Eric Goldman

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

It said 230 was not available to Letgo because, per Accusearch , “Plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded, for a motion under Rule 12(b)(6), that Defendants contributed in part to the allegedly offending ‘verified’ representation.” That was an obviously problematic conclusion.

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Eric Goldman

JULY 18, 2023

That section states that rights under state laws that are “equivalent” to rights under copyright law are preempted. On June 26, just before the end of its term, the Supreme Court denied Genius’s cert petition, putting this litigation to rest. ML Genius v. This leaves us with a rather deep split of authorities.

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Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This allows a large number of consumers who have suffered the same type of harm caused by the same defendant to pursue their claims as a group. Class actions must meet certain requirements under federal or state procedural rules. In some cases, a consumer might resort to alternative dispute resolution , rather than litigation.

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Eric Goldman

APRIL 29, 2023

In addition, although the takedown notices state that the company contacting Defendants, Appdetex, is Yuga’s DMCA Agent, it does not state that the notice is a DMCA notice. Longarzo * DMCA’s Unhelpful 512(f) Preempts Helpful State Law Claims–Stevens v.

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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. With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted.

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Joshua Gilliland

JANUARY 12, 2016

Judge Jones explained that the Plaintiff’s effort to confer with the Defendant over a discovery production could “hardly” be described as done in good faith to resolve issues. The Defendants offered three attorney declarations that recounted the call, which the Plaintiff’s attorney did not dispute. Cedar Grove, at *6. Clapper, 804 F.3d

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Given its similarity to Illinois’s (BIPA), if the New York BPA is enacted, it would likely make New York home to a flurry of class action litigation. Unlike the Washington law, the proposed Massachusetts and New York bills contain no safe harbors for security uses. Preparing to defend class actions. Is that notice public?

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

Snap litigation. Section 230 says there can be only one defendant for those items of third-party content, and it isn’t the tertiary player Salesforce. Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

We’re still working through the first wave of litigation testing Congress’ poor handiwork. May 3, 2023) More SESTA/FOSTA-Related Posts * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. As you know, FOSTA was a poorly drafted statute with terrible policy outcomes. Last October , in Doe v. Case citations : J.B.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Mindgeek litigation, the court certified a class of CSAM victims suing Mindgeek for “knowingly” disseminating videos of them. Snap * The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable) * Defendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Case Citation : Doe v. Twitter, Inc.

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Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data. As noted, currently, only Illinois, Washington, and Texas have laws at the state level that aim to expressly and comprehensively address biometric privacy. 2019 IL 123186, 129 N.E.3d million settlement. May 15, 2020).

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Debevoise Data Blog

JANUARY 14, 2022

To establish individual liability, the FTC must show that the individual defendant participated directly in the illegal practices or had authority to control them. In order to bring an action under this provision, the FTC must establish that the defendant had actual or constructive knowledge ( e.,

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