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Section 230 Preempts Product Design Claims–Lama v. Meta

Eric Goldman

The court concludes that this as a surprisingly easy Section 230 dismissal: ICS Provider. “Courts within the Second Circuit have routinely found that social media websites and online matching services are interactive computer services.” ” Cites to Mosha v. Facebook , Herrick v. Grindr , Cohen v. Third-Party Content.

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Facebook Faces Contributory Trademark Liability for Marketplace Listings–Car-Freshner v. Meta

Eric Goldman

The rightsowner has trademark registrations for the tree-shaped outline: Armed with protectable rights in tree outlines, Car-Freshner has turned into a serial plaintiff, though this is my first time blogging them in-depth. Car-Freshner claims that Facebook online marketplace items are infringing, counterfeiting, and diluting.

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Lawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Twitter

Eric Goldman

Blog post coverage of that ruling here. ” “Plaintiff appears to argue Twitter’s placement of information in “social media feeds” renders it an information content provider. .” A Twitter user sued over his account suspension. The court dismissed the case without prejudice. The user tried again. Same result.

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SHOP SAFE Act Reintroduced, Because Some Congressmembers Really Want to Kill Online Marketplaces

Eric Goldman

I gave the following comments to reporters: __ For the reasons I described in my blog, the SHOP SAFE Act is a marketplace-killer. I gave the following comments to reporters: __ For the reasons I described in my blog, the SHOP SAFE Act is a marketplace-killer. This week, Sens. As a result, it remains terrible.

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Suspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter

Eric Goldman

Twitter’s TOS terms “clearly disclaim any responsibility for Twitter’s failure to store or transmit content.” Twitter appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Twitter suspended the plaintiff’s Twitter account @Zay_Cipher. Conversion. ” Good Faith and Fair Dealing. .”

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Plaintiffs Tried to Plead Around Section 230. It Didn’t Work–Ziencik v. Snap

Eric Goldman

To get around the obvious Section 230 problem that the plaintiffs’ claims are actually based on the third party’s harassing content, the plaintiffs affirmatively disclaimed that they were suing based on the harasser’s messages or Snap’s failure to block him. The plaintiffs tried again, with the same result.

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What are the Growing Challenges with Public Records/FOIA Requests?

CloudNine

Failure to meet these deadlines can result in severe consequences. Legal Compliance: Ensuring compliance with various public records laws requires agencies to navigate complex requirements, with failure leading to legal consequences. This includes staffing and technology, making it difficult to process requests efficiently.: