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Court Overturns a Bad Jury Verdict Against Scraping–Ryanair v Booking (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

The JMOL had two primary conclusions: First , that the CFAA has extraterritorial application, and therefore it was appropriate for this court to apply the CFAA here. But this court says, not so. It wanted a worldwide, enforceable court order to get Booking and its affiliates to stop reselling Ryanair flights. 374, 392 (2021).

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Nike vs. Lululemon: The Battle Over Flyknit Technology

Brett Trout

The sportswear giant has sued multiple competitors over its Flyknit technology, including: Adidas (2021) Nike accused AdidasPrimeknitshoes of infringing on Flyknit patents. Skechers (2016) Nike took Skechers to court for allegedly infringing eight Nike patents, including patents covering the Flyknit technology.

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Ticketmaster’s Attempt to Game Arbitration Services Fails–Heckman v. Live Nation

Eric Goldman

Ticketmaster changed the Terms on its website on July 2, 2021, requiring all website users to agree to arbitration under New Era’s Rules. The court’s reaction is predictable if chilling. 28, 2024) Some Prior Posts on Ticketmaster Browsewrap/Clickwrap Distinction Vexes Another Court–Nevarez v. Case Citation : Heckman v.

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Photos in a Similar Style Aren’t Copyright-Infringing–Woodland v. Lil Nas X

Eric Goldman

The court summarizes the case: Rodney Woodland, a freelance artist and model, posts semi-naked photographs of himself in different poses on Instagram. The court displayed all of the photos side-by-side, so of course we’re going to look at them. I guess that makes me old-school. So I think this is a SFW post.

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Lessons Learned from 2024 and the Year Ahead in AI Litigation

Debevoise Data Blog

But courts may take divergent paths on those issues, especially given the fact-specific nature of many of the plaintiffs challenges, which depend not only on their specific claimed rights but also on the way each AI company has trained their model and how those models function. Showing Substantial Similarity of Generative AI Outputs.

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European Data Protection Roundup – Q4 2024

Debevoise Data Blog

Data Protection Authority powers: The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that Data Protection Authorities are not obliged to exercise corrective powers in the event of a breach. The German courts referred the interpretation of GDPR to the CJEU.

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First Year Legal Associates: What to Expect

Martindale-Avvo

In 2021, 83% of law school grads found employment where passing the bar was a requirement or advantage. A missed court deadline can impact the rights of the client and open the lawyer up to a malpractice claim. You dont want to think you have 10 days to complete a brief based on another associates word, when the court needs it in five.