2020–2026

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October 2026

1. 30 OctIt’s Hard to Win a Schedule A Case Without Filing the “Schedule A”–Speedy Simulator v. Schedule A Defendants
2. 27 OctSpam-Filtered Email Service Unwinds a $13M Default Judgment–Imagination Products v. Omont
3. 26 OctCity Government Can Use Facebook’s Anti-Bot Tool–Jalisi v. Poway
4. 24 OctAlex Berenson’s Deplatforming Lawsuit Fails in the Second Circuit–Berenson v. Gottlieb
5. 23 OctFour Justices, One Mega-Publisher, and a Supreme Court Copyright Debacle (Guest Blog Post)
6. 20 OctCall for Papers/Participation, Internet Law Works-in-Progress Conference, SCU, March 6, 2027
7. 19 OctMarketing a “California Ethos” Doesn’t Support a California Publicity Rights Lawsuit–Boyden v. Hyundai
8. 17 OctShould Police Wipe a Criminal’s Cellphone Before Returning It?–U.S. v. Stathas
9. 14 OctSome New Data on Age Authentication Balk Rates
10. 13 OctWashington Supreme Court Dismisses Meta Pixels Case–Baker v. Seattle Children’s Hospital
11. 12 OctMy Reddit AMA on the Law of Web Scraping
12. 5 OctJudge Barker (E.D. Tex.) Disassembles Two SAD Scheme Cases

September 2026

1. 28 SepSedlik v. Von Drachenberg: The Right Way to Evaluate Wrongfulness (Guest Blog Post)
2. 26 SepThe Fifth Circuit Does Fifth Circuit Things in Copyright Embedding Case–Emmerich v. Particle
3. 25 SepSnap Wants to be a State Actor??–Kansas v. Snap
4. 24 SepOp-Ed: Meta’s $5 Billion Deal with the State AGs to Take Down its Rivals
5. 23 SepSedlik v. Von Drachenberg: All About That Intrinsic Test? (Guest Blog Post)
6. 22 SepCourt Wipes Out SAD Scheme Default Judgment Due to Improper Email Service–Deckers v. Litfun
7. 20 SepWhen is a Man’s Penis Size a “Matter of Legitimate Public Concern”?–Kalil v. Kalil
8. 19 SepAnother Abusive “Yelp Law” Lawsuit Fails–Scott v. Ulta
9. 11 SepUber Guests Aren’t Bound By Uber’s TOS–Walker v. Uber
10. 9 SepAfter $6M and 17 Years Fighting the Record Labels’ Copyright Lawfare, the Court Awards Vimeo $16k in Costs–Capitol Records v. Vimeo
11. 8 SepTWEET and the Bird Logo Apparently Enter the Public Domain, But X Maintains Its Grip on the TWITTER Mark (For Now)–X v. Project Bluebird
12. 7 SepSAD Scheme Plaintiff Must Pay $40k to Defendant–Guangzhou Tinpod v. Schedule A Defendants
13. 6 SepCourts Still Can’t Let Go of the Possibility that Individual Prices are Copyrightable–Rapaport v. Nivoda

August 2026

1. 29 AugNew York Judge Shuts Down a SAD Scheme TRO Request–CJB Global v. Schedule A Defendants
2. 28 AugCollaborators Using the ‘Instagram Collabs’ Feature May Forego a Section 230 Defense–Winer v. Mohammed
3. 25 AugLawyer’s Fee Agreement Gagging Client Reviews Is Illegal–LS Carlson Law v. Sedgwick
4. 23 AugA 512(f) Case Survived a Motion to Dismiss. Guess What Happened Next–Channel 781 v. WCAC
5. 17 AugGrok’s TOS Formation Failed–Skaggs v. X.ai
6. 12 AugEvery SAD Scheme Opinion Is Weird In Its Own Way–Cai v. Chaozhoushi Yitong Dianzi Shangwu Youxiangongsi
7. 10 AugLinkedIn’s Insight Tag Creates Legal Entanglements–Doe v. LinkedIn
8. 9 AugIt’s Hard for Parodic Products to Tarnish Famous Trademarks–Bad Spaniels v. Jack Daniel’s
9. 7 Aug11th Circuit Rejects Keyword Advertising Liability–Deltona v. NOCO
10. 6 AugNinth Circuit Lifts Restrictions on Agentic AI Accessing Amazon

July 2026

1. 31 JulCJEU Judgment on Geoblocking & Standards for Knowledge of Foreign Copyright Laws and Geoblocking Measures (Guest Blog Post)
2. 30 JulAnother Court Shuts the Door on “Yelp Law” Drive-By Lawsuits–Arterberry v. Peet’s
3. 29 JulWhen You Reject Cookies, You Might Be Agreeing to Arbitration–Alba v. Harbor Freight
4. 27 JulAnnouncing the 2026 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
5. 26 JulMore Data on Online Age Authentication Balk Rates
6. 24 JulAppeals Court Shuts Down Bogus Private Enforcements of the ‘Yelp Law’–Moss v. GoDaddy
7. 23 JulCourt Greenlights Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Unmasking of Online Critic–In re DMCA Subpoena to Cloudflare
8. 22 JulFederal Circuit Rebuffs SAD Scheme Plaintiff–Shenzhen Jisu v. Annex A Defendants
9. 20 JulApple Defeats Liability for Not Scanning iCloud Items for CSAM, But the Judge Was Not Pleased–Amy v. Apple
10. 18 JulCourt Upholds Instagram’s TOS–Feds for Freedom v. Meta
11. 11 JuleBay Defeats Contributory Copyright Claim–Lee v. SBS
12. 9 JulLarge Roundup of Section 230 Rulings
13. 5 JulYouTube Exits Copyright Lawsuit Over YouTubers’ Videos–Barnes v. Sanchez
14. 1 JulCourt Rebuffs Emojico’s SAD Scheme TRO Request

June 2026

1. 28 JunCloudflare Defeats Lawsuit Over Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery (NCII) on Facebook–Doe v. Cloudflare
2. 27 JunPrivate Facebook Group Can Exclude Member–Khan v. ILONCA
3. 24 JunScammy Ad Lawsuits Keep Vexing the Courts–Huckabee v. Meta
4. 21 JunBlogger Defeats Photographer’s Copyright Claim–Sokolskyfilm v. Messiah
5. 13 JunSection 230 Doesn’t Apply to Generative AI Enhancements to Ad Copy (But the Plaintiffs Lose Anyway)–Bouck and Suddeth v. Meta
6. 9 JunGoogle Search Isn’t a Common Carrier (duh)–Ohio v. Google
7. 8 JunFifth Circuit Keeps Doing Fifth Circuit Things 📉–SEAT v. Paxton
8. 6 JunWhen Can Amazon Block an Agentic AI Service?–Amazon v. Perplexity (Guest Blog Post)
9. 5 JunGoogle Defeats “Negligent Digital Architecture” Claim–Starr™ v. Google

May 2026

1. 31 MaySeventh Circuit Limits Email Service to Chinese SAD Scheme Defendants–Kangol v. Hangzhou Silk
2. 26 MayHow Often Do Consumers Balk at Doing Online Age Authentication?
3. 25 MayNinth Circuit Panel Goes Out of Its Way to Question Section 230–Doe v. Meta
4. 22 MaySection 230 Ends Lawsuit by Twitter Premium Subscriber–Taddeo-Waite v. X
5. 21 MayNew Book Chapter Tells the TSPA and TSF Origin Stories
6. 20 MayThe YOLO Remand Shows Why the 9th Circuit Should Stop Carving Up Section 230–Bride v. Snap
7. 18 MayRaj Abhyanker’s Firm Ordered to Pay $90k+ for Ill-Advised Trademark Enforcement Lawsuit–LegalForce v. LawFirms
8. 17 MayWorldStarHipHop Gets Section 230 Dismissal–Eizenga v. MediaLab
9. 16 MayCourt Rejects Lawsuit Over Online Criticisms of a Dater–D’Ambrosio v. Meta
10. 15 MayBlogger’s Photo Republication Isn’t Fair Use–Vedros v. Endless Mt. Labradors
11. 12 MayTOS Formation Fails, and So Does Section 230–Judge v. Academia
12. 9 MayMeta Defeats Two More Account Termination/Content Removal Lawsuits
13. 8 MaySAD Scheme Defendant Gets Damages Payout from the Bond–Bright Head v. Schedule A Defendants
14. 7 MayJudge Shopping & Schedule A (Guest Blog Post)
15. 5 May11th Circuit Rejects TOS Formation–Tejon v. Zeus
16. 1 MaySAD Scheme Plaintiff Gets Default Win But Blows the Layup on Damages–Shenzen Huajie v. Shenzen Leyibei

April 2026

1. 29 AprPlaintiffs Are Still Litigating–and Losing–Website Framing Cases (S&S v. Promo Hunt)
2. 27 AprWe Still Don’t Know the Second Circuit’s Position on Embedding and Copyright Infringement–Richardson v. Townsquare
3. 24 AprTenth Circuit Broadens CFAA ‘Loss’ Beyond Technological Harm–Moxie v. Nielsen (Guest Blog Post)
4. 22 AprCourt Enjoins Another Arkansas Segregate-and-Suppress Law–NetChoice v. Griffin
5. 21 AprSection 230 Helps Discord Defeat “Defective Design” Claims Regarding Sexual Predation–Jane Doe v. Discord
6. 20 AprThe Federal Government Used Jawboning to Censor ICE Transparency Initiatives–Rosado v. Bondi
7. 16 AprU.S. Supreme Court Narrows Secondary Liability in Copyright Law–Cox v. Sony (Guest Blog Post)
8. 14 AprRemember When the Ninth Circuit Rejected Classpass’ TOS Formation? About That…–Blackburn v. Classpass
9. 13 AprThe Cox Shock: A Tectonic Shift or Just a Tremor? (Guest Blog Post)
10. 11 AprWith Opinions Like This, Congress Doesn’t Need to Repeal Section 230–Massachusetts v. Meta
11. 7 AprWill Lower Courts Find Ways Around Cox v. Sony? You Betcha
12. 6 AprProf. Goldstein on Cox v. Sony (Excerpt from His Treatise)
13. 1 AprDo DMCA Takedown Notices Need to Expressly Refer to the Lack of Fair Use?–Take-Two v. PlayerAuctions

March 2026

1. 25 MarComments on the Jury Verdict in the Los Angeles Social Media Addiction Bellwether Trial (Expanded/Updated)
2. 25 MarQuick Comments on the SCOTUS Cox v. Sony Ruling
3. 24 MarDoes 512(f) Apply Differently to Counternotices Compared to Takedown Notices?
4. 23 MarWhat Does a Hologram Trademark Signify When the Hologram Isn’t There?–Upper Deck v. Pixels
5. 19 MarSection 230’s Application to Account Terminations, CSAM, and More
6. 17 MarA Religious Organization is Suing its Critics, and the Weapon of Choice is Copyright—RRT v. Cheryl Bawtinheimer (Guest Blog Post)
7. 15 MarAnother Reminder: Lawsuits Over Competitive Keyword Ads Are Stupid
8. 14 MarPhotobucket’s Attempted TOS Amendment Mostly Fails–Pierce v. Photobucket
9. 10 MarSAD Scheme Copyright Plaintiff Must Compensate Defendants–Shenzhen Langmi v. Schedule A Defendants
10. 6 MarA “But They’re ‘Counterfeiters’!” Argument Doesn’t Clinch a SAD Scheme TRO–Emojico v. Schedule A Defendants
11. 5 MarNinth Circuit Allows TOS Amendment by Email–Ireland-Gordy v. Tile
12. 2 MarCatching Up on Some Social Media Addiction Rulings
13. 1 MarFree-Trial Commercial Database Defeats Publicity Rights Claim–LaFleur v. Yardi

February 2026

1. 25 FebIf You Don’t Keep Good Records, Don’t Be Surprised if Your TOS Formation Fails in Court–White v. PayPal
2. 24 FebSection 230 Preempts Lawsuit Over Unwanted Gmail Spam–Dor v. Google
3. 23 FebA SAD Scheme Plaintiff Unsuccessfully Plays an IP Privilege Card–Price v. Schedule A Defendants
4. 19 FebNew Article Alert: “SAD Scheme Standing Orders”
5. 18 FebA First-Hand Look at the Messy Underbelly of DMCA 512(c) Takedowns
6. 17 FebPre-Publication Content Moderation Can Disqualify Services from the DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor–McGucken v. ShutterStock
7. 16 FebFair Use Blocks Privacy-Motivated Copyright Lawsuit–MCM v. Perry
8. 15 FebCalifornia’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Assists a Private Right of Action–Shah v. MyFitnessPal
9. 14 FebGoogle Search Isn’t a Common Carrier–Richards v. Google
10. 12 FebThe Sixth Circuit Wades Into Online TOS Formation (and Leaves Me More Confused Than Ever)–Dahdah v. LowerMyBills
11. 11 FebHow Does the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine Improve Trademark Analyses?–Dassault v. Childress
12. 9 FebThis Week in the “DMCA Eating Copyright Law”: Cordova v. Huneault (Guest Blog Post)
13. 8 FebReflections on Section 230’s Past, Present, and Future on Its 30th Anniversary
14. 7 FebAnother Confusing Internet Jurisdiction Opinion (This Time, from the 1st Circuit)–Stokinger v. Armslist

January 2026

1. 29 JanA Volcanic Opinion in the Fifth Circuit Destabilizes International Copyright Law—Vetter v. Resnik (Guest Blog Post)
2. 27 JanThe Ninth Circuit Wrecked Internet Jurisdiction Law…And For What?–Briskin v. Shopify
3. 26 JanRelitigating hiQ Labs and Scraping Through the Lens of DMCA 1201 Anti-Circumvention (Guest Blog Post)
4. 25 JanIt Takes a Lot for 512(f) Claims to Survive a Motion to Dismiss–Cordova v. Huneault
5. 19 JanTikTok Isn’t a U.S. State Actor (So Far)–Brooks v. TikTok
6. 18 JanSalesforce Still Can’t Avoid Tertiary Liability FOSTA Claims–GG v. Salesforce
7. 17 JanNinth Circuit Deletes RNC’s Lawsuit Over Gmail’s Spam Filter–RNC v. Google
8. 16 JanGreer Burns Law Firm Sanctioned for “Willfully Abusive” and “Egregious” SAD Scheme Judge-Shopping
9. 14 JanWhat Does It Mean to Make a Voice Call in a Post-Telephone World?–Howard v. RNC
10. 9 JanAT&T Blocks T-Mobile’s Data Portability Efforts (Guest Blog Post)
11. 8 JanCopyright Takedown Notices Don’t Require Services to Find and Remove Other Identical Copies–Athos v. YouTube
12. 7 JanDMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor Applies to Embedding–Harrington v. Pinterest
13. 6 Jan2025 Internet Law Year-in-Review
14. 2 JanA Massive Roundup of Section 230 Decisions

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December 2025

1. 29 DecSchedule A: Ten Notable Developments in 2025 (Guest Blog Post)
2. 28 DecToo Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup)
3. 27 DecTexas Judge Enjoins App Store Authentication Law–CCIA and SEAT v. Paxton
4. 26 DecGoogle Can Assert a DMCA 512(d) Defense–Cengage v. Google (Catch-Up Post)
5. 24 DecAppeals Court Accepts That the “Water” Emoji Can Be Slang for Methamphetamine–U.S. v. Reed
6. 23 DecDistrict Court Again Rejects Plaintiffs’ Attempts to Manufacture Common Law Notice-and-Takedown Duties–Bogard v. TikTok
7. 22 DecCourts Enjoin Internet Censorship Laws in Louisana and Arkansas
8. 21 DecOnlyFans Defeats “Chatter Scam” Claim–N.Z. v. Fenix
9. 20 DecPost-Mortem of a Misguided Logo Trademark Lawsuit–LegalForce v. Internet Brands
10. 19 DecSecond Circuit Rejects Email Service on Chinese Defendants in Baby Shark SAD Scheme Case
11. 18 DecIs Blogging a “Recreational Activity”?–Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple
12. 17 DecAre Robots.txt Instructions Legally Binding?–Ziff Davis v. OpenAI
13. 15 DecCOVID Jawboning Lawsuit Dismissed (For Now)–Dressen v. Flaherty
14. 14 DecCourt Authorizes Unmasking Subpoena in Copyright Case–In re DMCA Subpoena to GoDaddy
15. 13 DecVisa Isn’t Liable for Underenforcing Its No-Surcharge Rule–Williams v. Visa
16. 9 DecCopyright Lawsuits Over Embedding Are Still a Thing
17. 6 DecExtortion Claims Against Ripoff Report Can Proceed–Selker v. Xcentric
18. 5 Dec11th Circuit Sidesteps the SAD Scheme’s Problems–Ain Jeem v. Schedule A
19. 2 DecAnother Shill Article Tries to Normalize the SAD Scheme

November 2025

1. 30 NovYouTuber Loses Account Suspension Case Again–Hall v. YouTube
2. 25 NovChallenge to Maryland’s “Kid Code” Survives Motion to Dismiss–NetChoice v. Brown
3. 24 NovCourt Sanctions Plaintiff’s Lawyer for Unverified Claims That the Defendant Was Hiding–Guangzhou Youlan Technology Co. Ltd. v. Onbrill World
4. 22 NovTwitter’s TOS Formation Upheld–Taddeo-Waite v. X
5. 21 NovThird Circuit Rejects a Meta Pixels Case–Cole v. Quest Diagnostics
6. 19 NovEmoji Evidence Errors Don’t Undo a Murder Conviction–People v. Harmon
7. 17 NovTerminated User Loses Lawsuit Against Facebook–Hunt v. Meta
8. 15 NovThe Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine Refuses to Die
9. 12 Nov‘Initial Interest Confusion’ Is More of a Vibe Than a Credible Legal Doctrine–Penn State v. Vintage Brand
10. 11 NovColorado’s Mandatory Social Media “Warning Labels” Are Unconstitutional–NetChoice v. Weiser
11. 10 NovAddiction Lawsuit Against TikTok Can Proceed in Nevada–TikTok v. Nevada District Court
12. 9 NovCourt Dismisses Discrimination Claims from Facebook User Who Didn’t Get Wanted (?) Ads–Shah v. Woodbury
13. 8 NovUsing a Meme in Your Advertising? Clear the Publicity Rights–FJerry v. Oasis Energy
14. 6 NovAnother Facebook Account Termination, Another Failed Lawsuit–Karam v. Meta
15. 2 NovCopyright Claims Over Content Syndication Sniping Can Proceed–Next Impulse v. NewsBreak

