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Roblox Must Defend Illegal Gambling Claims–Colvin v. Roblox

Eric Goldman

But, outside the Roblox platform, there are a number of online casinos that take wagers in Robux. Those online casinos entice minors to come gamble away their Robux. Roblox processes that transaction, and it takes a cut. Some of the plaintiffs’ claims survive Roblox’s motion to dismiss. Statutory Standing. Machine Zone and Taylor v.

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Court Says Twitter Misused Litigation to Punish Defendants for Their Speech–X v. CCDH

Eric Goldman

He calls out Twitter for its bad choice: This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech…X Corp. Self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist Elon Musk is notoriously thin-skinned when it comes to criticism directed at him. (As As the phrase goes, “ he can dish it out, but he can’t take it “).

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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure

Eric Goldman

The SAD Scheme involves a trademark owner suing dozens/hundreds of defendants using a sealed complaint, getting an ex parte TRO, and then having the online marketplaces freeze the defendants’ accounts and money. [These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.]

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Think Kiwi Farms Is Legally Unassailable? Copyright Law Might Disagree–Greer v. Moon

Eric Goldman

The district court dismissed the contributory claim because the defendants didn’t materially contribute to the infringement. The court says the defendants waived any fair use defense by briefing it inadequately. For unexplained reasons, it does not appear that the defendants are invoking the 512 defense.

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Section 230 Helps Amazon Defeat False Advertising Lawsuit Over Printer Ink Cartridges–Planet Green v. Amazon

Eric Goldman

However, with scant followup media attention, this lawsuit (filed in August, dismissed in December) rocket-docketed to failure faster than remanufactured printer cartridges run out of ink. * * * Note: The litigation GoFundMe page is still up. They have raised a total of $150 of their $500k goal. So close. Cites to McCarthy v. ccBill , LW v.

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Snapchat Isn’t Liable for Offline Sexual Abuse–VV v. Meta

Eric Goldman

Snapchat successfully defends on Section 230 grounds. Similarly, allegations of failure to warn of an application’s potential danger do not remove the “publisher” status. Similarly, allegations of failure to warn of an application’s potential danger do not remove the “publisher” status. cite to LW v. Cite to Doe v.

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Internet Access Providers Can Be Contributorily Liable for Subscribers’ Infringements–Sony Music v. Cox

Eric Goldman

The court recaps past cases: the crux of the financial benefit inquiry is whether a causal relationship exists between the infringing activity and a financial benefit to the defendant. But in every case, the financial benefit to the defendant must flow directly from the third party’s acts of infringement to establish vicarious liability.

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