not a DMCA notice under § 512. ” Cite to ISE v.

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512(f) Doesn’t Restrict Competitive Gaming of Search Results–Source Capital v. Barrett Financial

Eric Goldman

The court brushes aside of all of Source Capital’s claims. Although the counter-notice filed by Defendant stated that Defendant would accept service of process from Plaintiff, the counter-notice did not state that Defendant waived formal service requirements. Court still grants a TRO anyway…] * DP Creations LLC v.

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Being a called a “backseat driver” takes on a whole new meaning

The North Carolina Journey of Law and Technology

A spokesperson from Cruise stated that, “[f]or now, our vehicles will be manually driven by a human driver behind the wheel, but you might start to see them around as we get used to Raleigh’s driving environment.”  ”  But are there laws governing their use?

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Swapping Bots for Lawyers Via App: DoNotPay

Advocate's Studio

DoNotPay, a robot lawyer Chatbot app, is now promising to help people file suits in small claims court, no JD required. Following on the parking ticket win, Josh added new beta functionality to the app in 2017 on the heels of the massive Equifax data breach – he apparently also was swept up into the breach (notice a trend here?).

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