Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

While true that many defendants default in Schedule A cases, there are times when multiple defendants appear, seek different relief, require multiple hearings on varying motions, have different dates, and so on. 18, 2024) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Another Judge Balks at SAD Scheme Joinder–Xie v. 24-cv-09401 (N.D. Emoji GmbH v.

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Prior blog post on the district court ruling. ” Ugh, seriously, nooooo… Keyword metatags are the trees that fall in the forest that no one hears. The court is telling trademark owners, as plain as it can, to stop bringing competitive keyword advertising lawsuits. Google was a major player in this lawsuit by proxy.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 4, 2025

I’m blogging this otherwise-routine opinion because I blogged another opinion involving Viral DRM where it tried a SAD Scheme attack on various YouTube uploaders. To be clear, the ruling I’m blogging today isn’t a SAD Scheme case. 28, 2025) Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Another N.D. Emoji GmbH v.

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Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

MARCH 21, 2025

9] Hearing the case on appeal, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of anti-monopolistic requirements, ordering the divestment of these major studios from their cinemas to ensure more widespread competition. [10] Paramount Pictures, Inc. 8] Functionally, this alleged conspiracy amounted to vertical integration across the film industry. [9]

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. 18, 2025) Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Section 230 Defeats Underage Users Lawsuit Against GrindrDoll v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves ForwardML v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 9, 2025

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. Emoji Law Cases Are.

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The court also says it wouldn’t exercise its discretion to hear the dispute even if it had such discretion: were Professor Zuckerman to prevail, the Court would have to cabin a declaratory relief order based on contingent facts—such as, whether Unfollow Everything 2.0 Facebook appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 26, 2025

[Note: my blogging hiatus is due to a trip to China. I will return to the US this weekend and presumably resume my regular blogging cadence then.] This is a confusing lawsuit that has been through several names, including “Sarah v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 22, 2025

Online addiction lawsuits are proliferating across the country, a trend that will continue so long as plaintiffs think they can win. What happens at the end of these lawsuits remains to be seen. ” Again, we’ll hear more about this narrative on summary judgment. It is a heartbreaking set of facts. May 21, 2025).

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Eric Goldman

JULY 19, 2025

But this type of remedy isn’t ordered ex parte and before there is even any evidence that the defendant has sought to move assets; and to grant such relief, there usually has to be discovery and a hearing, so that the asset freeze is narrowly tailored to the amount needed to satisfy a disgorgement award.” July 10, 2025).

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

JULY 15, 2025

Some of the qualifying disabilities include hearing impairments, speech or language impairments, visual impairments, autism, and specific learning disabilities. In some cases, you also may be able to file a lawsuit in federal court.) How Can I Prepare for an IEP Meeting? There’s generally a 180-day deadline for these complaints. (In

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Senate Commerce Committee expressly modified FOSTA to add the higher scienter after its emotionally-wrenching SESTA hearing (one of my least favorite professional moments of my career). For those who sat through or reviewed the hearing, there is no doubt what the Senate Commerce Committee was trying to do–i.e.,

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Eric Goldman

OCTOBER 26, 2024

This is another lawsuit against Grindr claiming that Grindr made it too easy for underage users to sign up and meet other users for sex. Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Five Decisions Illustrate How Section 230 Is Fading Fast ‘Scruff’ App Qualifies for Section 230 Immunity–J.R. A commendation to Judge Jerry D. Case Citation : Doll v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 12, 2025

[Note: lawsuits over takedown notice attacks occur occasionally. I’m blogging this case as an exemplar, not because it’s unique.] Focus Camera appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. This case involves two Amazon marketplace merchants, GM Photo (operating as Digital Village) and Focus Camera.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

MAY 4, 2023

Already, lawsuits involving AI-generated works have been filed in federal courts from coast to coast. This free database provides public records of lawsuits in federal trial and appellate courts. A pending lawsuit in the U.S. If it does not grant either motion, the lawsuit will continue toward trial.

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Trellis.Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, and on January 24th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing to investigate the case. In 2010, Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 14, 2023

This long-running lawsuit started in 2019. When I first blogged this case in January 2021, I wrote: This lawsuit, like many others before it, claims that UGC services like YouTube commit illegal discrimination based on how they moderate content. Google appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 24, 2023

The lawsuit claims the BPOs were TikTok’s proxies. The court also allows an exception to the general rule due to the supply of unsafe equipment, i.e., the faulty sorting software for reviewer queues. * * * Similar lawsuits by content moderators have failed, including Garrett-Alfred v. Facebook and Aguilo v. Cognizant.

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Legal Tech Monitor

DECEMBER 1, 2023

On November 22, 2023, the lawsuit against Lizzo by three of her previous backup dancers had its first court hearing. Continue reading → The post Behind the Bench: Unpacking Judge Epstein’s Inquiries in Lizzo Lawsuit Hearing first appeared on Trellis.Law Blog.