October 2025

1. 27 OctSAD Scheme Cases Are a Cesspool of IP Owner Overreaches–Nike v. Quanzhou Yiyi Shoe Industry
2. 26 OctCopyright Takedown Notices May Be Affecting Your Washing Machine Options–Ningbo Yituo v. GoPlus
3. 23 OctSection 230 Applies to Scammy Ads–Glazer v. Facebook
4. 21 OctSection 230 Preempts Predator Access Claims Against Apple, Snap, and Verizon–Joan Doe v. Snap
5. 19 OctOnline TOS Formation Cases Make My Head Hurt
6. 15 OctIf You Could Cast a Spell to Create a New Law School Course, What Would You Create?
7. 14 OctMy Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication
8. 7 OctDistrict of New Jersey Adopts SAD Scheme Standing Order
9. 6 OctPatient’s Negative Review of Her Dentist Wasn’t a “Matter of Public Concern”–J&D Dental v. Hou
10. 3 OctThe Wrap Taxonomy Vexes the Judge in the LinkedIn Insight Tag Cases
11. 1 OctCourt “Sanctions” SAD Scheme Judge Shopping—Crimpit v. Schedule A Defendants

September 2025

1. 27 SepCourt Fetishizes Facebook’s TOS Statement That It Takes “Appropriate” Content Moderation Actions–Calise v. Meta
2. 25 SepChicago-Kent SAD Scheme Symposium TOMORROW
3. 21 SepWhen Does Content Moderation Trigger Direct Copyright Infringement?–LoopNet v. CREXi (Catch-up Post)
4. 18 Sep512(f) Claim Sent to Trial (Which Didn’t Happen)–Leszczynski v. Kitchen Cube
5. 13 SepAnother TOS Formation Fails–Carruth v. Big Little Feelings
6. 12 Sep512(f) Doesn’t Support Preliminary Injunction–BViral v. TheSoul
7. 11 SepAmicus Brief Urges Seventh Circuit to Award Attorneys’ Fees in SAD Scheme Case–Louis Poulsen v. Lightzey
8. 7 SepSection 230 Applies to Surreptitiously Recorded Video–Does 1-9 v. Pornhub and xHamster

August 2025

1. 31 AugCourt Rejects Initial Interest Confusion Claims for Competitive Keyword Ads–Regalo v. Aborder
2. 30 AugNinth Circuit Dismisses “Session Replay” Lawsuit–Popa v. Microsoft
3. 28 AugThe Ninth Circuit’s Flood of TOS Formation Cases
4. 25 AugCourt Greenlights Politician’s Censorship of Social Media Comments–Fox v. Faison
5. 24 AugCourt Rejects Schedule A Claims Against Sellers of Compatible Parts/Accessories (Cross-Post)
6. 23 AugACPA Doesn’t Apply to Vanity URLs–Athene Annuity v. Athene Group
7. 19 AugGoogle Search Isn’t a “Common Carrier” (DUH)–Ohio v. Google
8. 16 AugInternet Access Providers Aren’t Bound by DMCA Unmasking Subpoenas–In re Cox
9. 15 AugIn 512(f), the “F” Stands for “Futility”–Shaffer v. Kavarnos
10. 14 AugGoogle and Roblox Defeat Videogame Addiction Lawsuit–Courtright v. Epic Games
11. 11 AugJudge Kness: the SAD Scheme “Should No Longer Be Perpetuated in Its Present Form”–Eicher Motors v. Schedule A Defendants
12. 10 AugWhat’s the Difference Between Copyright Takedown Notices and Spam?–Michael Grecco v. Fandom
13. 7 AugLawsuits Over Competitive Keyword Advertising Are Still Stupid–NRRM v. American Dream Auto Protect
14. 6 AugSAD Scheme Lawyers Sanctioned for Judge-Shopping–Dongguan Deego v. Schedule A
15. 5 AugUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Censored Animal-Rights Activist on Instagram and Facebook–Krasno v. UWM
16. 4 AugThe Ninth Circuit Finds Two New Ways to Undermine Section 230–Doe v. Twitter
17. 3 AugComments on Setting Patent Fees Based on Their Value
18. 1 AugDoes Anyone Still Care About NFTs? (Yuga Labs, LLC v. Ripps) — Guest Blog Post

July 2025

1. 30 JulAnnouncing the 2025 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
2. 29 JulApply To Become My Colleague! Santa Clara Law Is Hiring Tenure-Line Faculty
3. 28 JulSocial Media Services Aren’t Liable for Buffalo Mass-Shooting–Patterson v. Meta
4. 25 JulTrump Lost the Trump Tapes Ruling, But Could He Still Prevail? (Guest Blog Post)
5. 23 JulTrump’s Lawsuit Over The Trump Tapes is Dismissed (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) — Guest Blog Post
6. 22 JulThe Second Circuit Is Done With Meta Pixels VPPA Cases–Hughes v. NFL
7. 21 JulRounding Up Three Recent Section 230 Decisions
8. 20 JulSocial Media Addiction Lawsuit Proceeds Against TikTok and Instagram–Nazario v. Bytedance
9. 19 JulJudge Ranjan Cracks Down on SAD Scheme Cases
10. 14 JulRead the Published Version of My Paper Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication
11. 13 JulFacebook and Twitter Defeat Account Termination Lawsuit–Castronuova v. Meta
12. 12 JulCatching Up on the Bogus “Yelp Law” Litigation Campaign–Tao v. Uniqlo
13. 9 JulAnalyzing the Lululemon v. Costco Dupe Suit (Guest Blog Post)

June 2025

1. 27 JunProf. Goldman’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Demolition of the Internet in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
2. 26 JunYouTube Again Defeats FOSTA Lawsuit–In re YouTube Trafficking Litigation
3. 14 JunReddit Defeats Lawsuit Over WallStreetBets Subreddit–Rogozinski v. Reddit
4. 13 JunSection 230 (Still) Applies to Contract Breach Claim–NJCCC v. McAleer
5. 12 JunAfter 20 Years, I Turned Off Google AdSense for My Websites
6. 11 JunCourt Rejects Trespass to Chattels Claim Over Placing Cookies–Doe v. Tenet
7. 10 JunClickwrap Formed Even When a Consumer Has Limited Time to Act–Washington v. Flixbus
8. 9 JunReddit Challenges Anthropic’s Scraping to Create Generative AI Models (Guest Blog Post)
9. 6 JunA Review of the NYT v. Microsoft AI-Copyright Ruling (Guest Blog Post)
10. 5 JunA Takedown of the Take It Down Act
11. 3 JunAmazon Isn’t Liable for Merchant’s Display of Bogus Contact Info–Hillman v. Amazon
12. 1 JunWhat is a “Social Media Platform”?–NetChoice v. Uthmeier

May 2025

1. 29 MayNJ Supreme Court Blesses Lawyers’ Competitive Keyword Ads (With a Baffling Caveat)
2. 28 MayBecause the SAD Scheme Disregards Due Process, Errors Inevitably Ensue–Modlily v. Funlingo
3. 27 MayChatGPT Defeats Defamation Lawsuit Over Hallucination–Walters v. OpenAI
4. 26 MayA Roundup of Recent Section 230 Decisions Involving Sex Abuse or CSAM
5. 25 MayCourt Dismisses Lawsuit Over Online Review of a Chicago Dater–D’Ambrosio v. Rajala
6. 24 MayYouTuber Loses Lawsuit Over Account Suspension–Hall v. YouTube
7. 22 MayAddiction Lawsuit Against Character AI Can Proceed–Garcia v. Character Technologies
8. 20 MayPhotos in a Similar Style Aren’t Copyright-Infringing–Woodland v. Lil Nas X
9. 18 MayVideo Game Addiction Case Mostly Sent to Arbitration–Orellana v. Roblox (Catch-up Post)
10. 16 MayCourt Upholds a Browsewrap (Because It Was Really a Sign-in-Wrap)–Hoar v. Hotmart
11. 15 MaySchool Board Official Censored Constituent by Blocking Access to Their Social Media Account–Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff
12. 12 MayAmazon Merchant Takedown Notice Attack Spills Over to Court–GM Photo v. Focus Camera
13. 7 MayPrice Lists Aren’t Copyrightable–Rapaport v. Nivoda
14. 5 MayMeta Pixels Case Dismissed by Second Circuit–Solomon v. Triller
15. 2 MayLeaky TOS Formation = No TOS Formation–Snyder v. G6
16. 1 MayMore Account Termination Cases Fail in Court

April 2025

1. 29 AprHinge Defeats Account Termination Case–Bangalore v. Match
2. 25 AprSection 230 and the First Amendment Curtail An Online Videogame Addiction Lawsuit–Angelilli v. Activision
3. 24 AprAnother TOS Formation Failure in the 9th Circuit–Godun v. JustAnswer
4. 23 AprNinth Circuit Takes a Wrecking Ball to Internet Personal Jurisdiction Law–Briskin v. Shopify
5. 21 AprCourt Permanently Enjoins Ohio’s Segregate-and-Suppress/Parental Consent Law–NetChoice v. Yost
6. 18 AprWeChat Defeats Account Termination Lawsuit–Sun v. WeChat
7. 17 AprTikTok Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s Suicide–Nasca v. Bytedance
8. 15 AprArkansas’ Social Media Safety Act Permanently Enjoined—NetChoice v. Griffin
9. 14 AprWhy I Emphatically Oppose Online Age Verification Mandates
10. 12 AprRounding Up Some Recent Copyright Decisions
11. 11 AprSAD Scheme-Style Case Falls Apart When the Defendant Appears in Court—King Spider v. Pandabuy
12. 10 AprFacebook Defeats Armslist’s Account Termination Lawsuit–Armslist v. Facebook
13. 9 AprCourts’ Expectations for TOS Formation Keep Going Up—Lee v. Plex
14. 8 AprViral DRM Awarded Damages for Its 512(f) Claims, But At What Cost?
15. 7 AprRoblox Faces Potentially Unlimited Copyright Liability—Robinson v. Binello
16. 3 AprBlogiversary: What Will This Blog Look Like in 10 Years? (Part 10 of 10)
17. 1 AprSection 230 Applies to Consumer Reporting Agencies (But Only Sometimes)–Foley v. IRBsearch

March 2025

1. 30 MarRounding Up Recent Copyright and AI Rulings
2. 29 MarAre You Ready for MAGA to Weaponize Anti-Doxxing Statutes?–Watts v. Daily Kos
3. 28 MarFirst Amendment Doesn’t Apply to Descriptions of Content Moderation Practices–Bride v. Snap
4. 27 MarIt’s Never the RICO–Loomer v. Zuckerberg
5. 23 MarBlogiversary: How Information Consumption Habits Have Changed Over the Years (Part 9 of 10)
6. 22 MarBlogiversary: Guest Bloggers of the Technology & Marketing Law Blog (Part 8 of 10)
7. 21 MarAmazon Isn’t Liable for Marketplace Items That Make False Claims–Planet Green v. Amazon
8. 20 MarPurchase First, TOS Presentation Second = TOS Fail–Seneca v. Homeaglow
9. 19 MarCalifornia AG Abandons Key Parts of California’s Mandatory Editorial Transparency Law (AB 587)–X v. Bonta
10. 17 MarCalifornia’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Completely Unconstitutional (Multiple Ways)–NetChoice v. Bonta
11. 16 MarEthan Ackerman Reflects on the Blogiversary (Part 7 of 10)
12. 14 MarJess Miers Reflects on the Blogiversary (Part 6 of 10)
13. 13 MarSection 230 Protects Facebook’s Decision to Cut Off Sketchy App’s API Access–Six4Three v. Facebook
14. 12 MarFourth Circuit Upholds TOS Formation Despite a Bad Call-to-Action, But Strikes Down Unilateral Amendment Clauses
15. 11 MarVerizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)
16. 9 MarAnother Lawsuit Over Online Content Restrictions Fails–Qian v. YouTube
17. 7 MarSection 230 Still Applies to Email Forwarding–Motekaitis v. USI
18. 4 MarSerial Copyright Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Enforce Third-Party Copyrights–Viral DRM v 7News
19. 3 MarSection 230 Doesn’t Apply to “Refer-a-Friend” Text Message–Jensen v. Capital One
20. 2 MarCourt Overturns a Bad Jury Verdict Against Scraping–Ryanair v Booking (Guest Blog Post)
21. 1 MarThe Ninth Circuit Has a Lot to Say About Online Contract Formation (Much of It Confusing)–Chabolla v. ClassPass

February 2025

1. 27 FebAnother Conflict Between Privacy Laws and Age Authentication–Murphy v. Confirm ID
2. 26 FebCourt Rejects an Attempt to Create a Common-Law Notice-and-Takedown Scheme–Bogard v. TikTok
3. 25 FebBlogiversary: How the Blog Helps Readers (Part 5 of 10)
4. 24 FebBlogiversary: Readers’ Favorite Topics, Posts, and Memes (Part 4 of 10)
5. 23 FebTikTok Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Users’ Uploads–Waterman v. TikTok (Catch-Up Post)
6. 21 FebBig YouTube Channel Gets TRO Against Being Targeted by DMCA Copyright Takedown Notices–Invisible Narratives v. Next Level Apps
7. 20 FebBlogiversary: Who Reads the Blog, and Why? (Part 3 of 10)
8. 19 FebBlogiversary: How Has the Blog Changed Over the Past 20 Years? (Part 2 of 10)
9. 18 FebNinth Circuit Says Section 230 Preempts “Defective Design” Claims–Doe v. Grindr
10. 17 FebFacebook Compelled to Comply With Washington Political Ad Transparency Law (Catch-Up Post)–State v. Meta
11. 16 FebRecapping Three Social Media Addiction Opinions from Fall (Catch-Up Post)
12. 15 FebCopyright Owner Prevails in Lawsuit Over Form Contracts–Equine Legal v. Fireline Farms
13. 13 Feb“Volitional Conduct” Doctrine Helps DistroKid Defeat Copyright Infringement Claim–White v. DistroKid
14. 12 FebThe Competition Between Temu and Shein Moves Into a Courtroom–Whaleco v. Shein
15. 11 FebSome Comments on Today’s Thomson Reuters v. Ross Copyright Ruling
16. 11 FebDistrict Court Blocks More of Texas’ Segregate-and-Suppress Law (HB 18)–SEAT v. Paxton
17. 10 FebCelebrating the Blog’s 20th Blogiversary (Part 1 of 10)
18. 8 FebSection 230 Immunizes OnlyFans for User-Uploaded Video (Again)–Doe v. Fenix
19. 7 FebSection 230 Still Works in the Fourth Circuit (For Now)–M.P. v. Meta
20. 2 FebSection 230 Protects Newspaper’s Removal of User Comments–Affleck v. Harvard Crimson

January 2025

1. 25 JanCourt Upholds Google’s Ad TOS Amendment to Add an Arbitration Clause–In re Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation
2. 21 JanGlassdoor Partially Fixes a Bad Section 230 Ruling–Nicholas Services v. Glassdoor
3. 18 JanCopyright Owners Are Still Suing Over Embedding
4. 17 JanSupreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, and Domestic and Foreign Censors Rejoice–TikTok v. Garland
5. 17 JanInitial Comments on the Supreme Court’s TikTok Ban Opinion–TikTok v. Garland
6. 16 JanAnother N.D. Ill. Judge Balks at SAD Scheme Joinder–Zaful v. Schedule A Defendants
7. 15 JanComments on the Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton SCOTUS Oral Arguments on Mandatory Online Age “Verification”
8. 14 Jan512(c) Helps Vimeo Defeat the Record Labels. It Only Took 15 Years–Capitol v. Vimeo
9. 13 JanCatching Up on the Heavyweight Scraping Battle Between X and Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)
10. 12 JanCourt Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Minnesota’s Anti-“Deepfakes” Law–Kohls v. Ellison
11. 11 JanCopyright Battles Over City Council Videos
12. 9 Jan2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review
13. 6 JanCalifornia’s “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act” Is Partially Unconstitutional…But Other Parts Are Green-Lighted–NetChoice v. Bonta

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December 2024

1. 27 DecThe “Winning Isn’t Normal” Copyright Enforcement Campaign Is More “Abusive” Than “Winning”–Bell v. Kiffin
2. 23 DecThe Fifth Circuit’s Campaign to Undermine Section 230 Is Making Progress–AB v. Salesforce
3. 21 DecCourt Declares Parts of Twitter’s TOS Unconscionable–Gerber v. Twitter
4. 20 DecThumbs-Up Emoji Formed Binding Sales Contract in Canada–Achter v. South West Terminal
5. 18 DecFacebook Defeats User’s TOS Breach Claim–Lloyd v. Facebook
6. 16 DecOmegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. Omegle
7. 15 DecUber’s TOS Formation Upheld Again–Wu v. Uber
8. 14 DecHow Many Times Must the Courts Say “No” to This Guy?–Fyk v. Facebook
9. 13 DecDoes IP Law Protect Influencers’ Aesthetics?–Gifford v. Sheil (Guest Blog Post)
10. 12 DecUnfair and Impolite Tweets Aren’t Defamatory–Flynn v. Wilson
11. 11 DecSuspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Due to Section 230–Ryan v. X
12. 9 DecBleg: Please Help Me Prepare for the Blog’s 20th Blogiversary
13. 6 DecDC Circuit Says the TikTok Ban Is Censorship, But Upholds It Anyway–TikTok v. Garland

