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Privacy Law: Status of Legal Practice Area in 2025

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For lawyers, this is an opportunity to provide more complex legal services in 2025. The history of privacy law The roots of privacy law in the U.S. These few federal laws apply to only some kinds of information. In recent years, most of the advances in privacy law have happened at the state level.

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Catching Up on the Heavyweight Scraping Battle Between X and Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Bright Datas attorneys have done an excellent job litigating on its behalf recently, but this is a particularly bold move. Here, Bright Data has alleged many antitrust theories, under many state and federal laws. Public square arguments directed at private companies rarely succeed. Maybe one or two will stick.

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Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. The next stage of the litigation will likely involve (expensive, time-consuming) fact discovery into the circumstances surrounding the second CyberTipline report.

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Antitrust Law Landscape in 2025

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Antitrust law is the bedrock of a free and competitive marketplace, but this is under strain from large and increasingly dominant companies. In 2025, expect activity against these large entities to continue. Guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and expert commentary implies more of the same in antitrust in 2025.

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A Takedown of the Take It Down Act

Eric Goldman

The revised bill passed the Senate by unanimous consent in February 2025. President Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law in May. As discussed, the definition of intimate imagery covers non-sexually explicit content, which covers content that is likely broader than existing CSAM or obscenity laws.