Technology & Marketing Law Blog
The Ninth Circuit Wrecked Internet Jurisdiction Law…And For What?–Briskin v. Shopify
Relitigating hiQ Labs and Scraping Through the Lens of the DMCA 1201 Anti-Circumvention (Guest Blog Post)
It Takes a Lot for 512(f) Claims to Survive a Motion to Dismiss–Cordova v. Huneault
TikTok Isn’t a U.S. State Actor (So Far)–Brooks v. TikTok
Salesforce Still Can’t Avoid Tertiary Liability FOSTA Claims–GG v. Salesforce
Ninth Circuit Deletes RNC’s Lawsuit Over Gmail’s Spam Filter–RNC v. Google
Greer Burns Law Firm Sanctioned for “Willfully Abusive” and “Egregious” SAD Scheme Judge-Shopping
What Does It Mean to Make a Voice Call in a Post-Telephone World?–Howard v. RNC
AT&T Blocks T-Mobile’s Data Portability Efforts (Guest Blog Post)
Copyright Takedown Notices Don’t Require Services to Find and Remove Other Identical Copies–Athos v. YouTube
DMCA 512(c) Safe Harbor Applies to Embedding–Harrington v. Pinterest
2025 Internet Law Year-in-Review
A Massive Roundup of Section 230 Decisions
Schedule A: Ten Notable Developments in 2025 (Guest Blog Post)
Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup)
Texas Judge Enjoins App Store Authentication Law–CCIA and SEAT v. Paxton
Google Can Assert a DMCA 512(d) Defense–Cengage v. Google (Catch-Up Post)
Appeals Court Accepts That the “Water” Emoji Can Be Slang for Methamphetamine–U.S. v. Reed
District Court Again Rejects Plaintiffs’ Attempts to Manufacture Common Law Notice-and-Takedown Duties–Bogard v. TikTok
Courts Enjoin Internet Censorship Laws in Louisana and Arkansas
OnlyFans Defeats “Chatter Scam” Claim–N.Z. v. Fenix
Post-Mortem of a Misguided Logo Trademark Lawsuit–LegalForce v. Internet Brands
Second Circuit Rejects Email Service on Chinese Defendants in Baby Shark SAD Scheme Case
Is Blogging a “Recreational Activity”?–Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple
Are Robots.txt Instructions Legally Binding?–Ziff Davis v. OpenAI
COVID Jawboning Lawsuit Dismissed (For Now)–Dressen v. Flaherty
Court Authorizes Unmasking Subpoena in Copyright Case–In re DMCA Subpoena to GoDaddy
Visa Isn’t Liable for Underenforcing Its No-Surcharge Rule–Williams v. Visa
Copyright Lawsuits Over Embedding Are Still a Thing
Extortion Claims Against Ripoff Report Can Proceed–Selker v. Xcentric
11th Circuit Sidesteps the SAD Scheme’s Problems–Ain Jeem v. Schedule A
Another Shill Article Tries to Normalize the SAD Scheme
YouTuber Loses Account Suspension Case Again–Hall v. YouTube
Challenge to Maryland’s “Kid Code” Survives Motion to Dismiss–NetChoice v. Brown
Court Sanctions Plaintiff’s Lawyer for Unverified Claims That the Defendant Was Hiding–Guangzhou Youlan Technology Co. Ltd. v. Onbrill World
Twitter’s TOS Formation Upheld–Taddeo-Waite v. X
Third Circuit Rejects a Meta Pixels Case–Cole v. Quest Diagnostics
Emoji Evidence Errors Don’t Undo a Murder Conviction–People v. Harmon
Terminated User Loses Lawsuit Against Facebook–Hunt v. Meta
The Initial Interest Confusion Doctrine Refuses to Die
‘Initial Interest Confusion’ Is More of a Vibe Than a Credible Legal Doctrine–Penn State v. Vintage Brand
Colorado’s Mandatory Social Media “Warning Labels” Are Unconstitutional–NetChoice v. Weiser
Addiction Lawsuit Against TikTok Can Proceed in Nevada–TikTok v. Nevada District Court
Court Dismisses Discrimination Claims from Facebook User Who Didn’t Get Wanted (?) Ads–Shah v. Woodbury
Using a Meme in Your Advertising? Clear the Publicity Rights–FJerry v. Oasis Energy
Another Facebook Account Termination, Another Failed Lawsuit–Karam v. Meta
Copyright Claims Over Content Syndication Sniping Can Proceed–Next Impulse v. NewsBreak
SAD Scheme Cases Are a Cesspool of IP Owner Overreaches–Nike v. Quanzhou Yiyi Shoe Industry
Copyright Takedown Notices May Be Affecting Your Washing Machine Options–Ningbo Yituo v. GoPlus
Section 230 Applies to Scammy Ads–Glazer v. Facebook
Section 230 Preempts Predator Access Claims Against Apple, Snap, and Verizon–Joan Doe v. Snap
Online TOS Formation Cases Make My Head Hurt
If You Could Cast a Spell to Create a New Law School Course, What Would You Create?
My Testimony Against Mandatory Online Age Authentication
District of New Jersey Adopts SAD Scheme Standing Order
Patient’s Negative Review of Her Dentist Wasn’t a “Matter of Public Concern”–J&D Dental v. Hou
The Wrap Taxonomy Vexes the Judge in the LinkedIn Insight Tag Cases
Court “Sanctions” SAD Scheme Judge Shopping—Crimpit v. Schedule A Defendants
Court Fetishizes Facebook’s TOS Statement That It Takes “Appropriate” Content Moderation Actions–Calise v. Meta
Chicago-Kent SAD Scheme Symposium TOMORROW
When Does Content Moderation Trigger Direct Copyright Infringement?–LoopNet v. CREXi (Catch-up Post)
512(f) Claim Sent to Trial (Which Didn’t Happen)–Leszczynski v. Kitchen Cube
Another TOS Formation Fails–Carruth v. Big Little Feelings
512(f) Doesn’t Support Preliminary Injunction–BViral v. TheSoul
Amicus Brief Urges Seventh Circuit to Award Attorneys’ Fees in SAD Scheme Case–Louis Poulsen v. Lightzey
Section 230 Applies to Surreptitiously Recorded Video–Does 1-9 v. Pornhub and xHamster