November 2024

1. 27 NovAmazon Must Defend “Yelp Law” Claim–Ramos v. Amazon
2. 26 NovAttempt to Weaponize Section 230(c)(2)(B) Fails on Ripeness Grounds–Zuckerman v. Facebook
3. 25 NovJudge Rejects SAD Scheme Joinder–Toyota v. Schedule A Defendants
4. 23 NovSnap’s TOS Withstands an Unconscionability Challenge–Howard v. Snap
5. 22 NovHigh School Can Discipline Student for Undisclosed Use of Generative AI–Harris v. Adams
6. 21 NovDecentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) Treated as General Partnership for Liability Purposes–Samuels v. Lido DAO
7. 20 NovSection 230 Applies to Gamer’s Complaints About Griefing–Haymore v. Amazon
8. 19 NovCourts Are Echoing The Third Circuit’s Repeal of Section 230–Huckabee v. Meta
9. 17 NovAnother Judge Balks at SAD Scheme Joinder–Xie v. Annex A
10. 16 NovWhen a Copyright Owner Gets Only a $1,000 Judgment in Federal Court, They’re the Real Losers–McDermott v. KMC
11. 13 NovCall for Papers/Participation: the revived Internet Law Works-in-Progress Conference, SCU, March 8, 2025
12. 10 NovSection 230 Immunizes OnlyFans for User-Uploaded Video–Doe v. Fenix
13. 9 NovCan EdTech Vendors Force Parents into Arbitration?–Shanahan v. IXL
14. 8 NovWill Judges Become More Skeptical of Joinder in SAD Scheme Cases?–Dongguan Juyuan v. Schedule A
15. 2 NovAnother “Sign-in-Wrap” TOS Formation Process Fails–Morrison v. Yippee
16. 1 NovCA Anti-SLAPP Law Applies to #MeToo Instagram Post–Nelson v. Bridgers

October 2024

1. 31 OctVirtual Casino’s “Sign-in-Wrap” Formation Fails–Kuhk v. Playstudio
2. 28 OctTicketmaster’s Attempt to Game Arbitration Services Fails–Heckman v. Live Nation
3. 27 OctWhat Is It With “Kennedy” Politicians Bringing Weak Lawsuits Against Facebook?–Baldwin-Kennedy v. Meta
4. 26 OctSection 230 Defeats Underage User’s Lawsuit Against Grindr–Doll v. Pelphrey
5. 24 OctA 27-Month Check-In on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (Guest Blog Post)
6. 23 OctNinth Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Ads–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand
7. 22 OctThe VPPA May Be a Dinosaur Statute, But It’s Very Much Alive in the Second Circuit–Salazar v. NBA
8. 15 OctExpert Witness Used Generative AI to Prepare His Report. It Didn’t Go Well–In re Weber
9. 14 OctCourt Revives Indiana AG’s False Advertising Case Against TikTok–State v. TikTok
10. 13 OctInternet Access Providers Face Contributory Copyright Liability for Subscribers’ Infringements–UMG v. Grande
11. 9 OctSecond Circuit Tells Trademark Owners to Stop Suing Over Competitive Keyword Advertising–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker
12. 7 OctCourt Enjoins California’s Anti-“Political Deepfakes” Law (AB 2839) Because It’s Unconstitutional Censorship–Kohls v. Bonta
13. 6 OctCatching Up on Two Keyword Ad Cases
14. 5 OcteBay Isn’t Liable for Merchants’ Sales of Items That Violate Environmental Laws–US v. eBay
15. 1 OctPixel Case Against Google “Jumps the Shark”–Doe I v. Google (Catch Up Post)

September 2024

1. 30 SepConsumers Who Don’t Read “Clickwraps” Are Still Bound By Them–Toth v. Everly Well
2. 29 SepTattoo Artist Wins Copyright Claim, But Gets Zero Damages–Alexander v. Take Two
3. 28 SepAngi Can’t Dismiss Lawsuit Over Failed Vendor Authentication–Everyspace v. Encor
4. 27 SepFive Decisions Illustrate How Section 230 Is Fading Fast
5. 26 SepAllegations of a Bribe-Driven Facebook-OnlyFans Conspiracy Unsurprisingly Fall Apart in Court–Dangaard v. Instagram
6. 24 SepInternet Law Professors Submit a SCOTUS Amicus Brief on Online Age Authentication–Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
7. 18 SepAugmented Reality Filters May Violate Privacy Law–Hartman v. Meta
8. 16 SepFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Allegedly Pornographic Ads–Reaud v. Facebook
9. 15 SepRecord Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG
10. 14 SepTrump’s Tweet Infringed the Song “Electric Avenue”–Grant v. Trump
11. 11 SepCourt Enjoins the Utah “Minor Protection in Social Media Act”–NetChoice v. Reyes
12. 9 SepRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Breaking Internet Law Faster Than I Can Blog It
13. 8 SepSecond Circuit Says More About the “Reasonable Internet User” Standard for TOS Formation–Edmundson v. Klarna (Catchup Post)
14. 7 SepComment on France’s Prosecution of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov
15. 5 SepNinth Circuit Enjoins Much of California’s Mandatory Editorial Transparency Law (AB 587)–X v. Bonta
16. 3 SepAnother Texas Online Censorship Law Partially Enjoined–CCIA v. Paxton

August 2024

1. 29 AugBonkers Opinion Repeals Section 230 In the Third Circuit–Anderson v. TikTok
2. 27 AugAWS Can’t Shake BIPA Lawsuit for Providing Services to NBA 2K–Mayhall v. Amazon
3. 26 AugWhen It Comes to Section 230, the Ninth Circuit is a Chaos Agent–Estate of Bride v. YOLO
4. 24 AugGlassdoor Denied Section 230 Immunity for Reviews from Non-Employees–Nicholas Air v. Glassdoor
5. 21 AugCopyright Lawsuit Over Cameo Videos Fails Due to Fair Use (on a Motion to Dismiss)–Santos v. Kimmel
6. 20 AugNinth Circuit Strikes Down Key Part of the CA Age-Appropriate Design Code (the Rest is TBD)–NetChoice v. Bonta
7. 19 AugEleventh Circuit Gives the Slip to the Duct-Taped Banana Copyright Appeel–Morford v. Cattelan
8. 18 AugA Report from the White House’s Inaugural “Creator Economy Conference” (Guest Blog Post)
9. 16 AugAnnouncing the 2024 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
10. 13 AugSection 230 Helps Substack Defeat a Defamation Claim–Smith v. Substack
11. 4 AugSection 230 Doesn’t Preempt Utah’s Minor Protection in Social Media Act–NetChoice v. Reyes
12. 2 AugRyanair v. Booking CFAA Trial Ends with Strangest Possible Outcome (Guest Blog Post)
13. 1 AugCourt Blows Up Gmail’s Section 230 Protection, But Allegations of Biased Spam Filtering Still Fail–Republican National Committee v. Google

July 2024

1. 31 JulGovernment Agencies Can’t Use Dumb Word Filters to Screen Social Media Comments–PETA v. Tabak
2. 30 JulGoogle Can Terminate Account Based on CSAM Allegations–Baker v. Google
3. 26 JulSection 230 Preempts FOSTA Claim–Doe v. WebGroup Czech Republic
4. 25 JulEverything You Wanted to Know About the Moody v. NetChoice Supreme Court Opinion
5. 24 JulCompetitor Isn’t Responsible for Google Knowledge Panel’s Contents–International Star Registry v. RGIFTS
6. 23 JulAnnouncing the Seventh Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law Casebook by Tushnet & Goldman
7. 22 JulDeleting an Instagram Post Was Evidence-Tampering–Webb v. U.S.
8. 21 JulSection 230 Preempts Two More Harassment Lawsuits
9. 20 JulEggplant Emoji 🍆 Means What You Think It Means–State v. Farley
10. 19 JulSAD Scheme Leads to Another Massively Disproportionate Asset Freeze–Powell v. Schedule A
11. 11 JulIt’s Hard to Bind Former Subscribers to TOS Amendments–Brooks v. WarnerMedia
12. 10 JulWhat Happened to Gonzalez v. Google After the SCOTUS Decision?
13. 9 JulFacebook Isn’t Subject to the ADA–Lloyd v. Facebook
14. 7 JulDMCA 512(c) Helps Redbubble Defeats Copyright Lawsuit–Wallshoppe v. Redbubble
15. 5 JulWhat Should Happen When a Schoolteacher Posts Hateful Memes to TikTok?–MacRae v. Mattos
16. 3 JulJustice Thomas Hates on Section 230. Again.–Doe v. Snap
17. 2 JulMississippi’s Age-Authentication Law Declared Unconstitutional–NetChoice v. Fitch
18. 1 JulStatement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Moody v. NetChoice

June 2024

1. 30 JunIndiana’s Anti-Online Porn Law “Is Not Close” to Constitutional–Free Speech Coalition v. Rokita
2. 27 JunHeightened Constitutional Scrutiny is Not Required for Content-Based Trademark Registration Laws That Are Viewpoint-Neutral—Vidal v. Elster (Guest Blog Post)
3. 26 JunPlaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue Over Government Jawboning When Their Evidence is Based on Vibes–Murthy v. Missouri
4. 25 JunCoursera Wins a TOS Formation Battle, But With Heavy Losses–Ghazizadeh v. Coursera
5. 23 JunThis Case Keeps Wrecking Internet Law–Enigma v. Malwarebytes
6. 21 Jun‘Scruff’ App Qualifies for Section 230 Immunity–J.R. v. Mancino
7. 20 JunReusing Social Media Photos for Ads? Be Careful!–Khachatryan v. 1 Hotel
8. 19 JunCourt Revives Lawsuit Against Facebook Over Scammy Crypto Ads–Forrest v. Meta
9. 18 JunFacebook Defeats BIPA Face-Scanning Lawsuit–Zellmer v. Meta
10. 17 JunWill Biometric Privacy Laws Undermine the Fight Against CSAM?–Martell v. X
11. 15 JunWhat Should Photo Repositories Do About Blackface Photos?–Thompson v. ShutterStock
12. 14 JunCourt Dismisses School Districts’ Lawsuits Over Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Cases
13. 12 JunCourts Are Rejecting Attempts to Weaponize Laws That Protect Consumer Reviews
14. 11 JunMeme Law Alert! Meme Use In Political Ad Isn’t Fair Use–Griner v. King
15. 10 JunMA Supreme Court Blesses Uber’s TOS Clickthrough Formation–Good v. Uber
16. 9 JunInstagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Backpage
17. 8 JunTIL: “Texas Tamale” Is an Enforceable Trademark–Texas Tamale v. CPUSA2
18. 7 JunMisidentified Person Loses Defamation Claim Against Tabloid–Bloom v. A360
19. 6 JunNinth Circuit Does More Damage to Section 230–Calise v. Meta
20. 5 JunFacebook Makes Some Progress Against a Scraper–Meta v. Voyager (Guest Blog Post)
21. 4 JunYouTube Isn’t Liable for User Uploads of Animal Abuse Videos–Lady Freethinker v. YouTube
22. 1 JunSection 230 Applies to YouTube and Google Search Results–Montano v. Washington Department of Health

May 2024

1. 31 MaySection 230 Applies to Publication of Court Documents–Medina v. Microsoft
2. 30 MayNinth Circuit Rejects Another Lawsuit Over Account Termination–Mercola v. YouTube
3. 28 MayNC Supreme Court Blesses Unilateral TOS Amendment to Add an Arbitration Clause–Canteen v. Charlotte Metro CU
4. 25 MaySection 230 Doesn’t Apply to “Editorializing” About Third-Party Content–Marvin v. Lanctot
5. 23 MayDefamation Claim Proceeds Against YouTuber’s Denialism–Robertson v. Upchurch
6. 22 MayA Peek Into the Long Tail of Facebook’s Litigation Docket
7. 17 MayX Corp. v. Bright Data is the Decision We’ve Been Waiting For (Guest Blog Post)
8. 15 MaySupreme Court Fixes One Problem with the Copyright Statute of Limitations, But Punts Another — Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy (Guest Blog Post)
9. 13 MayElon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)
10. 8 MaySection 230 Preempts Product Design Claims–Lama v. Meta
11. 5 MaySupreme Court Addresses When Government Employees’ Social Media Accounts are State Action (Lindke & Garnier)
12. 3 MayPlaintiffs Make Some Progress in 512(f) Cases
13. 2 MayThe 7th Circuit’s Section 230 Jurisprudence’s Impact on FOSTA Cases

April 2024

1. 30 AprTrump’s Retweets Are Criminal Contempt of a Gag Order–People v. Trump
2. 28 AprMisjoinder Dooms SAD Scheme Patent Case–Wang v. Schedule A Defendants
3. 27 AprNinth Circuit Upholds “Sign-in-Wrap”–Keebaugh v. Warner Bros.
4. 23 AprWhy Generative AI is Doomed
5. 22 AprVideogame Maker Has Implied License to Depict Copyrighted Tattoos–Hayden v. 2K
6. 21 AprZuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability for Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Addiction
7. 20 AprJawboning Defendants Are 6-for-6 in the Ninth Circuit–Hart v. Facebook
8. 17 AprSection 230 Applies to Tweeted Links to Defamatory Content–Coomer v. Donald J. Trump for President
9. 5 AprThey Should Have Used a Dickwrap–Weeks v. Interactive Life Forms
10. 4 AprThe Supreme Court Didn’t Change Secondary Copyright Liability Standards in the Taamneh Ruling—In re Frontier
11. 3 AprSAVE THE DATE: Internet Law Works-in-Progress Conference, SCU, March 8, 2025
12. 3 AprSection 230 Preempts Clean Air Act Lawsuit Over “Defeat Device” Apps—U.S. v. EZ Lynk
13. 1 AprRoblox Must Defend Illegal Gambling Claims–Colvin v. Roblox

March 2024

1. 30 MarYouTube Defeats Claim Over Content Removal/Demonetization–Haocheng v. YouTube
2. 29 MarTOS Formation Isn’t Hard to Do Right…Is It?–Tejon v. Zeus
3. 28 MarNinth Circuit Does More Ninth Circuit Things in its Latest Section 230 Ruling–Diep v. Apple
4. 26 MarNew Essay Comparing “Due Process” Approaches in the DMCA and DSA
5. 25 MarCourt Says Twitter Misused Litigation to Punish Defendants for Their Speech–X v. CCDH
6. 23 MarSection 230 Applies to Claims Over Hijacked Accounts (Except Maybe Verified Accounts)–Wozniak v. YouTube
7. 21 MarJudge Hammers SEC for Lying to Get an Ex Parte TRO–SEC v. Digital Licensing
8. 19 MarBuffalo’s Mass-Murder Leads to a Wrong Section 230 Decision–Jones v. Mean
9. 14 MarThe Ninth Circuit’s Broad (and Wrong) Standards for Conversion–Taylor v. Google (Guest Blog Post)
10. 12 MarTubi’s TOS Formation Fails–Campos v. Tubi
11. 11 MarTwitter Narrows, But Doesn’t Completely Avoid, a Dangerous Copyright Lawsuit–Concord Music v. X
12. 10 MarFifth Circuit Once Again Disregards Supreme Court Precedent and Mangles Section 230–Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
13. 9 Mar“Ringless Voicemail” Vendor Wins Section 230 Defense Against FTC–US v. Stratics Networks
14. 8 MarThe SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure
15. 7 MarSection 230 Doesn’t Apply to Sending Non-Consensual Pornography by Postal Mail–Doe v. Spencer
16. 6 MarPrint-on-Demand Service Defeats Fish Illustrator’s Copyright Claim–Tomelleri v. Sunfrog
17. 5 MarPrint-on-Demand Services Face More Legal Woes–Canvasfish v. Pixels
18. 4 Mar“Assuming Good Faith Online” Essay Published

February 2024

1. 29 FebWIPIP 2024 Highlights
2. 28 FebFacebook Drops Anti-Scraping Lawsuit Against Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)
3. 27 FebCourt Preliminarily Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Consent for Children’s Social Media Usage–NetChoice v. Yost
4. 26 FebComments on the NetChoice/Moody/Paxton SCOTUS Oral Arguments
5. 25 FebReaction Videos Are Fair Use–Thiccc Boy v. Swindelles
6. 22 FebInternet Access Providers Can Be Contributorily Liable for Subscribers’ Infringements–Sony Music v. Cox
7. 21 FebSnapchat Isn’t Liable for Offline Sexual Abuse–VV v. Meta
8. 18 FebJudge Reconsiders SAD Scheme Ruling Against Online Marketplaces–Squishmallows v. Alibaba
9. 17 FebAnother Court Finds an “Enforceable Browsewrap.” MAKE IT STOP–Hawkins v. CMG
10. 16 FebNinth Circuit Enforces a “Browsewrap” (That Was Actually a Clickthrough)–Patrick v. Running Warehouse
11. 15 FebThe European Union’s Digital Services Act: In Force from This Saturday, February 17, 2024, Including for U.S. Intermediaries (Guest Blog Post)
12. 14 FebBoat Rental Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Offline Boating Accident–In re Chaves
13. 12 FebFourth Circuit Issues a Bummer Fair Use Ruling–Philpot v. IJR
14. 11 FebRetweeting as Copyright Infringement–Prepared Food Photos v. Chicken Joe’s
15. 10 FebYouTube Still Isn’t a State Actor–Albertson v. Google
16. 7 FebOnline Marketplace Defeats Lawsuit Over Murder–Roland v. Letgo
17. 1 FebThink You Understand Online Trespass to Chattels Law? Think Again–In re Meta Healthcare Pixels

