1. Privacy

    Is storing protected information on an unencrypted server a disclosure of that information?

    March 15, 2022 - Back in the 1990s, Congress recognized that stalkers were aided in their crimes by using victims' driver's license information, and states were selling driver's license . . .

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  2. CopyrightDMCA

    Can you sue a platform for not following DMCA takedown procedures?

    March 10, 2022 - Plaintiff sued YouTube after the platform took down one of plaintiff's videos in response to a DMCA takedown notice. She claimed YouTube failed to follow . . .

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  3. Privacy

    Biometric privacy statute does not violate First Amendment

    February 15, 2022 -   Plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against a facial recognition technology company and related individual defendants, asserting violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy . . .

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  4. AnonymityBlockchain

    Court protects the privacy of bitcoin address and transaction information

    February 14, 2022 - Defendant asked the court to redact his bitcoin address and transaction information from exhibits used at trial, which ordinarily would become part of the public . . .

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  5. Cybersquatting

    Strip club operator wins motion in domain name dispute against GoDaddy company

    February 2, 2022 - NameFind is a GoDaddy company that holds registrations of domain names and seeks to make money off of them by placing pay-per-click ads on parked . . .

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  6. Copyright

    In copyright infringement case, artist’s social media popularity supported claim that retail chain copied artwork

    January 31, 2022 - Plaintiff is an artist who designs macabre items, including a bat-themed mug. Defendant (Michaels, the well-known retail craft store) started selling a vase that plaintiff . . .

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  7. Contracts

    Uber’s signup process did not create enforceable arbitration provision

    January 28, 2022 - After plaintiff Uber user was denied a ride because of her guide dog, she sued Uber for discrimination under Maine law. Uber sought to have . . .

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  8. First Amendment

    Vaccine information censorship: Is Congressman Adam Schiff liable for the deplatforming of a medical organization?

    January 26, 2022 - One could characterize the recent case of Association of American Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. v. Schiff as addressing the issue of vaccine information censorship. The . . .

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