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Berkley Technology Law Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, and on January 24th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing to investigate the case. In 2010, Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment.

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Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

I’m going to crank this blog post out before I get swamped with press requests. My takeaways: I did not hear 5 votes in favor of the plaintiffs’ position. The justices frequently crossed over to discuss the ATA prima facie case, the subject of tomorrow’s hearing in Taamneh v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

While this is only the second appellate circuit to adopt this approach, the Second Circuit, having jurisdiction over New York State, hears a disproportionally high number of cases concerning copyright and contracts. The Solicitor General’s Brief After losing at the Second Circuit, Genius asked the Supreme Court to hear its appeal.

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 11, 2024

If the publishers find any smoking guns, we’ll hear more about them. March 5, 2024) The post Twitter Narrows, But Doesn’t Completely Avoid, a Dangerous Copyright Lawsuit–Concord Music v. X appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. I imagine they will be thorough. 2024 WL 945325 (M.D.

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Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In my previous post , I summarized: This lawsuit involves troubling allegations that Facebook executives ( allegedly , Nick Clegg, Nicola Mendelsohn, and Cristian Perrella) took bribes from OnlyFans-related entities to spike Facebook and Instagram posts that promoted competitors of OnlyFans. The plaintiffs’ allegations were sizzling.

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Eric Goldman

AUGUST 1, 2023

For those reasons, I strongly suspect this will not be the last we hear of this case. Second, it fits better with the “opt-out” design of the Internet, so it makes it easier to dispose of “troll-like” cases like the Hunley lawsuit. One can hear the protests of “that’s socialism!”

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Eric Goldman

JUNE 18, 2023

The lawsuit’s lengthy duration and high defense cost has significant substantive implications. Whether the 9th Circuit hears it en banc or not, I assume this case will again head to the Supreme Court. Blog post on amicus briefs. Blog post on Asurvio v. Blog post on that ruling. Blog post on the filings.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Indeed, they are already filing lawsuits despite the pending Supreme Court appeal hanging over the law. appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Plaintiffs CAN’T WAIT to sue Internet services using the Texas social media censorship law. But surprise!

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Eric Goldman

MARCH 8, 2024

Without hearing from the defense, the adjudicators are far too likely to find over-infringement and give insufficient credit to the defenses (such as the first sale defense for used/gray market goods). StopTheSADScheme Prior Blog Posts on the SAD Scheme Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 22, 2025

The court doesn’t want to hear it: None of these arguments supports a VPPA claim post-Solomon. Think Again–In re Meta Healthcare Pixels More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation Privacy Lawsuit Based on Website Tracking by Service Provider Trimmed The post The Second Circuit Is Done With Meta Pixels VPPA Cases–Hughes v.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

” “Plaintiff’s timing in filing and dismissing its lawsuit suggests an improper purpose… Plaintiff’s delay in filing the TRO undercuts its supposed urgency, suggesting instead that Plaintiff timed its filing to sideline its competitors during a busy sales season. Schedule A Defendants , 1:23-cv-02605-JLR (S.D.N.Y.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 21, 2024

In other words, the court could have–AND SHOULD HAVE–called out these issues during the ex parte TRO hearing. I reiterate my view that ex parte hearings are notoriously error-prone and should be viewed as an extreme option. YouTube Schedule A Defendants appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

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Clio

MARCH 15, 2024

For any lawyer defending a client in a lawsuit, they require the ability to utilize a powerful tool in their arsenal–the motion to dismiss. In this blog, we explore all these facets of motions to dismiss. During the hearing, listen carefully to opposing counsel’s arguments so you can respond effectively.

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This blog explores different alternative dispute resolution processes and methods, such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation. It is somewhat similar to the lawsuit and requires an attorney. The process involves hearings similar to that of the court. It involves lawsuits, judges, courtrooms, and hearings.

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CaseFox

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Have you ever found yourself curious about the legal stuff you hear about? Understanding the key differences between these two types of lawsuits could be extremely helpful if you ever find yourself in a difficult circumstance. This blog highlights the key differences between civil and criminal litigation according to the law.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In Australia, legal tech company Nuix went public in 2020 – an IPO that has been haunted by regulatory investigations and class-action lawsuits over claims that the company misrepresented its financial information.). Given this paucity of U.S. legal tech IPOs, it is notable that 2021 saw three U.S. Was ILTA wrong to meet in person?

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CaseFox

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This blog explores different alternative dispute resolution processes and methods, such as mediation, arbitration, and litigation. It is somewhat similar to the lawsuit and requires an attorney. The process involves hearings similar to that of the court. It involves lawsuits, judges, courtrooms, and hearings.

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