January 2024

1. 31 JanSection 230 Protects Zillow for Publishing Property Information–Choudhuri v. Specialized Loan
2. 30 JanAtari’s Lawsuit Against a Print-on-Demand Service Fizzles Out–Atari v. Printify
3. 27 JanPlaintiffs Tried to Plead Around Section 230. It Didn’t Work–Ziencik v. Snap
4. 26 Jan2023 Quick Links: Leftovers
5. 25 JanGame On! Bright Data Scores Major Victory in Web-Scraping Dispute with Meta (Guest Blog Post)
6. 24 JanCourts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman
7. 23 JanTwo More Cases Compel Arbitration for Dubious Online Contracts (Guest Blog Post)
8. 22 Jan2023 Emoji Law Year-in-Review
9. 21 JanN.D. Cal. Judge Pushes Back on Copyright SAD Scheme Cases–Viral DRM v. YouTube Schedule A Defendants
10. 19 JanFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It “Discriminated” Against Muslim & Palestinian Content–Elansari v. Facebook
11. 18 Jan2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review
12. 17 JanCloned-and-Revised Legal Documents Aren’t Copyrightable–UIRC v. William Blair
13. 15 Jan2023 Quick Links: Social Media
14. 14 JanFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Its January 6 Explanation–Mahoney v. Meta
15. 13 Jan2023 Quick Links: Censorship
16. 12 JanWeb Page Framing Isn’t Trespass to Chattels–Best Carpet Values v. Google
17. 11 JanNinth Circuit Confusion About Moderators and Section 230–Quinteros v. Innogames
18. 10 JanCourt Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Approval for Children’s Social Media Accounts–NetChoice v. Yost
19. 9 JanJudge Goes Rogue and Rejects Snap’s Section 230 Defense for [Reasons]–Neville v. Snap
20. 8 JanInternal Search Results Aren’t Trademark Infringing–PEM v. Peninsula
21. 6 JanJudge Rejects a Motion With the “Exploding Head” Emoji–DePietro v. Levitt
22. 4 JanA Judge Enumerates a SAD Scheme Plaintiff’s Multiple Abuses, But Still Won’t Award Sanctions–Jiangsu Huari Webbing Leather v. Schedule A Defendants

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December 2023

1. 30 DecWhy Online Marketplaces Don’t Do More to Combat the SAD Scheme–Squishmallows v. Alibaba
2. 29 DecGrindr Defeats FOSTA Claim–Doe v. Grindr
3. 27 Dec2023 Quick Links: IP, Keyword Ads
4. 26 Dec2023 Quick Links: Section 230
5. 19 DecMany Fifth Circuit Judges Hope to Eviscerate Section 230–Doe v. Snap
6. 15 DecTwitter Defeats FOSTA Case Over CSAM–Doe v. Twitter
7. 14 DecAdvertiser Can’t Force Facebook to Run Sex Product Ads–Strachan v. Facebook
8. 13 DecShould Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)
9. 12 DecSAD Scheme Cases Are Always Troubling–Betty’s Best v. Schedule A Defendants 😠
10. 11 DecHot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)
11. 10 DecSection 230 Helps Amazon Defeat False Advertising Lawsuit Over Printer Ink Cartridges–Planet Green v. Amazon
12. 9 DecSuspended Twitter User Loses Lawsuit Over Data Access–Thomas v. Twitter
13. 8 DecPlaintiffs Are Eager to Invoke the Texas Social Media Censorship Law, But Will They Have to Do So in California?
14. 7 DecMy Amicus Brief in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton
15. 5 DecJudge Pushes Back on SAD Scheme Sealing Requests
16. 4 DecRoblox Sanctioned for SAD Scheme Abuse–Roblox v. Schedule A Defendants
17. 3 DecAmazon May Be Liable for Merchant’s Spycam–M.S. v. Amazon
18. 2 DecSection 230 Applies to Doxxing TikTok Video–Couture v. Noshirvan
19. 1 DecAnti-TikTok Political Stunts Fail in Montana and Indiana Courts

November 2023

1. 30 Nov512(f) Doesn’t Restrict Competitive Gaming of Search Results–Source Capital v. Barrett Financial
2. 28 NovNow Available: the Published Version of My SAD Scheme Article
3. 27 NovEvaluating the Constitutionality of Viewpoint-Neutral Trademark Registration Laws That Do Not Restrict Speech—Vidal v. Elster (Guest Blog Post)
4. 21 NovFacebook’s LLaMa Defeats Copyright Claims–Kadrey v. Meta
5. 18 NovAnother Jawboning Case Fails in the 9th Circuit (But a TAFS Judge Doesn’t Like the Biden Administration)–Rogalinksi v. Meta
6. 11 NovFacebook Faces Contributory Trademark Liability for Marketplace Listings–Car-Freshner v. Meta
7. 8 NovYouTuber Loses Lawsuit Demanding $22/View–Ray v. Google
8. 7 NovApple’s App Store Can Reject Unwanted Apps–Coronavirus Reporter v. Apple
9. 6 NovNinth Circuit Revives Choreography Copyright Claims Over Fortnite Emotes–Hanagami v. Epic
10. 5 NovSome New Section 230 Memes
11. 2 NovSection 230 Applies to Nextdoor Consumer Reviews–Duffer v. Nextdoor

October 2023

1. 29 OctSection 230 Protects Gmail’s Spam Filter–RNC v. Google
2. 28 OctThe DTSA Ex Parte Seizure Provision Was Always Bad Policy–Janssen v. Evenus
3. 27 OctSection 230 Once Again Applies to Claims Over Offline Sexual Abuse–Doe v. Grindr
4. 25 OctThis Blog Has Jumped the Shark: I’m Covering a Copyright Opinion About a Tattoo of Tiger King’s Joe Exotic–Cramer v. Netflix
5. 24 OctCopyright Lawsuits Over Product Shots Are Still Stupid–SMS v. Pharmaaid
6. 23 OctCall for Participation: WIPIP, Santa Clara, Feb. 2-3, 2024
7. 23 OctLouisiana’s Age Authentication Mandate Avoids Constitutional Scrutiny Using a Legislative Drafting Trick–Free Speech Coalition v. LeBlanc
8. 18 OctSection 230 Applies to Employee’s Post on Government-Operated Internal Message Board–Montanino v. New York City Dep’t of Sanitation
9. 17 OctThink Kiwi Farms Is Legally Unassailable? Copyright Law Might Disagree–Greer v. Moon
10. 16 OctComments on the Ruling Declaring California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Unconstitutional–NetChoice v. Bonta
11. 9 OctDoes California’s Anti-Discrimination Law Ban Ad Targeting?–Liapes v. Facebook
12. 8 OctVRBO Qualifies for Section 230–Wiener v. Miller
13. 7 OctLaura Loomer Loses Litigation (Again)–Loomer v. Zuckerberg
14. 6 OctPhoto Licensing Service Qualifies for DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor–McGucken v. ShutterStock
15. 5 OctIn a SAD Scheme Case, Court Rejects Injunction Over “Emoji” Trademark

September 2023

1. 29 SepSHOP SAFE Act Reintroduced, Because Some Congressmembers Really Want to Kill Online Marketplaces
2. 27 SepI Filed an Amicus Brief Against New York’s Editorial Transparency Law
3. 26 SepQ&A About Emoji Law
4. 19 SepTwo Separate Courts Reiterate That Online Age Authentication Mandates Are Unconstitutional
5. 18 SepWhen Do Inbound Call Logs Show Consumer Confusion?–Adler v McNeil
6. 15 SepSixth Circuit Dismisses Online Jawboning Case–Changizi v. DHHS
7. 10 SepSchedule A (SAD Scheme) Plaintiff Sanctioned for “Fraud on the Court”–Xped v. Respect the Look
8. 8 SepFacebook Can Reject Unwanted Ads–Newton v. Meta
9. 5 SepAnti-Vaxxer’s Lawsuit Over Channel Removal Fails–Mercola v. YouTube

August 2023

1. 31 AugLawsuit Over Twitter Suspension Fails Again–Zhang v. Twitter
2. 30 AugCourt Denies Injunction in Competitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit–Nursing CE Central v. Colibri
3. 27 AugPreemptive Challenge to California’s Mandatory Editorial Transparency Law Lacks Standing–Minds v. Bonta
4. 26 AugYouTube Still Isn’t a State Actor–RFK Jr. v. Google
5. 24 AugWeb Scraping for Me, But Not for Thee (Guest Blog Post)
6. 23 AugMy Comments to the USPTO About the SAD Scheme and Anticounterfeiting/Antipiracy Efforts
7. 22 AugCourt Says No Human Author, No Copyright (but Human Authorship of GenAI Outputs Remains Uncertain) (Guest Blog Post)
8. 21 AugCourt Doesn’t Expect YouTube to Moderate Content Perfectly–Newman v. Google
9. 20 AugFacebook Easily Defeats Lawsuit Over User Posts–Hicks v. Bradford
10. 19 AugNinth Circuit Easily Dismisses Account Termination Case–King v. Facebook
11. 16 Aug512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v. Zoox
12. 14 AugLawTuber Loses Defamation Case–Broughty v. Bouzy
13. 12 AugAnother Doctor Learns Why It’s Unwise to Sue Patients
14. 11 AugMore Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation
15. 10 AugInstagram Account Termination Case Fails–Johnson v. Instagram
16. 9 AugAnother LinkedIn Account Termination Case Fails–Gundogdu v. LinkedIn
17. 7 AugAnnouncing the 2023 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
18. 2 AugHow A Century-Old Insight of Photography Can Inform Legal Questions of AI-Generated Artwork (Guest Blog Post)
19. 1 AugNinth Circuit Reaffirms the “Server Test” for Direct Infringement of the Public Display Right — Hunley v. Instagram, LLC (Guest Blog Post)
20. 1 AugSection 230 Immunizes Facebook’s “Design and Architecture” Choices–M.P. v. Meta

July 2023

1. 31 JulCopyright Owner Can Proceed with Vicarious Infringement Claim Against eBay–Okolita v. eBay
2. 29 JulTexan J6er’s Social Media Censorship Case Moved to California–Davis v. Facebook
3. 28 JulA Single Emoji Could Constitute Securities Fraud–In re Bed Bath & Beyond
4. 26 JulChegg Is Likely to Prevail on Its Anti-Scraping Contracts Claim…But Doesn’t Get an Injunction–Chegg v. Doe (Guest Blog Post)
5. 25 JulNinth Circuit Highlights the Messy Law of Contributory Trademark Infringement Online–YYGM v. RedBubble
6. 23 JulDC Circuit Upholds FOSTA’s Constitutionality (By Narrowing It)–Woodhull v. U.S.
7. 20 JulAmazon Can Freely End Book Reviewer’s Authoring Privileges–Haywood v. Amazon
8. 19 JulAn E-Commerce Site Tried to Form Its TOS Three Different Ways. None of Them Worked–Chabolla v. ClassPass
9. 18 JulContractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)
10. 17 JulTrademark Extraterritoriality: Abitron v. Hetronic Doesn’t Go the Distance (Guest Blog Post)
11. 16 JulArmslist Defeats Lawsuits Over Illegal Gun Sales (Without Section 230’s Help)–Webber v. Armslist
12. 14 JulCourt Finally Rejects “Discrimination” Lawsuit Against YouTube–Divino v. Google
13. 13 JulReddit Defeats Lawsuit Over Removal of r/WallStreetBets Moderator’s Privileges–Rogozinski v. Reddit
14. 12 JulHow Will the Digital Services Act (DSA) Affect the European Internet?
15. 11 JulAmazon Isn’t Liable for Selling Suicide “Kits”—McCarthy v. Amazon
16. 9 JulEuropean IP Office Denies Trademark Registration for “I Love You” Emoji 🤟
17. 2 JulA Thumbs-Up Emoji Costs a Canadian Seller $82,000–South West Terminal v. Achter Land

June 2023

1. 28 JunWhy I Oppose the California Journalism Protection Act (the Short Version)
2. 27 JunRevisiting Bananas, Duct Tape, Walls, & Copyright–Morford v. Cattelan
3. 26 JunUh-Oh, the Ninth Circuit Is Messing Again With Its Roommates Ruling–Vargas v. Facebook
4. 23 JunIt Turns Out You Can’t “Sue the CDA”–Fyk v. US
5. 22 JunCalifornia’s Proposed Fix to the Journalism Crisis Is Unconstitutional and Worse Than Socialism (Comments on the California Journalism Protection Act, CJPA)
6. 21 JunResolving Conflicts Between Trademark and Free Speech Rights After Jack Daniel’s v. VIP Products (Guest Blog Post)
7. 20 JunU.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)
8. 19 JunPolitician-Operated Social Media Accounts Raise Many Thorny Legal Issues
9. 18 JunThe 9th Circuit Keeps Trying to Ruin Cybersecurity–Enigma v. Malwarebytes
10. 17 JunHow Can AI Models Legally Obtain Training Data?–Doe 1 v. GitHub (Guest Blog Post)
11. 16 JunOf Course Section 230 Applies to Amazon Reviews–McCall v. Zotos
12. 12 JunTest Buys Don’t Create Personal Jurisdiction Over Amazon Merchant–Oceanside v. Instock
13. 11 JunSection 230 Ends Another Suspended Twitter User’s Lawsuit–Zhang v. Twitter
14. 9 JunSection 230 Doesn’t Apply to High Schoolers’ Online Bullying–Kutchinski v. Freeland Community School District
15. 7 JunSection 230 Immunizes Snap, Even if It’s “Inherently Dangerous”–L.W. v. Snap
16. 5 JunGoogle Isn’t Liable for Scam Ads–Ynfante v. Google
17. 4 JunSection 230 Once Again Immunizes Google’s Search Results–Metroka v. PA Law Enforcement
18. 3 JunSad that Twitter Deplatformed Trump? Don’t Take It to Court–Rutenberg v. Twitter

May 2023

1. 30 MayWho Owns Social Media Accounts?–In re Bang Energy Drinks
2. 27 MayClass Certification Denied Over Rightsowners’ Demands for Content ID Access–Schneider v. YouTube
3. 24 MayCourt Greenlights TikTok Content Moderators’ Lawsuit–Young v. ByteDance
4. 23 MayMore Thoughts about the SCOTUS Twitter and Google Rulings
5. 22 MayCompetitive Keyword Ad Lawsuit Fails…Despite 236 Potentially Confused Customers–Lerner & Rowe v. Brown Engstrand
6. 21 MayIll-Advised Attempt to Blow Up the DMCA Online Safe Harbors Unsurprisingly Fails–Athos v. YouTube
7. 19 MayRoundup of Recent Section 230 Developments
8. 18 MayThe Internet Survives SCOTUS Review (This Time)–Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google
9. 15 MayTwo Common but Disingenuous Phrases About Section 230
10. 14 May“Twitter Files” Don’t Help Revive Jawboning Case–Hart v. Facebook
11. 13 MayMore on Law Firms and Competitive Keyword Ads–Nicolet Law v. Bye, Goff
12. 12 MaySection 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft
13. 11 MayTwitter Account Suspension Lawsuits Keep Failing–Hall v. Twitter
14. 9 MayPrivacy Law Is Devouring Internet Law (and Other Doctrines)…To Everyone’s Detriment
15. 7 MayAnother Jawboning Case Fails in the Ninth Circuit–Kennedy v. Warren
16. 6 MayDMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor Doesn’t Apply to Photo Embedding–Great Bowery v. Best Little Sites
17. 5 MayThe Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable)

April 2023

1. 29 AprSurprise! Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Bored Ape Yacht Club v. Ripps
2. 28 AprMinnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)
3. 26 AprAmazon Screws Up Its TOS Amendments (Again)–Jackson v. Amazon
4. 19 AprMicrosoft Can Terminate User Account for Allegedly Possessing CSAM. But What If It Made a Mistake?–Deutsch v. Microsoft
5. 16 AprTwitter Defeats Account Suspension Case–Craft v. Musk
6. 13 AprPrison Warden Says: ‘Lock The Emojis Up.’ Court Replies: ‘Free the Emojis’–Taliani v. Dortch
7. 11 AprNew Article: “The United States’ Approach to ‘Platform’ Regulation”
8. 8 AprDo Mandatory Age Verification Laws Conflict with Biometric Privacy Laws?–Kuklinski v. Binance
9. 6 AprService Provider to a Ponzi Scheme Operation Qualifies for Section 230–Wiand v. ATC Brokers
10. 4 AprServices Aren’t Liable for Ignoring the DMCA’s 512(g) Counternotification Procedures–Hopson v. Google
11. 3 AprThe First Amendment Limits Trademark Rights, But How?–Jack Daniel’s v. Bad Spaniels (Guest Blog Post)
12. 1 AprYou’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas

March 2023

1. 29 MarUnderstanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)
2. 28 MarAfter hiQ Labs, Is Scraping Public Data Legal? (Guest Blog Post)
3. 23 MarCopyright Claims Board (CCB) Default Notices (Guest Blog Post–Part 2 of 3)
4. 22 MarCopyright Claims Board (CCB) Opt-Outs – How’s That Going? (Guest Blog Post–Part 1 of 3)
5. 15 MarVenkat’s Blog Post Unjustly Removed from Google Search Results Due to EU RTBF Takedown
6. 14 MarSection 230 Protects Emailing an Article–Monge v. University of Pennsylvania
7. 13 MarGovernment Submissions to a Trusted Flagger Program Aren’t Unconstitutional Jawboning–O’Handley v. Weber
8. 12 MarSection 230 Protects BBB from Liability for Consumer Complaints–Amuze v. BBB
9. 10 MarYouTuber Owes Money to YouTube for Ill-Conceived Deplatforming Lawsuit–Daniels v. Alphabet
10. 9 MarMy New Article on Abusive “Schedule A” IP Lawsuits Will Likely Leave You Angry
11. 6 MarYouTube Defeats Trademark Lawsuit–Lops v. YouTube
12. 5 MarConsumers Don’t Think Plant-Based “Milks” Are Cowmilk, But the FDA Wants More Disclosures Anyway
13. 4 MarRipoff Report Gets a Pricey Lesson on Section 230–Selker v. Xcentric
14. 2 MarForm “Non-Disparagement” Clause Violated Consumer Review Fairness Act–State v. Ideal Horizon Benefits

