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Can you violate the CFAA by deleting data on your own computer?
October 12, 2020 - The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has a provision that makes it unlawful to “knowingly cause the transmission of a program, information, code, or . . .
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Why get a copyright registration?
October 7, 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMfYzQXvN4 A work of authorship is protected by copyright at the moment it is created. If you take a photo or write some software or . . .
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Why parties should enter into nondisclosure agreements
September 23, 2020 - https://youtu.be/_rtszKD-aUI Nondisclosure agreements (or NDAs) are important contracts. There are a number of reasons why parties may want to enter into them. The first reason . . .
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Section 230 immunity protected Twitter from claims it aided and abetted defamation
September 22, 2020 - Twitter enjoyed Section 230 immunity for aiding and abetting defamation because plaintiffs' claims on that point did not transform Twitter into a party that created . . .
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How Portland has not demonstrated long-term commitment to a ban on facial recognition technologies
September 10, 2020 - Portland, Oregon yesterday passed a ban on facial recognition technology. Officials cited two primary reasons for the ban. First, current facial recognition technologies less accurately . . .
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What are the legal issues around web scraping?
September 9, 2020 - https://youtu.be/YA4eDamJz24 Web scraping is that activity where a party uses automated software to crawl the internet and copy data and other content, usually so that . . .
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YouTube creator’s misrepresentation case over DMCA takedown notices lacked certain key evidence
September 6, 2020 - Plaintiff ran a YouTube channel. Defendant sent takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to YouTube alleging that plaintiff infringed defendant's copyright. Plaintiff . . .
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Work Made For Hire – Part 3
August 26, 2020 - https://youtu.be/cEDVPXcoCDQ In a couple of recent blog posts we have covered work made for hire generally and have looked at how it is defined. Let's . . .
