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Will Italy's Conviction of Google Execs Stick?

I've no doubt that CMLP blog readers, fellow netizens that you are, are well aware of an Italian court's conviction last week of three Google executives for invasion of privacy of an Italian teenager.

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Philly, Don't Blame Facebook for Missing the Snowball Fight Invite

I understand you're upset, Philadelphia. Plans for a "flash mob" snowball fight last week got out of control. Scores of teenagers stormed a local mall and nearby streets

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Just Say No to the Sewer: Section 230 No Obstacle to Editing Comments

If you're a fan of high-tech gadgets or Internet drama, you might have noticed the brouhaha brewing at Engadget this week. Long known for its comment sections ranking just above the YouTube level on the scale of man's inhumanity to man, the site prompted a new wave of bile last week with its coverage of Apple's iPad announcement.

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What’s in the Box?! Piercing the Pointless Secrecy of ACTA

I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you. – Tom Cruise, Top Gun

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Yet Another Plaintiff Faceplant, Thanks to Section 230

I am constantly impressed with plaintiffs' hapless charges against the nearly impenetrable immunity that is Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“Section 230”). Time and time again, angry plaintiffs bring suit against websites because some unknown third party posted questionable, if not illegal, material. And time and time again, those claims are stymied by Section 230, which grants the websites immunity from liability for those third-party postings. Seriously

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Sorry Jack Thompson, Your Comprehension of Section 230 Is in Another Castle!

On this blog, I typically write about frivolous or ill-considered lawsuits. In the long, long ago, before I came to law school, I wrote about video games.

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Florida

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Canadian Court Rejects Defamation Liability for Hyperlinks: Crookes v. Newton

IP Osgoode alerts us to an interesting decision from the Court of Appeal for British Columbia that has important implicatio

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Another One Bites the Dust: Roommates as a Hail Mary for Frivolous Lawsuits

Yet another lawsuit that probably should never have been brought has been dismissed due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ("

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California

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I Feel Like I’m Taking Crazy Pills: EU’s Latest ACTA Proposal Outlaws the Internet

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NYU Law Professor Charged With Criminal Libel in French Court for Refusing to Take Down Critical Book Review

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Philly, Don't Blame Facebook for Missing the Snowball Fight Invite

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Just Say No to the Sewer: Section 230 No Obstacle to Editing Comments

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What’s in the Box?! Piercing the Pointless Secrecy of ACTA

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Yet Another Plaintiff Faceplant, Thanks to Section 230

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Sorry Jack Thompson, Your Comprehension of Section 230 Is in Another Castle!

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Canadian Court Rejects Defamation Liability for Hyperlinks: Crookes v. Newton

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Another One Bites the Dust: Roommates as a Hail Mary for Frivolous Lawsuits

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