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Tag: Section 230

Posted on June 17, 2021September 10, 2023 Section 230

The Section 230 Illusion

My first contribution to the newly reconfigured Human Events: NEW: The Section 230 Illusion. Publisher or Platform? What if it doesn’t matter? Check out the... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Internet Law

Section 230 attacks get nowhere, but forests still shrink

A court seems, according to this synopsis by Eric Goldman, to lay it out straight in dismissing a case brought in California against Craigslist. The... Read more

Posted on October 17, 2019 Internet Law

The latest on 47 USC 230

Catchy title, eh? Well, I’ll leave it to Eugene Volokh to explain: This statute immunizes Internet Service Providers, Web site operators, and others from being... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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