Social Media
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Can influencer executives claim company trademarks as their own?
Virogex sued ResolvX and ResolvX's founder Leonidov for trademark infringement and false advertising following a bitter split between Virogex and Leonidov, who had served as . . .
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Court dismisses First Amendment suit over city supervisor’s X account and account suspension
A federal court in California dismissed a pro se attorney's Section 1983 lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco, a San Francisco supervisor, . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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SDNY lets tortious interference claim proceed in browser extension case
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York largely trimmed a content creators’ suit over alleged affiliate commission hijacking by a browser . . .
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