February 2023

1. 28 FebWhy I Think California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Unconstitutional
2. 25 FebDebrief on the Taamneh v. Twitter Oral Arguments
3. 21 FebQuick Debrief on the Gonzalez v. Google Oral Arguments
4. 20 FebPreparing for the Supreme Court’s Gonzalez v. Google Oral Arguments
5. 16 FebMusk’s Changes at Twitter Moot Lawsuit Over Naomi Wolf’s Deplatforming–Trump v. Twitter
6. 15 FebNew York’s Mandatory Editorial Transparency Law Preliminarily Enjoined–Volokh v. James
7. 13 FebA Preliminary Analysis of Trump’s Copyright Lawsuit Over Interview Recordings (Trump v. Simon & Schuster) (Guest Blog Post)
8. 12 FebSnapchat Defeats Lawsuit Over User-to-User Harassment–Ziencik v. Snap
9. 6 FebCan Government Agencies Ban Scraping?–NAACP v. Kohn (Guest Blog Post)
10. 4 FebDomain Name Sniping Covered by Section 230–Scott Rigsby v. GoDaddy
11. 1 FebSection 230 Still Applies to User Reviews–Daniloff v. Google

January 2023

1. 31 JanUniversity-Operated Twitter Account is a Limited Public Forum–Gilley v. Stabin
2. 27 JanWhat Does the “Water” Emoji Mean? Perhaps Not What You Think–US v Swanagan
3. 25 JanIf You Ask Your Friend to Take Your Photo Using Your Camera, Who Owns the Copyright?–Shah v. NYP
4. 24 Jan2022 Internet Law Year-in-Review
5. 22 JanSection 230 Applies to NY Publicity Rights Claim–Ratermann v. Pierre Fabre
6. 21 JanFourth Circuit’s 230 Meltdown Gives Plaintiffs False Hope–Divino v. Google
7. 20 Jan“Stop the Steal” Rally Attendee’s Defamation Claim Fails–Chad Burmeister v. Saldich
8. 19 JanSection 230 Protects Services That Permit Anonymous Third-Party Posts–Bride v. Snap
9. 18 JanMy Amicus Brief in Gonzalez v. Google
10. 14 JanMan Convicted for Asking for CSAM on Mom Blogs–US v. Moran
11. 11 JanWhat Consequences for High School Freshmen’s Racist Online Petition?–Plaintiff A v. Park Hill School District
12. 9 JanFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Account Suspension for a Voting Misinformation “Joke”–Hall v. Meta
13. 7 Jan2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 5 (Censorship & More)
14. 6 JanTwitter Defeats Account Suspension Lawsuit Again–Al-Ahmed v. Twitter
15. 5 Jan2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 4 (Section 230, Consumer Reviews)
16. 4 JanSection 230 Applies to Police Union’s Message Board–Desilet v. East Hartford Police Officers’ Association
17. 3 Jan2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 3 (Copyrights and More)
18. 2 Jan2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 2 (Trademarks)

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December 2022

1. 29 DecHigh School Students Can Be Disciplined for Racist Private Instagram Account–Chen v. Albany School District
2. 28 DecConflicting Terms of Service Provisions Undermine Arbitration Clause–Suski v. Coinbase
3. 27 Dec2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 1 (Marketing, Privacy)
4. 26 DecMy Trustcon 2022 Keynote Talk
5. 23 DecFitBit’s Contract Formation Upheld Despite Different Ways of Linking to the TOS—Houtchens v. Google (with Bonus Contracts Quick Links)
6. 21 DecNinth Circuit Easily Rejects Another Jawboning Case–Huber v. Biden
7. 19 DecRounding Up Some Recent Editorial Transparency Developments
8. 18 DecDoes Possession of Memes Show Criminal Intent?–People v. Watts
9. 16 DecSection 230 Protects a User Sharing an Allegedly Defamatory Facebook Event–AH v. Labana
10. 14 DecGot a Selfie With a Celebrity? Think Twice Before Using It In Ads–50 Cent v. Kogan
11. 13 DecAnother Copyright Owner Learns Why It’s Better to Send DMCA Takedown Notices Before Suing–BMG v. Likee
12. 12 DecConstituent Blocking on Twitter Is Censorship–Felts v. Vollmer
13. 11 DecMessaging App Isn’t Liable for an Offline Murder (Even Without Section 230)–Roland v. Letgo
14. 10 Dec9th Circuit Unceremoniously Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google–Dreamstime v. Google
15. 9 DecHello, You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Web Scraping Laws (Guest Blog Post, Part 2 of 2)
16. 7 DecPrager’s Lawsuit Over Biased Content Moderation Decisively Fails Again (This Time, in State Court)–Prager v. YouTube
17. 6 DecAs Everyone Expected Years Ago, hiQ’s CFAA Wins Don’t Mean It Can Freely Scrape–hiQ v. LinkedIn (Guest Blog Post, Part 1 of 2)
18. 5 Dec512(f) Plaintiff Must Pay $91k to the Defense–Digital Marketing v. McCandless
19. 3 DecFacebook Can’t Shake Lawsuit Over OnlyFans Bribery Allegations–Dangaard v. Meta
20. 1 DecCatching Up on Government Officials’ Censorship of Constituents on Social Media

November 2022

1. 30 NovAnother Rough Copyright Ruling for Internet Access Providers–Bodyguard v. RCN
2. 29 NovNew Paper: “Assuming Good Faith Online”
3. 28 NovYet More Evidence That Keyword Advertising Lawsuits Are Stupid–Porta-Fab v. Allied Modular
4. 27 NovSnap and Airbnb Aren’t Liable for Tragic Shooting–Jackson v. Airbnb
5. 26 NovCourt Again Rejects Lawsuit Over YouTube’s Allegedly Discriminatory Content Moderation–Divino v. YouTube
6. 25 NovA Hospital Mailed a Patient’s Confidential Diagnosis to a Rando. You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next–ZD v. Community Health
7. 24 Nov“Liking” a Facebook Post Isn’t Defamatory–Gallagher v. MaternityWise
8. 23 NovHow Copyright Law Fosters Anti-Competitive Behavior, Part Infinity–Bayam v. ID Tech
9. 22 NovA 5 Month Check-In on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB)
10. 21 NovReview of the “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” Netflix Documentary
11. 20 NovAnother Tough People Search Ruling–Spindler v. Seamless
12. 19 NovNinth Circuit Easily Rejects Jawboning Claims Against YouTube–Doe v. Google
13. 15 NovMy Testimony to the Colombian Constitutional Court Regarding Online Account Terminations and Content Removals
14. 9 NovTwitter Wins Another Account Termination Case–Yuksel v. Twitter
15. 4 NovFourth Circuit Takes a Wrecking Ball to Zeran and Section 230–Henderson v. Public Data

October 2022

1. 28 OctDoes the CFAA Help Airlines Control Their Distribution Channels?–RyanAir v. Booking (Guest Blog Post)
2. 27 OctSection 230 Protects TikTok for “Blackout Challenge” Death, Despite the Algorithms–Anderson v. TikTok
3. 26 OctDefendants Get Important FOSTA Win in 9th Circuit–Doe v. Reddit
4. 19 OctMy New Article Drops a Truth Bomb on Zauderer and Censorial Efforts to Mandate Editorial Transparency
5. 18 OctMemes as Judicial Opinions–Courthouse News Service v. Forman
6. 17 OctIf the Word “Emoji” is a Protectable Trademark, What Happens Next?–Emoji GmbH v. Schedule A Defendants
7. 16 OctFacebook’s Website Isn’t Governed by the ADA–Lloyd v. Facebook
8. 15 OctMore Evidence that FOSTA Benefited No One
9. 14 OctA Million-Dollar Thumbs-Up Emoji?–Lightstone v. Zinntex
10. 13 OctSection 230 Applies to Sellers’ Listings on Auto Auction Service–Cohen v. Copart
11. 12 OctFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Fact-Checking Explanations–Stossel v. Meta
12. 11 OctFirst Amendment Protects Videogame’s Depiction of Tractor’s Trade Dress–Saber v. Oovee
13. 8 OctCourt Says “You May NOT Amend Your TOS by Posting New Terms to Your Site”–International Markets v. Thayer
14. 7 OctUber Defeats Driver’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit–Drammeh v. Uber
15. 6 OctJury Awards Damages to Tattoo Artist for Video-Game Depiction–Alexander v. WWE 2K (Guest Blog Post)
16. 4 OctAnti-Circumvention Takedowns Aren’t Covered by 512(f)–Yout v. RIAA
17. 3 OctMuslim Loses Case Against Facebook Over Discriminatory Content Moderation–Elansari v. Meta
18. 2 OctWhen Do Defendants Have Access to Copyrighted Works Posted to the Internet?–Cooley v. Target Corp.

September 2022

1. 24 SepAnother Example of How “Notice and Explanations” Requirements are a Liability Trap–Shared v. Facebook
2. 23 SepPhoto Licensing Service Qualifies for DMCA Online Safe Harbor–Steinmetz v. ShutterStock
3. 21 SepA 3 Month Check-In on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB)
4. 20 SepThe 5th Circuit Puts the 1st Amendment in a Blender & Whips Up a Terrible #MAGA Kool-Aid–NetChoice v. Paxton
5. 17 SepComments on Adobe’s 2022 Emoji Usage Trends Survey
6. 15 SepFive Ways That the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC/AB 2273) Is Radical Policy
7. 13 SepSome Memes About California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273)
8. 11 SepReminder: the First Amendment Governs Content Moderation by the Government–PETA v. Banks
9. 10 SepAmending Your TOS? Better Use a Clickthrough Process, Not Email Notice–Alkutkar v. Bumble
10. 9 SepGriper’s Keyword Ads May Constitute False Advertising (Huh?)–LoanStreet v. Troia
11. 8 SepSection 230 Protect Apple’s App Store from Claims Over Cryptocurrency Theft–Diep v. Apple
12. 7 SepAn Interview Regarding AB 2273/the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC)
13. 6 SepSection 230 Doesn’t Protect App Stores That Sell Virtual Chips for Casino Apps–In re Apple App Store
14. 4 SepFortnite Emotes Don’t Infringe Dance Choreography–Hanagami v. Epic
15. 2 SepUsing a CDN May Contribute to Finding Personal Jurisdiction–R18 v. ThisAV

August 2022

1. 29 AugMy “Summer” 2022 Activities
2. 26 AugAnother Tough Ruling for People Search Databases–Camacho v. Control Group Media
3. 25 AugCourt Dissolves hiQ’s Injunction Against LinkedIn–hiQ v. LinkedIn
4. 24 AugMy Comments to the CPPA Regarding its Initial CPRA Proposed Regulations
5. 23 AugSnap’s TOS Fails (Uh Oh)–Doffing v. Facebook
6. 22 AugOp-Ed: The Plan to Blow Up the Internet, Ostensibly to Protect Kids Online (Regarding AB 2273)
7. 20 AugCalifornia Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn’t Protect Negative Patient Review of Doctor–Premier Brain & Spine v. Cudia
8. 19 AugPublicity Rights Claim Isn’t Preempted by Section 230–Albert v. Tinder
9. 18 Aug11th Circuit UPHOLDS a 512(f) Plaintiff Win on Appeal–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports
10. 17 AugWrapping Up the “Lessons from the First Internet Ages” Project (New Content Alert!)
11. 16 AugFacebook Defeats Jawboning Lawsuit Over COVID Misinformation Removal–Rogalinski v. Meta
12. 15 AugHuffPost Contributor Isn’t an “Agent,” So Their Content Qualifies for Section 230–KGS v. Huffington Post
13. 14 AugRetweets ≠ Endorsements (As a Matter of Law)–Flynn v. CNN
14. 12 AugPolice Officer’s Racist Memes on a Personal Facebook Page Address “Matters of Public Concern”–Hernandez v. Phoenix
15. 11 AugAnnouncing the Sixth Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials by Tushnet & Goldman
16. 10 AugA Short Explainer of Why California’s Social Media Addiction Bill (AB 2408) Is Terrible
17. 9 AugA Short Explainer of Why California’s Mandatory Transparency Bill (AB 587) Is Terrible
18. 8 AugA Short Explainer of How California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Bill (AB2273) Would Break the Internet
19. 7 AugLawyer’s Agreement to Online Terms if Investigating a Claim May Bind a Client
20. 6 AugSchool Can Discipline Student for Impersonating Teacher Online, Even if Other Students Added the Worst Content–Kutchinski v. Freeland School District
21. 5 AugWho Owns a Disputed Social Media Account? – JLM v. Gutman
22. 4 AugMore Evidence of the CFAA Post-Van Buren/hiQ Jurisprudential Anarchy (Guest Blog Post)
23. 3 AugA Court Calls Out Congress & the DOJ for Not Clarifying the ADA’s Application to Online Retailers–Martinez v. Cot’n Wash
24. 2 AugIs the California Legislature Addicted to Performative Election-Year Stunts That Threaten the Internet? (Comments on AB2408)

July 2022

1. 31 JulQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 8 (Editorial Transparency)
2. 28 JulNinth Circuit: Elected Officials Violated the First Amendment by Blocking Constituents on Social Media–Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff
3. 26 JulTrademark Owner Fucks Around With Keyword Ad Case & Finds Out–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon
4. 25 JulThe Ninth Circuit Reaffirms the Discovery Rule for the Copyright Act’s Statute of Limitations — Starz v. MGM (Guest Blog Post)
5. 24 JulProbationer Restricted from Using “Gang Symbols” on “Social Media”–In re JT
6. 22 JulAnother Account Suspension Case Yeeted–Rangel v. Dorsey
7. 20 JulOmegle Denied Section 230 Dismissal–AM v. Omegle
8. 18 JulWhen Will Courts Admit Rap Videos/Lyrics Posted to Social Media as Evidence?–US v. Wiley
9. 16 JulA First Look at Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Filings
10. 14 JulDropbox’s TOS Amendment Fails (And If This Opinion Stands, Yours Will Too)–Sifuentes v. Dropbox
11. 13 JulSection 230 Doesn’t Create a Cause of Action–Goodman v. Sharp
12. 12 JulAnnouncing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
13. 9 JulQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 7 (Section 230)
14. 8 JulSnapchat Isn’t Liable for a Teacher’s Sexual Predation–Doe v. Snap
15. 6 JulSixth Circuit: Government Official Can Freely Censor Constituents at his Public Facebook Page–Lindke v. Freed
16. 5 JulCourt Quashes 512(h) Subpoena on First Amendment Grounds–In re 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter
17. 4 JulThird Circuit Declares Copyright Independence for Fireworks Systems–Pyrotechnics v. XFX
18. 1 JulQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 6 (Defamation & Much More)

June 2022

1. 29 Jun1-800 Contacts Loses YET ANOTHER Trademark Lawsuit Over Competitive Keyword Ads–1-800 Contacts v. Warby Parker
2. 28 JunAnother Court Says Section 230 Applies to Retweeting–Holmok v. Burke
3. 27 JunWill California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)
4. 21 JunWill California Clone-and-Revise Some Terrible Ideas from Florida/Texas’ Social Media Censorship Laws? (Analysis of CA AB587)
5. 20 JunQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 5 (Free Speech)
6. 19 JunQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 4 (The Algorithms; Facebook)
7. 18 JunContent Moderators’ Lawsuit Over Traumatic Work Fails Again–Aguilo v. Cognizant
8. 15 JunAnti-Cyberstalking Statute Must Be Read Narrowly to Keep It Constitutional–U.S. v. Yung
9. 14 JunQuantifying the Media’s Section 230 Misreporting in 2020
10. 13 JunFacebook Moderator Defeats Defamation Lawsuit Over Termination Explanation–Margolies v. Rudolph
11. 12 JunQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 3 (Trademarks)
12. 11 JunQuick Links from the Past Year, Part 2 (Copyright)
13. 10 Jun“Private” Facebook Groups Aren’t Legally “Private”–Davis v. HDR
14. 9 JunCan Facebook Stop Data Snarfers?–Meta v. BrandTotal
15. 7 JunQuick Links From the Past Year, Part 1 (CCPA and Privacy)
16. 6 JunThe Copyright Claims Board Is Opening Next Week. Are You Excited?
17. 4 JunUber Isn’t Liable for Rapes Committed By Fake Drivers–Doe 1 v. Uber
18. 2 JunCan Tattoos Infringe Copyrights, and If So, What Happens Then?–Sedlik v. Kat Von D
19. 1 JunSupreme Court Restores Injunction Against Texas HB 20!–NetChoice v. Paxton

May 2022

1. 31 MayA Pop Quiz on TOS Formation–Wilson v. Triller
2. 30 MayToo Rusty For Krusty–Nickelodeon v. Rusty Krab Restaurant (Guest Blog Post)
3. 28 MaySection 230 Helps Craigslist Defeat Sex Trafficking Case–LH v. Marriott
4. 27 MaySection 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Salesforce
5. 26 MayIs Google’s Search Engine a “Common Carrier”? (Seriously???)–Ohio ex rel Yost v. Google
6. 25 MayBig Ruling for Free Speech: Most of Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law (SB 7072) Remains Enjoined–NetChoice v. Attorney General
7. 23 MayRounding Up the Supreme Court Briefs in NetChoice v. Paxton, the Challenge to Texas HB20’s Social Media Censorship Law
8. 22 MayTwitter Defeats Another Account Suspension Lawsuit–Al-Ahmed v Twitter
9. 20 MayAnother Failed Lawsuit Over Trump’s Deplatforming–Rutenberg v. Twitter
10. 19 MayMy SCOTUS Amicus Brief on Texas HB20’s Unconstitutional Transparency Requirements
11. 18 MayThree More Yearbook/People Database Cases Signal Trouble for Defendants
12. 17 MayIf TOS Formation Fails, Bad Legal Outcomes Are Likely to Follow–Doe v. Roblox
13. 16 MayMessaging Apps Raise Tricky E-Discovery Issues (Guest Blog Post)
14. 12 MaySection 230 Protects Retweeting–Banaian v. Bascom
15. 11 MayMinnesota Wants to Ban Under-18s From User-Generated Content Services
16. 10 MayCourt Explains How Smileys Are “Prone to Multiple Interpretations”–In re State
17. 9 MayCOVID Skeptics’ Anti-Jawboning Lawsuit Fails–Changizi v. Department of HHS
18. 8 MayCOVID Skeptic Loses Lawsuit Over Account Terminations–Hart v. Facebook
19. 7 MayTwitter Defeats Trump’s Deplatforming Lawsuit–Trump v. Twitter
20. 5 MayMy Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking
21. 4 MaySection 512(c) Protects Pinterest Despite Its Algorithms–Davis v. Pinterest
22. 3 MayFacebook Can’t Shake Publicity Rights Claim–Hepp v. Facebook
23. 2 MayOnce Again, LinkedIn Can’t Use CFAA To Stop Unwanted Scraping–hiQ v. LinkedIn
24. 1 MayConstitutional Challenge to FOSTA Fails–Woodhull v. US

