Eric Goldman

JANUARY 11, 2025

Kilgore , 2024 WL 5295080 (W.D. 14, 2024) A magistrate judge recommends sending a 512(f) case to trial. On January 6, 2025, the supervising judge summarily approved the magistrate judge’s recommendations. Longarzo * DMCAs Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law ClaimsStevens v.

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The Barrister

MARCH 18, 2024

3] The NCAA provided minimal guidance for how schools and states should proceed in shaping their policies, resulting in a lack of uniformity among state NIL policy. [4] 8] An in-season college basketball invitational tournament offering $2 million in NIL payouts is in the works for fall of 2024. 8, 2024, 1:27PM), [link]. [8]

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 12, 2024

Some screenshots depicting the framing (the first image shows Google’s superimposed frame on the right; the second shows what happens if users click on the frame in the first image): If this issue sounds familiar, it’s because framing generated huge discussion in Internet Law circles… 20+ years ago. Google LLC , No.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A person who could serve as an administrator also may nominate another person for this role, although the judge will make the final decision. To be valid, a will usually must be in writing, created by a testator with legal capacity to make a will, and signed by the testator and witnesses in accordance with state law.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

APRIL 12, 2025

Unbeknownst to most, however, is that 167 law enforcement agencies across Virginia are now using public-facing surveillance technology such as Automatic License Plate Readers (“ALPR”) and gunshot listening devices. [1] In 2022, it was discovered that state law enforcement agencies had begun putting up ALPRs on state roadways. [15]

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Eric Goldman

MAY 13, 2024

But by providing a foil in litigation against both the Center for Countering Digital Hate (“CCDH”) and Bright Data (the world’s largest seller of scraped data), he’s given judges in the most important district court in the country for tech legal issues, the Northern District of California, plenty of motivation to rule against him.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

” A reminder that Section 230 cases often require the judges to apply the immunity to tragic facts. Yet, its wording was cumbersome enough that plaintiffs have nevertheless sought to overturn that modification–and have gotten some district court judges to agree along the way. Omegle.com, LLC , 2024 WL 5040478 (11th Cir.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

2024 WL 1337370 (N.D. March 28, 2024) This case involves the same allegations as the GG v. Tertiary liability is a doctrine too far for this judge, even after all of the plaintiff-favorable inferences made along the way. Google LLC , 2024 WL 1892291 (N.D. April 29, 2024). Doe (S.M.A.) Salesforce, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 26, 2024

WebGroup Czech Republic, 2024 WL 3533426 (C.D. July 24, 2024) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Section 1708.85 The court says Section 230 preempts it in this case.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 9, 2024

This judge focused solely on Ninth Circuit precedent, which makes sense because this court is in the Ninth Circuit’s territory and that will help with any appeal). Backpage.com, LLC, 2024 WL 2853969 (N.D. Omegle * To No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. Case Citation : Doe (K.B.)

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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.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. Perhaps Facebook should have done a better job articulating this, but the judge was far too eager to disrespect the editorial function. ” State v. Grindr, LLC , 2024 U.S. District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc.,

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In November 2024, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiff’s claims against OnlyFans on Section 230 grounds. The plaintiff objected to the magistrate’s R&R, but the supervising judge rejects the objections. 2024 WL 5339485 (N.D. Unsurprisingly, this judge thinks the Anderson v. Prior blog post.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 26, 2025

Previously in this case, Judge Coogler denied Pornhub’s motion to dismiss, certified a class of plaintiffs, and denied summary judgment to Pornhub. The case got reassigned to a new judge, and Pornhub requested permission to make an interlocutory appeal. The new judge denied this request as well. Grindr CDCal 2024 ; Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

1, 2024) * * * Bonus 230 Ruling : Angelillo v. Facebook, 2024 WL 4529564 (M.D. 18, 2024): Plaintiff alleges Defendant had an obligation to protect him from false and defamatory statements that its users posted, and that its failure to protect Plaintiff was negligent. This ruling only subtracts OnlyFans from the equation.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In light of the strong hostility to Section 23o among the Fifth Circuit judges, every Section 230 case that reaches the Fifth Circuit is likely to be a jurisprudential roller-coaster. appointed Judge Morales from the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation. 2024 WL 5163222 (5th Cir. Case Citation : A.B.

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