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Eric Goldman
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. The panel summarizes: “Because Does state law claims necessarily implicate Grindrs role as a publisher of third-party content, 230 bars those claims. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Case Citation : Doe v.
Eric Goldman
JUNE 26, 2025
This is a confusing lawsuit that has been through several names, including “Sarah v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. [Note: my blogging hiatus is due to a trip to China.
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Eric Goldman
JANUARY 11, 2025
I did a fairly lengthy blog post on the intersection of copyright law and city council videos a decade ago; and see this piece by Frank LoMonte about the intersection between copyright law and FOIA laws for government records. In the last month, two more copyright lawsuits over city council videos have triggered my alerts.
Eric Goldman
DECEMBER 16, 2024
WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a Breeding Ground for Sex TraffickersDoe v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves ForwardML v. Salesforce * Latest Linkwrap on FOSTAs Aftermath * Section 230 Doesnt End Lawsuit Claiming Facebook Facilitated Sex TraffickingDoe v.
Eric Goldman
APRIL 8, 2025
Instead, the court awards nominal damages of $1 per “bogus” counternoticeacross the 8 lawsuits, this comes to $16 TOTAL. Im no math expert, but Im pretty sure Viral DRM did not come out as an economic winner from these lawsuits. Benjamin * How Have Section 512(f) Cases Fared Since 2017?
Kevin O'Keefe
JANUARY 25, 2023
I imagined I was an Iowa lawyer looking to develop a niche in agricultural law. I asked “What are good ideas for a niche legal blog on agriculture law in Iowa?” Overviews of Iowa’s state laws and regulations related to farming and agriculture, including those pertaining to zoning, land use, and conservation.
Eric Goldman
AUGUST 24, 2023
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. But given the fact that contracts, even online contracts, are a state-law issue, it’s hard to imagine a simple resolution to this problem.
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