Category: Internet Law

Plaintiff sued defendants YouTube and Google for breach of contract, claiming that defendants violated their Terms of Service by removing and restricting plaintiff’s uploaded content without prior notice or cause. Plaintiff argued that defendants’ actions went against their agreement, which governed plaintiff’s use of the platform and the operation of plaintiff’s channels. Defendants moved to…

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I’m continuing my coverage of my 20 year blogiversary. I asked readers how their information consumption practices had changed in the past 20 years. Some of their responses: __ “I’m definitely online more. I didn’t even have a cell phone 20 years ago, and definitely not a smart phone. I still use desktop more than…

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Amazon faces allegations of unauthorized data collection in violation of federal and state privacy laws, including a first-of-its-kind claim under Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”). The MHMDA restricts businesses from collecting, sharing, or selling any-health related information about a consumer without their consent of “valid authorization”, going beyond the typical protections provided by…

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Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care. Trending in February: Interstate compacts Telepharmacy services Veterinary services Telehealth practice standards A CLOSER LOOK Proposed Legislation & Rulemaking: North Dakota proposed…

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The Queen’s University Board of Trustees last week rejected efforts to require divestment of the university’s endowment and investment funds from companies conducting business with or in the State of Israel and declined to implement a negative screening process for future investments. The decision, which adopted a review committee’s assessment, stands as one of the…

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Originally posted 2013-01-22 13:31:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Manhattan has been compelled to expand skyward because of the absence of any other direction in which to grow. This, more than any other thing, is responsible for its physical majesty. It is to the nation what the white church spire is to the village-the…

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ICANN is set to kill off its unpopular 60-day transfer lock policy, following a vote at ICANN 82 in Seattle this week. The GNSO Council yesterday voted to accept the final report of its Transfer Policy working group, a mammoth 163-page document that contains 47 recommendations affecting all areas of domain transfers. The removal of…

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In 2011, two women established a public Facebook group where parents and community members could discuss matters related to the Los Lunas, New Mexico school district. This online forum served as a space for open dialogue about local education issues for seven years before drawing administrative attention. In 2018, the district’s superintendent discovered the group…

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I don’t normally start my blog posts with a meme, but this one tells you everything you need to know: * * * This blog post concerns the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC), passed by the California legislature in 2022. The law cloned-and-revised the UK’s AADC. As the judge says resignedly, “Taking these provisions directly…

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Months of relentless antisemitism seems to have finally sparked a response in a growing number of countries with political initiatives in the United States, Australia, France and Germany aimed at countering Jew hatred not seen in generations. While Canadian leaders have too often mistaken tweets for action, that could change this week as politicians, law…

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