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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

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The term “link taxes” refer to the government compulsion of large Internet services, such as social media or search engines, to pay news media for indexing and publishing their headlines and links. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. #StopTheSADScheme. Does anyone care?

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John Doe Order Issued Against “Taarak Mehta” Infringers: Revisiting the Rights Vested in Fictional Characters

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Simply Life India (2023) (“Anil Kapoor”) (in paragraph 53), wherein the Court, had ruled in favour of safeguarding the distinct personality rights of celebrities, including the rights of endorsement and privacy, against widespread online exploitation and unauthorised commercial use. Malayala Manorama (1987), Raja Pocket Books v.

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Growth of Virtual Youtubers and IP Complications

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It varies from creating an alternate persona on a social media account to voicing an animated character in a movie. The issues pertaining to the rights of VTubers encompass rights to the design of the character, the privacy of the individual, licensing and taking inspiration from an existing character. 2d 119 (2d Cir.

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Announcing the 2022 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

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e-personation case (an edge case from a different era), and the decade-old social media e-discovery cases (mainstream CivPro by now). Taylor about true threats on social media. The Florida and Texas social media censorship laws and the associated court challenges. Social Media. Lopez (Cal.

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Announcing the 2021 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

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I’ve now framed it as a note about California’s consumer privacy laws. I did not add coverage of the Florida social media censorship law or NetChoice v. Part 312, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act’s Regulations. An Introduction to California’s Consumer Privacy Laws (CCPA & CPRA).

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Announcing the 2024 Edition of My Internet Law Casebook

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Second, the growing number of plaintiff wins against social media services (even if just overcoming MTDs), such as the addiction and sexual predation cases, are inconsistent with this ruling. Privacy Review: 16 C.F.R. Part 312, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act’s Regulations Overview of the E.U.’s Lopez (Cal.

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Two Separate Courts Reiterate That Online Age Authentication Mandates Are Unconstitutional

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In Arkansas, a law requiring parental consent before minors sign up for social media accounts didn’t survive intermediate scrutiny. 31, 2023) Arkansas’ law says minors need parental consent before creating social media accounts. A simple goal to state, but virtually impossible to implement constitutionally.