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Court Dismisses School Districts’ Lawsuits Over Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Cases

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The school districts’ claims include negligence and public nuisance. Here, we get a direct hit on the issue, indicating the difficulties of extending nuisance doctrines online. ” A Florida school district also alleged that student damaged a sink while acting out. Case citation : In re Social Media Cases , JCCP 5255 (Cal.

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How Fair Use Helps Bloggers Publish Their Research (Cross-Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Bloggers often pay attention to issues that are too niche-y or esoteric for mainstream media coverage, and bloggers can provide expert commentary and repositories of source materials on fast-moving topics. Publishing these materials can create substantial legal risk for research-focused bloggers, including the risk of copyright infringement.

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Are Courts Finally Getting Fed Up With Copyright Shakedowns?

Copyright Lately

Liebowitz is probably the best known example of a copyright troll, a moniker that one circuit court defined as a someone who brings “strategic infringement claims of dubious merit in the hope of arranging prompt settlements with defendants who would prefer to pay modest or nuisance settlements rather than be tied up in expensive litigation.”.

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Using AI Artwork to Avoid Copyright Infringement

Copyright Lately

The point is to stay far enough away from the line that you won’t even trigger a nuisance claim. AI-generated art is a controversial topic, and as always, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles D’Avignon. Is it infringing? Perhaps not, but do you really want to find out?

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Section 230 Preempts Claims Against Omegle–M.H. v. Omegle

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

2710; (4) intrusion upon seclusion; (5) negligence; (6) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (7) ratification/vicarious liability; and (8) public nuisance. I will have more to say on this topic in a very lengthy FOSTA roundup blog post stuck in my queue. Omegle moved to dismiss on Section 230 grounds, which the court grants.