April 2022

1. 30 AprAccount Suspension Lawsuit Against Twitter Survives Motion to Dismiss–Berenson v. Twitter
2. 29 AprSection 230 Helps Facebook Defeat Lawsuit Over Scam Ads–Calise v. Meta
3. 28 AprAnother Failed Lawsuit Over Facebook’s Content Removals–Brock v. Zuckerberg
4. 27 AprCatching Up on a FOSTA Case–ML v. Craigslist
5. 26 AprCatching Up on the Challenge to Texas’ Social Media Censorship Law–NetChoice v. Paxton
6. 24 AprFacebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Doe
7. 23 AprFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Its Failure to Explain an Account Termination–King v. Facebook
8. 21 AprSection 230 Doesn’t Protect Quote-Tweeting–US Dominion v. Byrne
9. 16 AprPoorly Executed “Sign-in-Wrap” Contract Formation Process Fails–Berman v. Freedom Financial
10. 11 AprDoes Snapchat’s Speed Filter Cause Car Accidents?–Lemmon v. Snap
11. 9 AprLouisiana’s Anti-Vegan Law Constitutionally Enjoined–Tofurky v. Strain
12. 6 AprInstagram Embedding Cases Continue to Vex the Courts–McGucken v. Newsweek

March 2022

1. 30 MarSecond Circuit Confirms Fair Use on Motion to Dismiss–Yang v. Mic
2. 29 MarSection 230 Preempts Game User’s Lawsuit Over Game Moderators’ Behavior–Quinteros v. Forge of Empires
3. 28 MarTexas and Its Amici Try to Justify Censorship in Their NetChoice v. Paxton Fifth Circuit Briefs
4. 25 MarWhen Are Sexually-Themed Memes “Harmful to Minors”?–State v. Chapman
5. 24 MarVimeo Wins Section 230(c)(2)(A) Ruling on Motion to Dismiss–Daystar v. Vimeo
6. 23 MarIf a Lawyer Accepts a TOS While Investigating a Claim, Does It Bind the Client to Arbitration?
7. 23 MarWouldn’t It Be Great if Internet Services Had To License Technologies Selected by Hollywood? (Comments on the Very Dumb “SMART Copyright Act”)
8. 22 MarYouTube Defeats Copyright Lawsuit For Not Removing Users’ Videos Quickly Enough–Business Casual v. YouTube
9. 21 MarSection 230 Survives Yet Another Constitutional Challenge–Huber v. Biden
10. 20 MarDatabase Access After Failed Negotiations Didn’t Violate the CFAA–Carfax v. Accu-Trade
11. 19 MarInstagram Influencer Denied Section 230 For Reposting Reader Submissions–Zuckerbrot v. Gellis
12. 18 MarSnapchat May Have a Duty Not to Design Dangerous Software–Maynard v. Snap
13. 16 MarCalifornia Courts Continue to Trim Section 230’s Protection for Amazon’s Marketplace (and Everyone Else)–Lee v. Amazon
14. 15 MarCourt Mistakenly Thinks Copyright Owners Have a Duty to Police Infringement–Sunny Factory v. Chen
15. 14 MarThe CFAA “Gates-Up-or-Down” Metaphor Is Baffling Courts–ACI v. Conservice (Guest Blog Post)
16. 13 MarCourt Dismisses Trademark Claims Over Internal Search Results–Las Vegas Skydiving v. Groupon
17. 11 MarFirst Circuit Says Mirroring Qualifies for Section 230–Monsarrat v. Newman
18. 10 MarDeparting Employees Rename Their Former Employers’ Facebook Account. That May Be a Problem–La Baguette v. Tito & Tita
19. 9 MarJustice Thomas Really, REALLY Wants Section 230 Repealed (Even If He Has to Do It Himself)
20. 8 Mar26 Trademark Academics Oppose the SHOP SAFE Act
21. 7 MarU.S. Supreme Court Fixes Ninth Circuit’s Test for Mistakes in Copyright Registrations—Unicolors v. H&M (Guest Blog Post)
22. 6 MarAnother 512(f) Claim Fails–Moonbug v. Babybus
23. 5 MarSection 230 Doesn’t Apply to Publication of Private Emails–Crowley v. Faison
24. 4 MarTrademark Registration of Political Messages for Expressive Merchandise–In re Elster (Guest Blog Post)
25. 3 MarFair Use Protects High School’s Use of Inspirational Meme–Bell v. Eagle Mountain School District
26. 2 MarCopyright Office Rejects Registration for AI-Created Works
27. 1 MarSection 230 Immunizes TikTok for User-Posted Videos–Day v. TikTok

February 2022

1. 27 FebAirline Sues to Stop Popular Web-Scraping Service–American Airlines v. The Points Guy (Guest Blog Post)
2. 24 FebHow Fair Use Helps Bloggers Publish Their Research (Cross-Post)
3. 23 FebA Glimmer of Hope That the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Won’t Turn Into a Troll Factory
4. 21 FebSection 230 Protects Google for Including Telegram In Its App Store–Ginsberg v. Google
5. 20 FebSo Many Unanswered Empirical Questions About FOSTA
6. 17 FebApple Defeats Copyright Lawsuit Over Emoji Depictions–Cub Club v. Apple
7. 16 FebGeorgia Supreme Court Blesses Google’s Keyword Ad Sales–Edible IP v. Google
8. 14 FebAnother Problematic FOSTA Ruling–Doe v. Pornhub
9. 13 FebCalifornia Appellate Court Rejects Poorly Executed “Sign-In Wrap”–Sellers v. JustAnswer (Guest Blog Post)
10. 12 FebConstituents Can Sue Chicago Alderman for Blocking Their Facebook Comments–Czosnyka v. Gardiner
11. 11 FebAnother Court Says Facebook Isn’t a State Actor–McWaters v. Houston
12. 9 FebLifeLock Identity Theft Protection Policy May Cover Theft of Cryptocurrency Assets–Atwal v. LifeLock
13. 9 FebA Twitter Thread on the EARN IT Act
14. 8 FebPolice Department Can Remove Citizen’s Facebook Comments Calling Cops “Pigs”–Sgaggio v. De Young
15. 5 FebAnother Anti-Vaxxer Jawboning Lawsuit Fails–ICAN v. YouTube

January 2022

1. 29 Jan2021 Section 230 Year-in-Review
2. 28 JanAnother Confused Entry in the Social Media Account Ownership Jurisprudence–JLM v. Gutman
3. 28 JanUber’s TOS Fails in Court (Again)–Sarchi v. Uber
4. 27 Jan2021 Internet Law Year-in-Review
5. 26 JanDC Circuit Confirms That Congressional Jawboning Isn’t Actionable–AAPS v. Schiff
6. 22 JanCourt Quashes 512(h) Subpoena Submitted to YouTube–Watch Tower v. Kevin McFree
7. 20 JanNew Article: “The Constitutionality of Mandating Editorial Transparency”
8. 18 JanCatching Up on Recent FOSTA Developments (None of Them Good)
9. 17 JanThe First Amendment Protects Twitter’s Fact-Checking and Account Suspension Decisions–O’Handley v. Padilla
10. 13 JanSection 230 Preempts Claims Against Omegle–M.H. v. Omegle
11. 12 JanCourt Denies Class Certification in Click Fraud Case–Singh v. Google
12. 9 Jan2021 Emoji Law Year-in-Review
13. 2 JanBackground Reports Protected by Section 230–Dennis v. MyLife

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December 2021

1. 31 DecTwitter Can’t Quash a 512(h) Subpoena
2. 30 DecCatching Up on the 11th Circuit Appeal in NetChoice v. Moody Over Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law
3. 29 DecRetweets Didn’t Reset Defamation Statute of Limitations–Crosswhite v. Reuters
4. 28 DecFifth Circuit Issues an Important Online Jurisdiction Ruling–Johnson v. HuffPost
5. 27 DecRecipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared
6. 19 DecCompetitive Keyword Advertising Claim Fails–Reflex Media v. Luxy
7. 18 DecAntitrust Law Doesn’t Prevent Apple From Rejecting Apps From Its App Store–Coronavirus Reporter v. Apple
8. 17 DecNew York Court Is the Wrong Venue for UK GDPR Class Action–Finch v. Xandr
9. 16 DecAirbnb Uses Section 230 to Defeat a Personal Injury Claim–Smith v. Airbnb
10. 15 DecA 512(f) Plaintiff Wins at Trial! 👀–Alper Automotive v. Day to Day Imports
11. 12 DecArmslist Loses Two Section 230 Rulings, But Still Defeats Both Lawsuits
12. 11 DecYearbook Defendants Lose Two More Section 230 Rulings
13. 10 DecThe U.S. Department of Justice Defends Section 230’s Constitutionality
14. 2 DecCourt Enjoins Texas’ Attempt to Censor Social Media, and the Opinion Is a Major Development in Internet Law–NetChoice v. Paxton

November 2021

1. 29 NovCatching Up on NetChoice v. Paxton, the Challenge to Texas’ Social Media Censorship Law
2. 28 NovComments on the Copyright Office’s Copyright Claims Board Rulemaking
3. 27 NovEvidentiary Issues With Emojis
4. 26 NovCity Government Can’t Remove Off-Topic Comments From Its Social Media Page–Kimsey v. Sammamish
5. 24 NovOne More Time: Facebook Isn’t a State Actor–Atkinson v. Facebook
6. 23 NovSection 230 Helps Facebook and TikTok Defeat Claim Over Harassment Campaign–Winter v. Facebook
7. 22 NovAll of Trump’s Social Media Lawsuits Now Have Been Transferred to the Defendants’ Home Courts–Trump v. Facebook
8. 21 NovAre Individual Emoji Depictions Copyrightable? Yes…Well, Sometimes…It Depends…
9. 20 NovTwo More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors
10. 17 NovComments on HB 5502, the “INFORM” Act
11. 16 NovMy California Senate Judiciary Committee Testimony on Section 230 and State Regulation
12. 15 NovAnother Online Account Termination Case Fails–King v. Facebook
13. 8 NovTalk Notes on the Constitutionality of Transparency Requirements for Internet Services
14. 7 NovBBB Defeats Defamation Lawsuit (After 7 Years)–Better Way v. BBB
15. 1 NovPreviewing the “Lessons from the First Internet Ages” Symposium

October 2021

1. 31 OctEighth Circuit Says a Browsewrap Might Form a Contract (and It Wasn’t Even a “Browsewrap”)–Foster v. Walmart
2. 29 OctLawsuit Still Goes to Arbitration, Even Though Amazon Has Since Removed Its Arbitration Clause–Nicosia v. Amazon
3. 28 OctPrivacy Lawsuit Based on Website Tracking by Service Provider Trimmed
4. 27 OctTrump’s Must-Carry Lawsuit Against Twitter Moved to Twitter’s Home Court–Trump v. Twitter
5. 26 OctCourt Orders Unmasking Subpoena of Alleged Infringers–Baugher v. GoDaddy
6. 23 OctPeloton Can’t Bind All Family Members To Its Arbitration Provision–SS v. Peloton
7. 22 OctSocial Media Is Often a Defamation-Free Zone…But Not Always–Steak N Shake v. White
8. 21 OctGovernment Jawboning Doesn’t Turn Internet Services into State Actors–Doe v. Google
9. 20 OctAnti-Zionist Loses Lawsuit Over Social Media Account Suspensions–Martillo v. Facebook
10. 19 OctIf “Trespass to Chattels” Isn’t Limited to “Chattels,” Anarchy Ensues–Best Carpet Values v. Google
11. 18 OctThere Is No Bottom When It Comes to Section 230 Reform Proposals (Comments on the Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act)
12. 16 OctSection 230 Protects Securities Exchange–Saveene v. Remo
13. 13 OctAnnouncing A Major Virtual Event, “Lessons from the First Internet Ages,” on Nov. 2-3, 2021
14. 12 OctEleventh Circuit Rejects “Material Support for Terrorists” Case–Colon v. Twitter
15. 11 OctTOS Supports Injunction Against Web Scraping–Southwest Airlines v. Kiwi
16. 8 OctCloudflare Isn’t Liable for Providing Services to Alleged Infringers–Mon Cheri Bridals v. Cloudflare
17. 7 OctTrump Has to Litigate His Must-Carry Lawsuit in YouTube’s Home Court–Trump v. YouTube
18. 6 OctThe Legal Implications of Datacenter Location (Guest Blog Post)
19. 5 OctDoes the First Amendment Permit Government Actors to Manage Social Media Comments?–Tanner v. Ziegenhorn

September 2021

1. 28 SepThe SHOP SAFE Act Is a Terrible Bill That Will Eliminate Online Marketplaces
2. 27 SepFor the Third Time, a Second Circuit Panel Dismisses an Online Account Termination Case–Domen v. Vimeo
3. 26 SepYearbook Database Cases Are Vexing the Courts–Sessa v. Ancestry
4. 25 SepLaw Enforcement’s Efforts to Scrub COVID “Misinformation” Online Violated the First Amendment–Cohoon v. Konrath
5. 23 SepThird Circuit Says Section 230 Doesn’t Apply to Publicity Rights Claims–Hepp v. Facebook
6. 22 SepWhat I Did Last “Summer” (2021)
7. 21 SepTexas Enacts Social Media Censorship Law to Benefit Anti-Vaxxers & Spammers
8. 20 SepMy Declaration Identifying Emoji Co. GmbH as a Possible Trademark Troll
9. 19 SepFlorida and Its Amici Try to Justify Government Censorship in the 11th Circuit–NetChoice v. Moody
10. 18 SepInstagram Defeats Copyright Claim Over Its Embedding Feature–Hunley v. Instagram
11. 17 SepA Roundup of German Caselaw Regarding Emojis and Emoticons (Guest Blog Post)
12. 14 SepThink Keyword Metatags Are Dead? They Are (Except in Court)–Reflex v. Luxy
13. 13 SepTo No One’s Surprise, FOSTA Is Confounding Judges–J.B. v. G6
14. 9 SepThe ADA Doesn’t Apply to Online Newspaper Website (Again)–Winegard v. Newsday
15. 9 SepAustralian High Court Says Facebook Accountholders “Publish” Third-Party Defamatory Comments–Fairfax Media v. Voller
16. 6 SepFOSTA Claim Can Proceed Against Twitter–Doe v. Twitter
17. 5 SepAs Expected, Malwarebytes Defeats Enigma’s Lawsuit Without Section 230’s Help
18. 4 SepOnline ‘Diatribe’ Over a Birthday Cake Isn’t Protected by Anti-SLAPP Law–Woodhill Ventures v. Yang
19. 2 SepTwitter’s Content Moderation Explanations Aren’t Defamatory Per Se–Isaac v. Twitter
20. 1 SepCourt Casts Doubt on the Legality of the Data Brokerage Industry–Brooks v. Thomson Reuters

August 2021

1. 31 AugWhen is it Fair Use to Use a Photo to “Illustrate” an Article?
2. 30 AugA Seismic Ruling Undone: California’s Sound Recording Copyright Statute Does Not Include Public Performance Rights—Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM (Guest Blog Post)
3. 25 AugCable News Shows Are Defamation-Free Zones–OANN v. Maddow
4. 24 AugFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Housing Ads–Vargas v. Facebook
5. 22 AugCourt Nopes Another Lawsuit Over Facebook Suspensions–Orders v. Facebook
6. 19 AugSection 230 Doesn’t Protect Yearbook Website’s Ads–Knapke v. Classmates
7. 18 AugNew Primer on the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
8. 17 AugFifth Circuit Says Keyword Ads Could Contribute to Initial Interest Confusion (UGH)–Adler v. McNeil
9. 16 AugCCPA Definitions Confuse the Judge in a Data Breach Case–In re Blackbaud
10. 12 AugJudge Rakoff: Embedding Social Media Content is a “Display” Under the Copyright Act
11. 9 AugEmoji Version Variations Help Identify Fabricated Evidence–Rossbach v. Montefiore Medical
12. 8 AugSatirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court
13. 3 AugAn Initial Look at Washington’s New Anti-SLAPP Statute
14. 2 AugAnnouncing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

