Posts tagged with "social media"
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Website operator not liable under Wiretap Act for allowing Meta to intercept visitor communications
March 5, 2024 - Plaintiffs asserted that defendant healthcare organization inadequately protected the personal and health information of visitors to defendant’s website. In particular, plaintiffs alleged that unauthorized third . . .
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Kids Online Safety Act: Quick Facts
February 16, 2024 - What is KOSA? Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal have introduced a new version of KOSA - the Kids Online Safety Act, which seeks to protect minors . . .
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How do you sort out who owns a social media account used to promote a business?
June 19, 2023 - Imagine this scenario - a well-known founder of a company sets up social media accounts that promote the company's products. The accounts also occasionally display . . .
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Does tagging the wrong account in an Instagram post show actual confusion in trademark litigation?
December 20, 2022 - In a recent trademark infringement case, the court considered whether Instagram users tagging photos of one product with the account of another company's product was . . .
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Can a person be liable for retweeting a defamatory tweet?
May 12, 2022 - Under traditional principles of defamation law, one can be liable for repeating a defamatory statement to others. Does the same principle apply, however, on social . . .
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Old social media posts violated trade dress infringement injunction
January 18, 2022 - The parties in the case of H.I.S.C., Inc. v. Franmar are competitors, each making garden broom products. In earlier litigation, the defendant filed a counterclaim . . .
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Twitter account hacked, chaos ensued, but no legal claims stuck
October 25, 2018 - Plaintiff owned a Twitter account and operated a related blog. Plaintiff used the Twitter account to drive traffic and revenue to the blog, conduct business . . .
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California Supreme Court rejects Yelp takedown injunction
July 3, 2018 - The Supreme Court of California ruled that Yelp could not be ordered to remove defamatory reviews from its website because federal law immunized it from . . .
