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Court Preliminarily Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Consent for Children’s Social Media Usage–NetChoice v. Yost

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

That decision could have significant implications for this case as well as all other First Amendment challenges of states’ efforts to censor social media.] AG Yost disingenuously argued that the law enhances parents’ control over their children’s contracts. I previously blogged the TRO.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The last time we blogged this case , the district court had sided with JLM, initially restricting Gutman’s use of the social media accounts and then awarding control over the accounts to JLM. What does a 200+ year old fox have to say about who owns social media accounts?). ” (Cite to Pierson v.

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California Court Issues Another Noteworthy Decision Dismissing Breach of Contract and Tort Claims in Web Scraping Dispute

JD Supra Law

On May 9, 2024, a California district court dismissed, with leave to amend, the complaint brought by social media platform X Corp. May 9, 2024)). Back in January 2024, a California court in another. By: Proskauer - New Media & Technology formerly Twitter) against data provider Bright Data Ltd.

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Court Enjoins Ohio’s Law Requiring Parental Approval for Children’s Social Media Accounts–NetChoice v. Yost

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Ohio enacted a law, the “ Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act ,” Ohio Rev. Obviously, these definitions reach most user-generated content (UGC) services, not just “social media” in the classic sense. Recall the term “social media” is literally in the bill title).

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Elon Musk’s Gifts to Web Scrapers (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

— Bright Data has long sold the data of all the major social media companies. sued Bright Data for trespass to chattels, breach of contract, tortious interference with a contract, violation of California Business and Professions Code Section 17200, and misappropriation. May 9, 2024). March 25, 2024).

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A Peek Into the Long Tail of Facebook’s Litigation Docket

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2024 WL 2260718 (M.D. May 17, 2024) I’m blogging this one for completeness because I remain fascinated by the incredible futility of account termination/content removal lawsuits. This case got a little media coverage in October. Facebook , 2024 WL 2260363 (D. May 15, 2024) A followup to this post.

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Private School Too Public With Photographs

BYU Copyright Blog

Private School Too Public With Photographs Joshua Potter April 01, 11:19 AM April 01, 11:22 AM In March 2024, professional photographer Mando Morlos ("Morlos") filed a Complaint alleging that St. Francis High School - Salesian College Preparatory ("St. Morlos and St.