July 2021

1. 31 JulInstacart’s Privacy Policy Protects Stripe from Consumer Privacy Claims–Silver v. Stripe
2. 29 JulInterview About Section 230 and COVID Misinformation
3. 28 JulBlogger Defeats Defamation Claims–Buckley v. Moore
4. 26 JulA Summary of the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) [Excerpt from my Internet Law casebook]
5. 25 JulGoogle’s Search Disambiguation Doesn’t Create Initial Interest Confusion–Aliign v. lululemon
6. 23 JulConservative’s Lawsuit Over Google Deindexing Fails–DJ Lincoln v. Google
7. 22 JulSecond Circuit Rejects an Account Termination Lawsuit…Again (Phew!)–Domen v. Vimeo
8. 21 JulNew Essay: “Five Things to Know About Section 230”
9. 20 JulDC Circuit Upholds Airbnb’s TOS–Selden v. Airbnb
10. 19 JulGrokking the Supreme Court’s TransUnion Decision
11. 17 JulADA Doesn’t Apply to Newspaper’s Website–Suris v. Gannett
12. 16 Jul1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 4 (Advertising, Contracts, & More)
13. 14 JulTrump Defeats Lawsuit Over Manipulated Viral Video He Tweeted–Cisneros v. Cook
14. 12 Jul‘365 for Business’ Users’ Privacy Lawsuit Dismissed–Russo v. Microsoft
15. 12 JulComments on Trump’s Lawsuits Against YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter
16. 11 Jul1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 3 (Content Moderation, Censorship, Privacy, & More)
17. 10 JulDemonetized YouTuber Loses Lawsuit–Daniels v. Alphabet
18. 9 JulShould We Adopt a Notice-and-Takedown Scheme for Deepfakes and Other Inauthentic Media?
19. 8 JulFacebook Isn’t Liable for a Commercial Sex Relationship Gone Wrong–A.B. v. Facebook
20. 6 Jul1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 2 (Section 230 and More)
21. 5 Jul1H 2021 Quick Links, Part 1 (IP)
22. 4 JulComments on Arkansas’ “Online Marketplace Consumer Inform Act” (SB 470)
23. 3 JulTexas Supreme Court Says Amazon Isn’t the Seller of Marketplace Items It Fulfills–Amazon v McMillan
24. 2 JulFacebook Defeats Lawsuit By Publishers of Vaccine (Mis?)information–Children’s Health Defense v. Facebook
25. 1 JulFlorida Social Media Censorship Law ENJOINED–NetChoice v. Moody

June 2021

1. 30 JunNew Essay: “Regulating Internet Services by Size”
2. 30 JunYouTube Defeats Lawsuit Over Threatening Content–Wells v. YouTube
3. 29 JunCourt Rejects Lawsuit Alleging YouTube Engaged in Racially Biased Content Moderation–Newman v. Google
4. 29 JunAmicus Brief in Support of Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law
5. 28 JunPreliminary Injunction Hearing Against Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law
6. 28 JunYet Another Court Says Facebook Isn’t a State Actor–Brock v. Zuckerberg
7. 27 JunDomino Pizza’s Website Violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)–Robles v. Domino’s
8. 26 JunRedBubble Gets Another Favorable Ruling–YZ Productions v. RedBubble
9. 25 JunPlaintiffs Fire Back Against Florida’s Censorship Law–NetChoice v. Moody
10. 24 Jun31 Bogus Passages from Florida’s Defense of Its Censorship Law–NetChoice v. Moody
11. 23 JunSchool Can’t Discipline Student For Off-Campus Snapchat Messages–Mahanoy School District v. BL
12. 21 JunState Government’s Alleged Copyright Infringement Wasn’t a “Taking”–Jim Olive v. University of Houston (Guest Blog Post)
13. 19 JunOhio Bans Competitive Keyword Advertising by Lawyers
14. 18 JunSocial Media Providers Aren’t Liable for Domestic Mass-Shooting–Retana v. Twitter
15. 17 JunDomain Name Registrar Isn’t Liable for Hijacked Domain Name–Rigsby v. GoDaddy
16. 16 JunAmicus Briefs Against Florida’s Censorship Law (SB 7072)
17. 14 JunWant to Engage in Anti-Competitive Trademark Bullying? Second Circuit Says: Great, Have a Nice Day!–1-800 Contacts v. FTC
18. 13 JunDid Facebook Commit Tortious Interference Against BrandTotal?–Facebook v. BrandTotal
19. 12 JunMore Perspectives About Van Buren v. US (Guest Blog Post)
20. 10 JunPrint Ad’s “Terms and Conditions” Don’t Create Binding Arbitration Clause–Soliman v. Subway
21. 9 JunDo We Even Need the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA)?–Van Buren v. US
22. 7 JunPlaintiffs Request Preliminary Injunction Against Florida’s Censorship Law (SB 7072)–NetChoice v. Moody
23. 3 JunFlorida Hits a New Censorial Low in Internet Regulation (Comments on SB 7072)
24. 2 JunNew York’s New Post-Mortem Right of Publicity Law Comes Into Effect, Part 2 (Guest Blog Post)
25. 1 JunNew York’s New Post-Mortem Right of Publicity Law Comes Into Effect, Part 1 (Guest Blog Post)

May 2021

1. 31 MayYouTuber Doesn’t Qualify as a Member of the “News Media”–Green v. Pierce County
2. 30 MayWhat Are ‘Red Flags of Infringement’? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — Capitol v. Vimeo
3. 25 MaySection 230 Preempts Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Claims–Henderson v. Source for Public Data
4. 20 MayCourt Rejects Content Moderators’ Lawsuit Over Traumatic Work–Garrett-Alfred v. Facebook
5. 19 MayWhat Would Happen If Search Engines Had to Give Higher Visibility to Less Relevant Results?
6. 14 MayFacebook’s “Russia State-Controlled Media” Disclosure Doesn’t Violate the Lanham Act–Maffick v. Facebook
7. 13 MayEighth Circuit Embraces the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine. What??? UGH. No. Why???–Select Comfort v. Baxter
8. 12 MayThe Ninth Circuit’s Confusing Ruling Over Snapchat’s Speed Filter–Lemmon v. Snap
9. 11 MayDepiction of Michigan as Hands Doesn’t Preclude Similar Depictions–High Five v. MFB
10. 5 MayComments on the Oversight Board’s Decision Regarding Trump’s Facebook Account
11. 3 MayA Roundup of CCPA Court Decisions (I Only Know of 7)

April 2021

1. 28 AprCalifornia Court Holds Amazon Strictly Liable for Marketplace Items Amazon Didn’t Fulfill–Loomis v. Amazon
2. 26 AprAmazon Can’t Force Arbitration of Minors’ Privacy Lawsuit Over Alexa Recordings–BF v. Amazon
3. 25 AprNinth Circuit Rejects Lawsuit Over Hijacked Facebook Account–Long v. Dorset
4. 24 AprCCPA Data Breach Lawsuit Against Walmart Fails–Gardiner v. Walmart
5. 23 AprMassachusetts Supreme Court Says Turo Doesn’t Qualify for Section 230…Sometimes…–Massport v. Turo
6. 21 AprBroadcaster Fails to Enjoin YouTube–Kifle v. YouTube
7. 18 Apr11th Circuit Says Grocery Store Website Isn’t Covered by the ADA–Gil v. Winn-Dixie
8. 17 AprYouTube (Again) Defeats Lawsuit Over Content Removal–Lewis v. Google
9. 14 AprWhen It Came to @RealDonaldTrump, Twitter Couldn’t Please Everyone–Rutenberg v. Twitter
10. 13 AprInternet Feuds Are Basically Defamation-Free Warzones–Rapaport v. Barstool
11. 12 AprDeconstructing Justice Thomas’ Pro-Censorship Statement in Knight First Amendment v. Trump
12. 11 Apr512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. This Old Gal
13. 10 AprThere Are Multiple Types of “Clickwrap.” They Should All Be Enforceable–Calderon v. Sixt
14. 8 AprU.S. Supreme Court Upholds Fair Use in Google-Oracle Software Battle (Guest Blog Post)
15. 7 AprSection 230 Preempts Contract Breach Claims–Morton v. Twitter
16. 6 AprAnother Must-Carry Lawsuit Against YouTube Fails–Daniels v Alphabet
17. 3 AprUdemy Qualifies for 512(c) Safe Harbor for User-Uploaded Courses–Kinsley v. Udemy

March 2021

1. 28 MarSnapchat Photos Don’t Constitute “Virtual” Physical Presence–People v. White
2. 27 MarFacebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Alleged ‘Shadowbanning’–De Souza Millan v. Facebook
3. 26 MarBlogger Loses Copyright Ruling Over Photo…But No Mention of the CC-BY-SA License!–Von Der Au v. Imber
4. 23 MarNew Article: “Content Moderation Remedies”
5. 21 MarState Legislator Doesn’t Understand That He Works for the Government–Attwood v. Clemons
6. 20 MarStar Rating at Google Review Isn’t Defamatory–Gursten v. Doe 1
7. 18 MarNewspaper Isn’t State Actor–Plotkin v. Astorian
8. 15 MarSection 230 (Mostly) Protects Zoom from Liability for Zoombombing
9. 14 MarConsent Via “Clickwrap” Defeats Privacy Claims–Javier v. Assurance
10. 13 MarBlogger’s Photo Republication Isn’t Fair Use–Golden v. Grecco
11. 12 MarPinterest Defeats Contributory Copyright Infringement Claim–Davis v. Pinterest
12. 11 MarImportant Second Circuit Opinion Says Section 230(c)(2)(A) Protects Online Account Terminations–Domen v. Vimeo
13. 10 MarComments on the PROMISE Act
14. 8 MarCatching Up on the Parler v. AWS Dispute
15. 8 MarSocial Media Ownership Disputes Part II: Bridal Wear Company Takes Back Control of Instagram Account from Ex-Employee
16. 7 MarMore Confirmation That RSS Feeds Aren’t Just “Really Simple Stealing”–MidlevelU v. Newstex
17. 6 MarSocial Media Ownership Disputes, Part I: the Satanic Temple of Washington Can’t Get Its Facebook Pages Back
18. 5 MarThe Anticipated Domino Effect: Virginia Passes Second State “Comprehensive” Privacy Law (Guest Blog Post)
19. 4 MarNew Essay: “The Crisis of Online Contracts (as Told in 10 Memes)”
20. 3 MarSection 230 Covers Republication of Old Yearbooks–Callahan v. Ancestry

February 2021

1. 27 FebTOS Isn’t a Browsewrap or a Clickwrap, But the Judge Upholds It Anyways–Regan v. Pinger
2. 26 FebIP Lawsuits Against Print-on-Demand Vendors Continue to Vex the Courts–OSU v. Redbubble & More
3. 23 FebData Breach Plaintiff Doesn’t Have Standing in the Absence of Fraud or Identity Theft–Tsao v. Captiva
4. 22 FebNinth Circuit Sends Alexa Surreptitious Recording Case to Arbitration–Tice v. Amazon
5. 21 FebRoundup of Some Influential 1990s Internet Law Articles
6. 20 FebDoctor Can’t Win Default Judgment Over Patient’s Yelp Review–Mirza v. Amar
7. 19 FebCongressional Jawboning of Internet Services Isn’t Actionable–AAPS v. Schiff
8. 18 FebAn Account Suspension Case Fails Again–Perez v. LinkedIn
9. 17 FebSection 230 Applies to Articles by Huffington Post Contributors–Page v. Oath
10. 16 FebSection 230 Protects App Store from Liability for Apps With Loot Boxes–Coffee v. Google
11. 15 FebInternet Law Year-in-Review for 2020
12. 14 FebCAN-SPAM Requires Falsity or Deception, But What Do Those Words Mean?–Rad v. US
13. 13 FebWhen Can Plaintiffs Serve Process Via Online Methods? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
14. 12 FebAre Social Media Services “State Actors” or “Common Carriers”?
15. 9 FebComments on the “SAFE TECH” Act
16. 8 FebHow Section 230 Makes My Life Better (A Celebration of Its 25 Year Anniversary)
17. 1 FebTripAdvisor Doesn’t Get Early Section 230 Dismissal–Putt v. TripAdvisor

January 2021

1. 31 JanGoogle and Twitter Defeat Lawsuit Over Account Suspensions/Terminations–DeLima v. Google
2. 30 JanSelling Keyword Ads Isn’t Theft or Conversion–Edible IP v. Google
3. 29 JanContinued Access to Service Not Sufficient to Bind User to New Terms of Service–Stover v. Experian
4. 28 JanPolitician Can Block Constituents at Twitter–If It’s a “Campaign” Account–Campbell v. Reisch
5. 27 JanFOSTA Survives Constitutional Challenge–US v. Martono
6. 26 JanCASE-ing the Joint: The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (Guest Blog Post)
7. 25 JanPlanning to Sue Twitter Over an Account Suspension? YOU WILL LOSE–Murphy v. Twitter
8. 24 JanMirroring Qualifies for Section 230–Monsarrat v. Newman
9. 23 JanLawyer Can’t Sue Google for Bad Client Review–Lewis v. Google
10. 22 JanCourt Rejects Parler’s Demand That Amazon Host Its Services
11. 21 JanComments on the “Protecting Constitutional Rights from Online Platform Censorship Act”
12. 20 JanEmoji Law Year-in-Review for 2020
13. 19 JanA Short Summary of the CASE Act (Guest Blog Post)
14. 18 JanWhen Can a Politician Block Constituents on Social Media?–Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff
15. 16 JanFacebook Isn’t Liable for Account Hack/Hijack–Damner v. Facebook
16. 11 JanSection 230 Year-in-Review for 2020
17. 10 JanNew Op-Ed: People Who Understand Section 230 Actually Love It
18. 9 Jan2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 5 (Contracts, E-Commerce, Defamation, Censorship, & More)
19. 8 JanMore Plaintiffs (and Lawyers) Need To Be Reminded That YouTube Isn’t a State Actor–Divino v. Google
20. 5 JanA New CJEU Judgment on Copyright-Related Geoblocking – One Step Forward or One Step Back in the EU Commission’s Fight Against Geoblocking? (Guest Blog Post)
21. 4 JanFTC’s Confusing Guidance on How Merchants Should Manage Their Consumer Reviews
22. 3 JanLaura Loomer Loses Another Lawsuit Related to Her Twitter Ban–Illoominate v. CAIR
23. 2 Jan2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 4 (FOSTA)

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December 2020

1. 31 Dec2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 3 (Trademarks)
2. 29 DecFacebook Isn’t a Constructive Public Trust–Cameron Atkinson v. Facebook
3. 28 Dec2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 2 (Section 230)
4. 27 Dec2H 2020 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright)
5. 26 DecNinth Circuit Says Amazon Isn’t “Seller” of Marketplace Items–State Farm v. Amazon
6. 23 DecGoogle Isn’t Liable for Allegedly Problematic Search Results–Diez v. Google
7. 21 DecDomain Name Lawsuits Are Stupid (and the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine Is Too)–Wooster Floral v. Green Thumb
8. 20 DecJury Will Decide If Videogame Character Infringes a Wrestling Persona–GI Bro v. Call of Duty
9. 19 DecCDT Lacks Standing to Challenge Trump’s Anti-230 Executive Order
10. 17 DecFair Use Permits Newspaper to Republish Photo Taken By Drone–Castle v. Kingsport Publishing
11. 16 DecCan Influencers’ Failure to Disclose Sponsorship Constitute False Advertising?–EIS v. WOW Tech (Guest Blog Post)
12. 15 DecA Rare Case of a Judge Relying on the Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine (Boo)–Nike v. Warren Lotas
13. 11 DecJustice Thomas’ Anti-Section 230 Statement Doesn’t Support Reconsideration–JB v. Craigslist
14. 10 DecOp-Ed: Social Media Companies Should Permanently Ban Political Advertising
15. 9 DecCRM Software Vendor Didn’t Qualify for Section 230–Tan v. Konnektive
16. 8 DecCourt Again Enjoins Anti-TikTok Executive Order–TikTok v. US
17. 7 DecAnother Court Says Embedding Instagram Photos May Be Fair Use–Boesen v. United Sports
18. 6 DecSection 230 Protects Amazon from Manufacturer’s Ad Copy–Brodie v. Amazon
19. 5 DecIt’s Meshugenah to Operate a Streaming Mixtape Site–Atlantic v. Spinrilla
20. 3 DecGoogle and YouTube Aren’t “Censoring” Breitbart Comments–Belknap v. Alphabet
21. 2 DecNew Ebook on Zeran v. AOL, the Most Important Section 230 Case (Techdirt Cross-Post)

November 2020

1. 27 Nov512(f) Claim Against Robo-Notice Sender Can Proceed–Enttech v. Okularity
2. 24 NovYouTube Defeats Lawsuit Over Cryptocurrency Scam–Ripple v. YouTube
3. 21 NovWho Owns Vacation Photos of You? Probably Not You–Hubay v. Mendez
4. 20 NovCourt Sends Wyze Labs Privacy Suit to Arbitration
5. 18 NovFacebook Can Block Scraper (For Now)–Facebook v. BrandTotal
6. 16 NovThe Case Against Holding Amazon Liable for Third-Party Merchants’ Sales in its Marketplace (WSJ Cross-Post)
7. 14 NovCourt Upholds Gaming App’s Clickthrough TOS–Ball v. Skillz
8. 13 NovMy California Young Lawyers Association Interview About Emojis
9. 10 NovCopyright Plaintiffs Can’t Figure Out What Copyrights They Own, Court Says ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
10. 7 NovIf You Want an Enforceable Online Contract, You Better Keep a Good Chain of Evidence–Snow v. Eventbrite
11. 5 NovQAnon Conspiracy Theorists Can’t Force YouTube to Carry Their Videos–Doe v. Google
12. 2 NovAnother Court Rejects Trump’s Censorial Anti-TikTok EO–Marland v. Trump

