The California Lawyers Association Intellectual Property Section’s Technology Internet and Privacy (“TIP”) Interest Group has two upcoming events. WED JUNE 6 (NOON PDT) – WEBINAR New Law, New Liability For User Generated Content: Can You Afford to Curate Content Under Congress’ Anti-Sex Trafficking Effort? Section 230 has long been a foundational part of the legal…
ERIC GOLDMAN ON SESTA AND CDA230 Listen On August 1st, Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced S.1693 – the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 which would amend the Communications Decency Act (SESTA). SESTA redefines child sex trafficking under 18 USC §1591 to include “knowing conduct by an individual or entity, by any means, that assists,…
Eric Goldman, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School, has been joined by 58 law professors in writing to Congress urging enactment a Federal anti-SLAPP law – the SPEAK FREE Act. Details of the legislation and signing professors are below. Securing Participation, Engagement, and Knowledge Freedom by Reducing Egregious…
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…
Eric Goldman’s Wife Has Lung Cancer Anyone who has ever asked what publication or blog they should follow if they want to learn about this emerging field of Internet Law,, I refer to Eric Goldman’s Blog (an ABA Blawg 100 blog). Eric heads the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University Law School and is…
LISTEN TO PODCAST (1) CLBR Featured Story In 107 episodes of Cyber Law and Business Report we have had members of Congress and other prominent elected officials along with industry thought leaders and fascinating individuals on the front lines over today’s fights over the internet. The people who have most impressed me are those who…
Zappos Browsewrap Agreement Unenforceable Zappos had sought to block a class action lawsuit stemming from its data breach earlier this year by reliance on terms and conditions requiring arbitration of such claims and prohibiting class actions. The problem is, however, is that Zappos’ terms and conditions are what is known as a “Browsewrap Agreement” in…
NEWS UPDATE & FOLLOW UP Google to Block YouTube Video in Brazil Google Brazil to Take Down Controversial Video Chief Arrested Over Video Google Brazil Chief Arrested Over YouTube Video Cal Enacts Anti-Social Media Snooping Law Praised by ACLU Prof Goldman is a critic See Backgrounder for May 16th CLBR on this topic FTC Watch…
Google to Lower Search Rank for Sites With High Take Down Requests Google stated that they will soon include in their search algorithm “the number of valid copyright removal notices we receive for any given site. Sites with high numbers of removal notices may appear lower in our results. This ranking change should help users find legitimate,…
Court Rejects Settlement in Facebook Sponsored Stories Settlement The class action lawsuit was brought in response to Facebook’s unauthorized use of user’s identities to advertise their products and called for a $10 million payment not to affected Facebook members but to privacy groups. The court said the parties must provide further detail why payment to…
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seems to be at the center of most major internet issues with its recently released and heavily criticized guide for endorsements by bloggers; the Red Flags Rule, the upcoming privacy town hall which will revive the debate over further privacy regulation (especially with respect to behavioral targeting) and the pending…
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