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The Writings on the Blackbaud: Lessons from the FTC’s First Standalone Section 5 Unfairness Claim

Berkley Technology Law Journal

The FTCs Complaint Against Blackbaud The FTCs complaint against Blackbaud stemmed from a 2020 data breach in which an attacker allegedly exploited an end users login credentials to infiltrate the companys databases. By then, the attacker had already exfiltrated vast amounts of sensitive customer data.

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The Security ‘Scapegoat?’: When Liability Comes Knocking, CISOs Answer the Call

Berkley Technology Law Journal

By Gaurav Lalsinghani, J.D. Candidate, 2025 No one wants to be left holding the bag after a break-in, but for chief information security officers (CISOs), the risk of liability is ever-present. Tasked with overseeing a firms cybersecurity posture, CISOs stand on the front lines of a corporations digital defense.

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Journalists’ Lack of Harm Fatal to DMCA Claims Against AI Developer

Debevoise Data Blog

In response to widespread concern among rights holders about the ease with which consumers could make inexpensive copies of music and movies, in 1998, Congress enacted the DMCA to bring copyright law into the Internet age. Raw Story Media, Inc. OpenAI Inc. , 24 CV 01514-CM, 2024 WL 4711729 (S.D.N.Y. See 17 U.S.C.

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Blogiversary: Guest Bloggers of the Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Part 8 of 10)

Eric Goldman

Mark Bartholomew (Buffalo Law) Sam Bayard Prof. Law) Nyssa Chopra Prof. Stephen Diamond (Santa Clara Law) Prof. Elizabeth Townsend Gard (Tulane Law) Cary Glynn Prof. Deborah Gerhardt (North Carolina Law) Kyle Graham Franklin Graves Prof. Leah Chan Grinvald (now at UNLV Law) Prof. Lisa Ramsey (USD Law) Prof.

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Facebook Compelled to Comply With Washington Political Ad Transparency Law (Catch-Up Post)–State v. Meta

Eric Goldman

I’m blogging it now as part of my ongoing efforts to highlight the censorial effects of mandatory editorial transparency laws.] ” In 2018, the state claimed Facebook violated the law, and Facebook stipulated to a $200k judgment. .” The state sued Facebook again in 2020.

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European Data Protection Roundup: 2020 in Five Trends

Debevoise Data Blog

In this post, we look back at the 2020 European data protection landscape and five trends that help companies understand not only where we are, but where data protection enforcement, litigation, and practice may be headed. Over two years since the GDPR came into force, the full extent of its impact is still developing at pace.

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Section 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the plaintiff’s allegations: Plaintiff alleges that in October, 2020, he received a negative review on Nextdoor from a former customer. “Duffer seeks to hold Nextdoor, a service provider, liable for its failure to remove material posted by users of its website. . Third-party Content. Nextdoor, Inc.