October 2020

1. 31 OctSnapchat Isn’t Liable for Its Speed Filter (Even if Section 230 Doesn’t Apply)–Maynard v. Snapchat
2. 30 OctConstitutional Challenge to Trump’s Anti-230 EO Fails–Rock the Vote v. Trump
3. 27 OctA 512(f) Case Leads to a Rare Damages Award (on a Default Judgment)–California Beach v. Du
4. 25 OctWe’re Still Unsure If Instagram Grants Users a Sublicense to Embed Photos
5. 24 OctYet Another Twitter Account Suspension Case Fails–Jones v. Twitter
6. 23 OctA Little Good News: SSRN Has Launched a New eJournal on Advertising & Marketing Law
7. 20 OctJustice Thomas Writes a Misguided Anti-Section 230 Statement “Without the Benefit of Briefing”–Enigma v. Malwarebytes
8. 19 OctAnother Tough Ruling for Print-on-Demand Vendors–Sid Avery v. Pixels
9. 17 OctOne Minute Spent Reviewing a Junk Fax Received via Email is Not Injury for Article III Purposes
10. 16 OctSF Chronicle Op-Ed: “Prop. 24 is the Wrong Policy Approach, at the Wrong Time, via the Wrong Process”
11. 15 OctLinkedIn Isn’t a State Actor–Perez v. LinkedIn
12. 12 OctFacebook Doesn’t Have a Duty to Prevent a Murder–Godwin v. Facebook
13. 11 OctTwitter Wins Another Account Suspension Case–Wilson v. Twitter
14. 10 OcthiQ Labs v. LinkedIn Corp., the Web Scraping Saga Continues (Guest Blog Post)
15. 8 Oct512(f) Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss–Brandyn Love v. Nuclear Blast America
16. 7 OctOver 50 Privacy Professionals & Experts Oppose Prop. 24
17. 6 OctWhat Does the Legislature Have to Show for Its CCPA Amendments in 2020? Not Much (Guest Blog Post)
18. 5 OctSection 230 Preempts Another Facebook Account Termination Case–Zimmerman v. Facebook
19. 4 OctCopyright Owner Claims Ownership Over Depicting Emoji Symbols in Multiple Colors–Cub Club v. Apple
20. 3 OctDepicting Randy Orton’s Tattoos in a Video Game Could Be Copyright Infringement–Alexander v. WWE 2K

September 2020

1. 30 SepSen. Graham Cares More About Trolls Than Section 230 (Comments on Online Content Policy Modernization Act)
2. 29 SepCourt Enjoins Trump Administration’s Attempt to Kick TikTok Out of App Stores–TikTok v. Trump
3. 23 SepWeChat Executive Order Enjoined Because (Of Course) It’s Unconstitutional–WeChat Users v. Trump
4. 22 SepTwitter Isn’t Liable for Defamatory Impersonation Account–Brikman v. Twitter
5. 18 SepFacial Recognition Database Vendor May Not Qualify for Section 230–Vermont v. Clearview
6. 17 SepCalifornians: VOTE NO ON PROP. 24, The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
7. 16 SepMy Testimony in Favor of Updating Utah’s Anti-SLAPP Law
8. 15 SepAn Interview on Why Section 230 Is On the “Endangered Watch List”
9. 14 SepA Closer Look at a Troubling Anti-Scraping Ruling from Spring–Compulife Software v. Newman (Guest Blog Post)
10. 13 SepSex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v. Craigslist
11. 12 SepThis Copyright Fair Use Opinion Discusses Jon Hamm’s Crotch 25 Times–Schwartzwald v. Oath
12. 8 SepAmazon Is Strictly Liable for Marketplace Items, Reinforcing That Online Marketplaces Are Doomed–Bolger v. Amazon
13. 7 SepTwibel Lawsuit Fails–Ganske v. Mensch
14. 6 Sep512(f) Claim Fails in the 11th Circuit–Johnson v. New Destiny Christian Center
15. 5 SepCourt Denies TRO Seeking to Remove Facebook’s “Russia State-Controlled Media” Label–Maffick v. Facebook
16. 4 SepCompetitive Keyword Advertising Still Isn’t Trademark Infringement, Unless…. –Adler v. Reyes & Adler v. McNeil
17. 3 SepAnother Roundup of Online Contract Formation Cases
18. 1 SepSection 230 Preempts Another FOSTA Claim–Doe v. Kik

August 2020

1. 30 AugThe First Amendment Protects the Marketing Term “Vegan Butter”–Miyoko’s v. Ross
2. 30 AugInfringing Polish Website Isn’t Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in the United States–AMA v. Wanat
3. 29 AugWant to Write a Story About Tardigrades in Space? Make It So!–Abdin v. CBS
4. 28 AugAustralian Court Says Using a Zipper-Mouth Emoji Can Be Defamatory–Burrows v. Houda
5. 25 AugWant to Know What I Did This Summer? A Roundup of My Projects During the Pandemic Summer
6. 24 AugSection 230 Protects Craigslist from Sex Trafficking Claims, Despite FOSTA–JB v. Craigslist
7. 23 AugHow I’m Teaching My “Internet Law” Course Online
8. 22 AugCourt Orders Rightsowner to Withdraw DMCA Takedown Notices Sent to Amazon–Beyond Blond v. Heldman
9. 20 AugMessage Board Operator Isn’t Liable for Third-Party Posts (DUH)–East Coast Test Prep v. Allnurses
10. 17 AugThree Keyword Advertising Decisions in a Week, and the Trademark Owners Lost Them All
11. 15 AugGoogle Defeats Account Termination Case on Section 230 Grounds (Mostly)–Enhanced Athlete v. YouTube
12. 12 AugComments on NTIA’s Petition to the FCC Seeking to Destroy Section 230
13. 10 AugAnnouncing the Fifth Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases & Materials by Tushnet & Goldman
14. 7 AugA Second Circuit Panel Misunderstands the Copyright Act’s Statute of Limitations (Guest Blog Post)
15. 6 AugThe EARN IT Act Has Gotten Even More Terrible. So Of Course It’s Moving Forward
16. 5 AugIAP Defeats Vicarious Copyright Infringement Claim–UMG v. Bright House
17. 4 AugWhile Our Country Is Engulfed By Urgent Must-Solve Problems, Congress Is Working Hard to Burn Down Section 230
18. 3 AugComments on the Internet Association’s Empirical Study of Section 230 Cases
19. 2 AugData Center Avoids Copyright Liability By Forwarding DMCA Notices to Its Customer–ALS Scan v. Steadfast

July 2020

1. 31 JulPlaintiff Can’t Use Trump’s Anti-Section 230 EO to Sue Facebook–Gomez v. Zuckenburg
2. 30 JulSection 230 Doesn’t Protect Repeating Rumors–La Liberte v. Reid
3. 29 JulGeotagged Social Media Posts Didn’t Support Personal Jurisdiction–Court of Master Sommeliers v. Pilkey
4. 27 JulComments on the “Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act” (the “PACT Act”)
5. 26 JulRepeated Amazon Purchases Sufficient to Impute Notice of Arbitration Clause
6. 25 JulInstagram User’s Lawsuit Over Terminated Account Gets Revived (But Not For Long)–Teatotaller v. Facebook
7. 24 JulPrint-on-Demand Vendor Doesn’t Qualify for DMCA Safe Harbor–Feingold v. RageOn
8. 23 JulLocal Craigslist Ads Are Part of Interstate Commerce–US v. Luong
9. 22 JulWhy Are Pizzerias Arguing Whether Web Browsing Is Copyright Infringement?–Imapizza v. At Pizza
10. 21 JulAnnouncing the 2020 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook
11. 20 JulIs It OK to Embed Instagram Photos? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
12. 19 JulQ2 2020 Quick Links (Everything)
13. 17 JulCourt Can’t Compel Twitter to Shut Down Trump’s Account
14. 16 JulEmojis Keep Teen Out of Jail–State v. DRC
15. 15 JulTrump’s Twitter Tantrums Are Affecting How Judges Evaluate Online Discourse–US v. Cook
16. 11 JulCalifornia’s Effort to Suppress the Publication of Age Information Violates the Constitution–IMDb v. Becerra
17. 6 JulUnhappy Google Advertiser’s Lawsuit Completely Falls Apart–Dreamstime v. Google
18. 2 Jul“Shitty Media Men” List Operator Doesn’t Qualify for Section 230 (Yet)–Elliott v. Donegan
19. 1 JulWant to Learn More About Section 230? A Guide to My Work (UPDATED)

June 2020

1. 30 JunSupreme Court Promotes Weaponization of Generic Domain Names–USPTO v. Booking.com
2. 29 JunA Review of the “Final” CCPA Regulations from the CA Attorney General
3. 28 JunMy Interview With Mathew Ingram Regarding Section 230
4. 27 JunRunning Geotargeted Advertising Confers Personal Jurisdiction–UMG Recordings v. Kurbanov
5. 26 JunCourt Upholds Formation of a Lengthy Contract Presented on a Mobile Device–Hidalgo v. AAU
6. 25 JunSection 230 Protects Twitter from the “Devin Nunes’ Cow” Lawsuit–Nunes v. Twitter
7. 24 JunAnother Court Rejects Turo’s Eligibility for Section 230–Turo v. Los Angeles
8. 23 JunReviewing the Americans With Disabilities Act’s Application to Websites–Martinez v. SDCCU
9. 22 JunPresident Trump Loves Section 230 for Himself, Just Not for Anyone Else (Guest Blog Post)
10. 21 Jun“There’s Always a Tweet” Applies to Trump’s Anti-Social Media Rhetoric (Guest Blog Post)
11. 18 JunAmericans Would Probably Love Section 230—If They Understood It (Cross-Post)
12. 17 JunA Pre-History of the Trust & Safety Professional Association (TSPA)
13. 16 JunThe CCPA Proposed Regs’ Data Valuation Calculation Provisions Provide Flexibility, But Raise Ambiguity & Transparency Concerns
14. 15 JunCybersecurity Experts Support Supreme Court Review of Enigma v. Malwarebytes Ruling on Section 230(c)(2)(B)
15. 14 JunPer Section 230, Facebook Can Tell This Plaintiff To Piss Off–Fyk v. Facebook
16. 13 JunFortnite Defeats Another Lawsuit Over Emote Dance Moves–Brantley v. Epic Games
17. 11 JunBrokerage Account Formation Process Upheld–Valelly v. Merrill Lynch
18. 10 JunWhat is a “True Threat” Online?–In re. R.D.
19. 9 JunFox News Is a Flaming Pile of Garbage, But You Can’t Sue Them for That–WASHLITE v. Fox News
20. 8 JunMy Galley by CJR Interview on Trump’s Anti-Section 230 Executive Order
21. 6 JunSection 230 Applies to Publicity Rights Claim–Hepp v. Facebook
22. 4 JunSection 230 Ends Demonetized YouTuber’s Lawsuit–Lewis v. Google
23. 1 JunCourt Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. Google

May 2020

1. 29 MayTrump’s “Preventing Online Censorship” Executive Order Is Pro-Censorship Political Theater
2. 18 MayCourt Sends Google Assistant Privacy Lawsuit Back for a Redo
3. 16 MayHigh School Can’t Expel Student for Sharing Memes in Private Snapchat Conversation–JS v. Manheim Township School District
4. 7 MayFair Use Protects a Highly Cropped Photo–Harbus v. Manhattan Institute
5. 6 MayArmslist Wins Another Section 230 Ruling–Stokinger v. Armslist
6. 5 MayA Sure Way to Ruin My Day: The Phrase “Enforceable Browsewrap”–HealthplanCRM v. Avmed
7. 4 MayAnother Suspended Twitter User Loses in Court–Wilson v. Twitter
8. 3 May2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 7 (Content Moderation, Censorship, Defamation, & More)
9. 2 MayAnother 512(f) Claim Fails–Ningbo Mizhihe v Doe
10. 1 May2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 6 (Pornography/CSAM)

April 2020

1. 29 AprFacebook Still Can’t Dismiss Sex Trafficking Victims’ Lawsuit in Texas State Court
2. 28 AprSection 230 Protects Hyperlinks in #MeToo “Whisper Network”–Comyack v. Giannella
3. 26 Apr2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 5 (Privacy)
4. 25 Apr2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 4 (Section 230)
5. 24 AprLime’s User Agreement Sends Another Case to Arbitration–Babcock v. Neutron
6. 23 AprCraigslist Denied Section 230 Immunity for Classified Ads from 2008–ML v. Craigslist
7. 22 AprNinth Circuit Reinstates Decade-Old Lawsuit Against Facebook For Tracking Logged-Out Users–In re Facebook Internet Tracking
8. 21 AprSection 230 Doesn’t Protect Advertising “Background Reports” on People–Lukis v. Whitepages
9. 20 Apr2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 3 (FOSTA/Backpage)
10. 19 Apr2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 2 (Trademarks/Keywords)
11. 18 Apr2H 2019 and Q1 2020 Quick Links, Part 1 (Copyright, E-Commerce, Advertising)
12. 17 AprAnother Terrible Copyright Ruling on IAPs’ Liability for Users’ File-Sharing–Warner v. Charter
13. 16 AprTheDirty Easily Defeats Another Defamation Lawsuit–Laake v. Dirty World
14. 15 AprInstagram’s TOS Authorizes Third-Party Embedding of Photos–Sinclair v. Mashable
15. 14 AprAnother Court Significantly Limits the Scope of Criminal CFAA–Sandvig v. Barr
16. 13 AprU.S. Supreme Court Confirms that States Have Sovereign Immunity from Copyright Infringement Suits–Allen v. Cooper
17. 8 AprJudge Isn’t Impressed By Lawyer’s Purported Unfamiliarity With LinkedIn–Reyes v. Tanaka
18. 3 AprHumvee Can’t Stop Depictions of Its Vehicles in the ‘Call of Duty’ Videogame–AM General v. Activision Blizzard
19. 2 AprNinth Circuit Rallies in Defense of a Parody Dog Toy–Bad Spaniels v. Jack Daniel’s
20. 1 AprVideogame Can Replicate Musician’s “Signature Move” (Unless It’s a False Endorsement, Which It Isn’t)–Pellegrino v. Epic Games

March 2020

1. 31 MarVideogame Doesn’t Infringe Tattoo Copyright By Depicting Basketball Players–Solid Oak Sketches v. 2K Games
2. 30 MarSection 230 Protects Classifying Non-Competitive Software as a Threat–Asurvio v. Malwarebytes
3. 27 MarRedbox’s Terms of Use Fail (OUCH)–Wilson v. Redbox
4. 26 Mar“Material Support for Terrorism” Lawsuit Fails a Third Time–Colon v. Twitter
5. 24 MarMy Third Set of Comments to the CA DOJ on the CCPA Regulations
6. 23 MarNewspaper Can Talk About “Derby Pies” Without Infringing Trademarks–Rupp v. Courier Journal
7. 16 MarYouTuber Loses Lawsuit Over Channel Termination–Mishiyev v. Alphabet
8. 12 MarAnother Troubling Courtroom Loss for Online Marketplaces–Massachusetts Port Authority v. Turo
9. 11 MarRecap of the USDOJ’s Section 230 Roundtable
10. 10 MarThe EARN IT Act Partially Repeals Section 230, But It Won’t Help Children
11. 9 Mar46 Academics Encourage Congress To Consider Section 230’s Benefits
12. 8 MarRadio Hosts Aren’t Liable for Online Attacks Against Beleaguered Referee–Higgins v. Kentucky Sports Radio
13. 7 MarFirst Voters Reject Tulsi Gabbard, Then a Judge Does–Gabbard v. Google
14. 5 MarSanta Clara Law’s Privacy Law Program Receives Substantial Gifts…AND COME WORK WITH ME!
15. 4 MarSnapchat’s Speed Filter Protected by Section 230–Lemmon v. Snap
16. 3 MarDefendants Keep Getting Arbitration Despite the Anarchy in Online Contract Formation Doctrine
17. 2 MarYouTube Isn’t a State Actor (DUH)–PragerU v. Google
18. 1 MarYelp Finally Defeats a False Advertising Lawsuit Over Its Review Functionality–Demetriades v. Yelp

February 2020

1. 26 FebComments on the DOJ’s Proposed Modifications to the CCPA Regulations
2. 22 FebSection 230 Protects Zillow for Bogus Submissions of House Details–924 Bel Air v. Zillow
3. 21 FebYelp Defeats Businesses’ “Right to Be Forgotten” Claims—Spiegelman v. Yelp
4. 18 FebThe “EARN IT” Act Is Another Terrible Proposal to “Reform” Section 230
5. 17 FebTop Moments from #WIPIP2020
6. 13 FebSnapchat Temporarily Defeats Another Case Over Its Speed Filter–Lemmon v. Snap
7. 12 FebNew Paper Explains How FOSTA Devastated Male Sex Workers
8. 6 FebCan a Retweet Constitute Copyright Infringement? Uh….–Bell v. Chicago Cubs
9. 5 FebVideo Excerpts Qualify as Fair Use (and Another 512(f) Claim Fails)–Hughes v. Benjamin
10. 4 FebGoogle Search Qualifies For Section 230, Whether or Not It’s a “Platform”–Chukwurah v. Google
11. 2 FebCan a “Fire” Emoji Support a Manslaughter Conviction?–Johnson v. State
12. 1 FebNextdoor Post Isn’t Protected by Anti-SLAPP Law–Jeppson v. Ley

January 2020

1. 29 JanSanta Clara Law Is Hiring a Privacy Law Fellow for 2020-21
2. 27 JanFOSTA Constitutional Challenge Revived–Woodhull Freedom Foundation v. US
3. 23 Jan2019 Emoji Law Year-in-Review
4. 21 JanFacebook Still Isn’t Obligated to Publish Russian Troll Content–FAN v. Facebook
5. 20 JanA Blog’s RSS Feed May Not Grant an Implied Copyright License–MidlevelU v. Newstex
6. 17 JanVimeo Defeats Lawsuit for Terminating Account That Posted Conversion Therapy Videos–Domen v. Vimeo
7. 15 JanWebsite Denied Section 230 for No Good Reason, Wins the Case Anyways–DF Pace v. Baker-White
8. 13 JanThe Israeli Chipmunk Emoji Mystery Resolved!
9. 9 JanNinth Circuit Doubles Down on Bad Ruling That Undermines Cybersecurity–Enigma v. Malwarebytes
10. 7 JanTop Internet Law Developments of 2019
11. 6 JanTroublesome Emojis in Criminal Cases (Guest Blog Post)
12. 3 JanJava API Classes as Fictional Characters―A Proposal for Google v. Oracle (Guest Blog Post)
13. 2 JanNew Civil FOSTA Lawsuits Push Expansive Legal Theories Against Unexpected Defendants (Guest Blog Post)