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2nd Circuit Rules CDA Section 230 Protects Vimeo Over Deleted User Account

Online Platforms Provided Significant Discretion Over What They Choose to Delete on Their Systems On 11 March 2021, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously upheld a ruling issued from the Southern District in New York that dismissed a lawsuit brought by James Domen…

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Audible Agrees to Delay Rollout of Audiobooks Caption Feature Pending Court Ruling After Big Publishers Sue for Copyright Infringement

Seven of the US’ largest book publishing companies sued Audible, Inc. for copyright infringement in anticipation of Audible’s rollout of a new captions feature to their audiobooks.  The complaint, filed in federal court in the Southern District of New York on 23 August 2019 alleges that Audible’s planned inclusion of…

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3rd Circuit to Review Decision That Could Shutter Online Marketplaces

CDA 230 Does Not Protect Online Businesses From Product Liability Claims Related to 3rd-Party Vendors The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to review en banc a controversial panel decision issued last month over the liability of online marketplaces for the goods they sell.  The 3rd Circuit panel’s order…

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Don’t Kill the Golden Goose: Communications Decency Act (CDA) Section 230 Fosters Internet Innovation

Politicians on both sides of the aisle in the US face mounting pressure to curtail the limitations on liability for online activity provided by Section 230 of the 1997 Communications Decency Act (DCA).  47 US Code Section 230 is the primary law that allows online companies like Facebook, Twitter, Amazon,…

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The Contract Behind the Curtain: A Glimpse into the San Francisco Ballet Dancer’s Contract

If you are also a ballet geek, you may find the Basic Agreement between the San Francisco Ballet and the American Guild of Musical Artists fascinating. I wrote an article highlighting some of the more interesting terms in this collective bargaining agreement that is signed by every ballet dancer (and…

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