Ninth Circuit shuts down Section 230 argument that would have provided an end-run around immunity

Two members of the Rohingya community, a persecuted ethnic minority in Myanmar, sued Meta in California federal court, alleging that Facebook's algorithmic design amplified anti-Rohingya . . .

Embedding video may not be copyright fair use

Plaintiff, a professional videographer, sued defendant, an operator of an online hip-hop news publication, for copyright infringement. Plaintiff had recorded two videos: a short clip . . .

Keyword advertising as trademark infringement: court declines to rule it out

A Washington psychiatrist sued a competing nurse practitioner and her clinic for trademark infringement and misappropriation of his name and identity. Plaintiff David Penner, owner . . .

AI model training case raising DMCA anticircumvention issues moves forward

Plaintiff record companies sued defendant Udio, an AI music generation platform that allows users to create songs from text prompts and audio inputs. Plaintiffs alleged . . .

Social media addiction claims against Meta not barred by Section 230

Since the mid-90s, Section 230 (47 U.S.C. §230) has functioned as a kind of legal safety net for internet platforms, shielding them from lawsuits and . . .

Social media posts about divorce caused man to be found in contempt of court

The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin affirmed an order holding a husband in contempt for violating a family-court ban on social media posts about his . . .

No restraining order in domain name dispute involving Robinhood founder

A federal court in California has denied emergency relief in a cybersquatting case involving Vlad Tenev, the co-founder of Robinhood, the popular investment platform. The . . .

Teacher’s X repost was fair use and not copyright infringement

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana dismissed with prejudice all claims brought by plaintiff author Keith Bell against Bartholomew Consolidated . . .

New Jersey court sends OKLegal.com suit against Meta to California

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey transferred OKLegal.com's lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg to the Northern District . . .