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California Appellate Court Finds Inaccessible Website Violates ADA

The ruling from the Second District Court of Appeal upholds an injunction forcing a Los Angeles restaurant to make its website accessible with screen reader technology, which the visually impaired use to browse the internet.
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Appellate Panel Ponders How the First Amendment Applies to YouTube

A nonprofit video producer founded by political commentator Dennis Prager argued that a Ninth Circuit panel should revive its claims that YouTube violated its First Amendment rights by restricting access to some of its videos.
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New York Law Journal

Contributory Infringement Liability: An Increasingly Potent Weapon in the Arsenal of Apparel Manufacturers

In the last few years, copyright and trademark owners have slowly but surely gained traction in federal appellate courts by arguing that Internet service providers can bear responsibility for the infringing activities of those who use their services, if they have some knowledge of specific infringing conduct and fail to take simple measures to lessen the damage caused.
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Texas Lawyer

Amid Sex Trafficking Suit, Facebook Ordered to Pause App That Deletes Browsing History

The Jane Doe plaintiff alleged that when she was 16, someone sex trafficked her through the Facebook platform. Her lawsuit alleged that Facebook knows it has a sex trafficking problem but has done nothing to protect children on the platform. Facebook denies the allegations.
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9th Circuit Finds Defunct Website Immune From User's Drug-Related Death

The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday held that The Ultimate Software Group Inc., a company behind a website which allowed Wesley Greer to connect with a drug dealer who sold him fentanyl-laced heroin, fell within the broad immunity afforded to interactive computer services under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Protecting Internet Inventions: Four Different Paths

Internet inventions come in four major categories, each with a different way of best protecting it.
9 minute read

The Recorder

In LGBTQ Lawsuit, YouTube Faces Familiar Legal Foe in Browne George Ross

Peter Obstler, partner at bicoastal litigation boutique Browne George Ross, this week filed suit against the video hosting platform on behalf of a class of LGBTQ plaintiffs. Obstler and the firm also represent a nonprofit founded by political commentator Dennis Prager in a lawsuit claiming YouTube discriminates against political conservatives.
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Calif. High Court: Online Businesses Face Same Standard as Brick-and-Mortar Stores Under State Civil Rights Law

The California Supreme Court has revived a lawsuit bankruptcy lawyer Robert White filed against online payment company Square Inc., holding that "visiting a website with intent to use its services is, for purposes of standing, equivalent to presenting oneself for services at a brick-and-mortar store."
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The Recorder

Facebook's Facial Recognition Could Violate 'Privacy Interests,' Appeals Court Rules

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld certification of a class of Illinois users who claim Facebook's facial recognition violates the state's biometrics law.
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The Recorder

Judge Questions Why Takedown Not Enough in Watch Tower's Quest to ID Reddit User

“The poster is outside the territory of the U.S.; the church's main concerns have been addressed by the takedown,” said Judge James Donato at a hearing Thursday morning. “Isn’t that enough to call it a day?”
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