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

April 29, 2026 - 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

April 27, 2026 - 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

April 20, 2026 - 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

April 16, 2026 - 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

April 14, 2026 - 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

April 8, 2026 - 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

April 7, 2026 - 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

April 6, 2026 - 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

April 1, 2026 - 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 . . .