Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

Although many of those complaints focused on the core copyright and trademark infringement theories present in the earliest AI lawsuits, plaintiffs have begun diversifying their claims to include false advertising and unfair competition, along with other state-law causes of action. To subscribe to the Data Blog, please click here.

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Inside Privacy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this blog post, we outline the current and forthcoming EU legislation on the international transfer of non-personal data. Note that the data localization prohibition in this Regulation applies to individual EU Member States’ laws; it does not preclude the EU from implementing data localization requirements.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. 2018), aff’d , 765 F. lip Copy The post 2023 Quick Links: Section 230 appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Grindr, LLC , 306 F. 3d 579, 589 (S.D.N.Y. App’x 586 (2d Cir. Peopleconnect, Inc.,

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been “Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down” * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA Filed–Woodhull v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been “Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down” * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA Filed–Woodhull v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking LawsuitDoe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA FiledWoodhull v.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 7, 2023

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been “Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down” * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA Filed–Woodhull v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been “Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down” * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA Filed–Woodhull v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 23, 2023

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been “Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down” * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA Filed–Woodhull v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

I never blogged that opinion for two reasons. Second, the opinion was so clearly wrong and garbled that I expected the Seventh Circuit would take the case en banc and issue a more coherent and less terrible opinion that I would then blog. I can’t bring myself to go back and blog that opinion now. Doe (S.M.A.)

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. US (Guest Blog Post) * Indianapolis Police Have Been “Blinded Lately Because They Shut Backpage Down” * Constitutional Challenge Against FOSTA Filed–Woodhull v.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

And this is one that the US Supreme Court has recognized is not really a bright line, in the case called Carpenter vs. United States from 2018. 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.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The panel summarizes: “Because Does state law claims necessarily implicate Grindrs role as a publisher of third-party content, 230 bars those claims. Doe fails to state a plausible TVPRA claim, so Doe cannot invoke a statutory exception to 230 immunity.” The district court dismissed the case. Case Citation : Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 29, 2023

28, 2023) Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Section 230 Once Again Applies to Claims Over Offline Sexual Abuse–Doe v. US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Doe v. Grindr decision from a few months ago.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Section 230 cases are coming faster than I can blog them. This long blog post rounds up five defense losses, riddled with bad judicial errors. The Florida federal court might also apply Florida state law, which includes the old Doe v. District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc., LEXIS 27 (D.C. Superior Ct.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Prior blog post. US * New Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post) * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking LawsuitDoe v. The plaintiff brought a FOSTA lawsuit. And wasn’t happy about it.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The Federal Circuit and Elster are correct that Donald Trump cannot invoke state laws protecting the rights of publicity and privacy to prevent Elster from displaying the critical political message “Trump Too Small” on clothing. Elster (Guest Blog Post) appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 26, 2025

Another lengthy blog post rounding up cases from the past few months involving CSAM or commercial sex and Section 230/FOSTA. May 6, 2025) Prior blog posts ( 1 , 2 ). Prior blog post on this case. 28, 2025) I have not blogged all of the rulings in this case. MG Freesites, Ltd., 2025 WL 1314179 (N.D.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I’m still blogging Section 230 cases as I see them, even though these posts are likely to have only historical value. ] * * * The court summarizes the horrifying allegations: In April 2022, Defendant Bendjy Charles (“Charles”) and Romelus raped Plaintiff.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Note: Backpage shut down April 2018, but Backpage-related litigation continues into 2025 and beyond]. Salesforce, a 7th Circuit opinion from 2023 (which I ran out of time to blog) that embraced tertiary liability to hold that Section 230 didn’t apply to Salesforce’s services to Backpage. Case Citation : A.B.

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