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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Eric Goldman

JANUARY 4, 2024

The plaintiff sued 163 defendants for online marketplace sales and got an ex parte TRO, including Amazon account freezes. After a couple of defendants showed up, the judge denied a TRO extension because of the possible lack of merit in the plaintiff’s infringement allegations. Then, the case fell apart. See ECF No.

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Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

You may have heard about Squishmallow’s recent lawsuit against Build-a-Bear over plushy knockoffs. I previously blogged about one such case, where Squishmallow sued 90 e-commerce merchants in a sealed complaint and got a TRO. While that’s interesting, I’m focused on Squishmallow’s abuse of the SAD Scheme.

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ChatGPT vs. Copyright Law

Legal Tech Monitor

APRIL 27, 2023

This lack of clarity can lead to disputes and even lawsuits. The mother filed a lawsuit, arguing that her use of the song was fair use. For example, creating software to convert e-books into formats compatible with screen readers for the visually impaired could be considered a violation of the DMCA.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They supplemented that review with an analysis of court approaches to virtual hearings, e-filing, and digital notarization, focusing on how these tools affected litigants in three of the most common types of civil cases: debt claims, evictions and child support. Disproportionate Impact. Three Recommendations.

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Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

MAY 15, 2024

If the Supreme Court upholds the discovery rule for copyright cases, or simply declines to address it, the decision will leave copyright defendants exposed to very large awards for years of infringing conduct (as they have been everywhere but the Second Circuit). By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, the U.S. 4th 1236 (9th Cir.

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The Supreme Court TransUnion Case: Part 2—What It Means for Efforts to Defeat Class Certification?

Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 13, 2021

TransUnion arose from a lawsuit filed by Sergio Ramirez, who tried to purchase a vehicle but was unable to qualify for a loan because the defendant’s OFAC Name Screen Alert identified Ramirez as a “potential match” for someone designated as a national security threat. The Opinion.

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Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

They supplemented that review with an analysis of court approaches to virtual hearings, e-filing, and digital notarization, focusing on how these tools affected litigants in three of the most common types of civil cases: debt claims, evictions and child support. Disproportionate Impact. Three Recommendations.

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A brief look at the copyright issues raised by generative AI

Ikigai Law

JUNE 30, 2023

In 2021, an application was filed to the US Copyright office, for copyright registration of a comic book consisting of text and images (created partly by a human and partly by AI tool “ Midjourney ”). For this purpose, it’s important that developers of DALL-E obtain a license to use such works. Few of the cases are discussed below.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s that every new case related to the law of copyright preemption of contracts leaves lawyers with a potential new set of arguments to defend or argue against with the law of copyright preemption. E]lements such as awareness or intent” do not save a claim from preemption because they “alter the action’s scope but not its nature.”

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Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

Guy Rub , The Ohio State University Michael E. Solicitor General to file a brief on Genius’s petition, and in May 2023, she did so. Many of those contractual anti-scraping lawsuits were successful. by guest blogger Prof. In December 2022, the Supreme Court invited the U.S. The SG’s approach is also somewhat tricky.

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Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

Joshua Gilliland

JANUARY 7, 2016

The City of New York, 50 unnamed NYPD officers, and the former NYPD Commissioner are involved in a civil rights lawsuit over allegedly issuing summonses without probable cause, violating the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. The new Rule 37(e) states: Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information.

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The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable)

Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

May 3, 2023) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. US * Catching Up on a FOSTA Case–ML v.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

AUGUST 11, 2023

July 31, 2023) This is a lawsuit over Blue Kai’s alleged keystroke logging on ESPN.com. The next paragraph “encourage[d]” Mr. Sadlock to “review the updated Subscriber Agreement in full and save a copy for your files. HELLO UETA and E-SIGN. Walt Disney Corp. 22-cv-09155-EMC (N.D. This opinion is wild. ” I disagree.

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The B r, The Searcher, and The Researcher – Damien Riehl on the Dynamic Shift in How the Legal Profession Will Leverage Standards and Artificial Intelligence

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Is it advice, if I decide, yes, I’m going to get a patent, then I file it with a patent or trademark office, that’s the registration service. Or am I defending the deposition? Are you defending the deposition? So that’s what the lawsuit is. Am I giving advice for patent law? Or am I instead? Should I get a patent?

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

JUNE 20, 2023

The Road Not Taken At this point, no lawsuit had been filed; and the dispute probably could have been, and certainly should have been, easily resolved. In April 2017, it filed a lawsuit against Goldsmith and her agency (now known as Lynn Goldsmith, Ltd., Copyright Office. at 451, Factor 4).

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities. We help negotiators to manage tasks, access case files, and track results securely, anytime and anywhere.

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Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Launching January 2022, our AI-driven engine will automate litigation processes like lawsuit and motion drafting, discovery preparation, procedural calendaring and much more by turning days of work into 2-3 minute-long activities. We help negotiators to manage tasks, access case files, and track results securely, anytime and anywhere.

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A Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

Judge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba

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ChatGPT vs. Copyright Law

Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

Supreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)

The Supreme Court TransUnion Case: Part 2—What It Means for Efforts to Defeat Class Certification?

Courts Disrupted: Pew Study Finds Pandemic Caused Courts to Revolutionize their Operations, But Says More Needs to be Done

A brief look at the copyright issues raised by generative AI

Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)

Don’t Be Late and Ineffective with Litigation Holds

The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable)

More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

The B r, The Searcher, and The Researcher – Damien Riehl on the Dynamic Shift in How the Legal Profession Will Leverage Standards and Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Time to Vote: You Get to Pick the Startup Alley Finalists for ABA TECHSHOW 2022

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