In April, the 9th Circuit again affirmed that scraping data from a public website did not by itself constitute a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). HiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corporation, Case No. No. 17-16783 (9th Cir. April 18, 2022). See Ninth Circuit Again Holds Data Scraping From Public Websites Not…
In December 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 (CASE Act), which directed the Copyright Office to establish the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). As explained by the Copyright Office, the CCB is a three-member tribunal within the Office that provides an “efficient and user-friendly option to resolve certain copyright disputes that…
The New EU Copyright Directive with John Wierzbicki, Director Witkin Legal Institute Wednesday, May 8th at Noon Pacific Time Dial-in number 855-520-7605 / Passcode 1211276419# Private Chatroom During Call Background Materials The Painting to the Left Represents . . . “The Scream” by Edvard Munch. A depiction of the sky in Norway following the eruption of the Krakota…
The Internet Law Center’s award-winning newsletter featuring the debate over online privacy sparked by the California Consumer Privacy Act is below.
Director Annie Goldson on Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web The Film Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web premiered last month at South by Southwest. Will you illegally download the docuKim Dotcom – Caught in the Web?https://t.co/8cqjz3mmbx — Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) March 7, 2017 Reviews: Goldson has produced a rare thing: a documentary about a controversial…
The island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (which is approximately 216-miles east of the U.S. Virgin Islands) has had a 14-year legal battle with the United States stemming from the U.S. prohibition of foreign online gambling operations which devastated what was once a $3.4 billion industry in Antigua. In 2004, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled…
DOC Releases Digital Valedictory The Department of Commerce has released a report “Enabling Growth and Innovation in the Digital Economy,” which it describes as a chronicle of the Commerce Department’s efforts in support of the digital economy over the course of the Obama Administration in areas of a free and open internet, privacy and intellectual property. The report…
The Justice Department has issued a report on steps to report on how to report Copyright Infringement, Trademark Counterfeiting, and Trade Secret Theft. It is posted below.
The Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force, comprised of representatives of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and other Commerce Department agencies, has released a “White Paper on Remixes, First Sale, and Statutory Damages: Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy.” The most far reaching recommondations of…
Remember Megaupload? The file hosting and sharing site, which once was the 13th most visited site on the Internet, was shut down by the Justice Department in 2012 as part of a criminal complaint alleging copyright infringement, rackeering and money laundering. The Justice Department claims that downloads of pirated movies and music through Megaupload at…
9th Circuit Holds DMCA Take Down Notices Must Account for Fair Use In 2007, Stephanie Lenz posted the video below (“Lets Go Crazy #1”) of her son dancing to Prince’s “Lets Go Crazy”. Universal filed a DMCA take down request. After Lenz filed a counter-notification, the video was restored over Universal’s objections. Working with the…
9th Circuit Reverses “Innocence of Muslims” Ban In July 2012 a trailer for the film, “The Innocence of Muslims” was released on YouTube and sparked outrage in the Islamic community that included protests that resulted in over 50 deaths and Fatwas and death threats for movie participants. It was banned in a number of Islamic…
9th Circuit’s Controversial “Innocence of the Muslims” Ruling The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a controversial decision orderingr that Google take down the controversial video “Innocence of the Muslims” which caused demonstrations across the Muslim world and contributed to the assault on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The case was brought by Cindy Lee…
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