Socially Aware

May 23, 2024 - Defamation, IP, Right of Publicity, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Part 4 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin
Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight In our fourth installment of our six-part series examining Section 230—the segment of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from content created by third parties—we’ll examine
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August 17, 2020 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation, Right of Publicity
District Court in 3rd Circuit Sides with 9th Circuit: §230 Protects Social Platforms from State Law Intellectual Property Claims
By: Evangeline Phang
It is another win for social media platforms in the realm of the Communications Decency Act’s Section 230. In a case of first impression within the Third Circuit, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Hepp v. Facebook ruled that social media platforms are immune
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May 20, 2019 - Advertising, Trademark, Artificial Intelligence, Data Security, Hacking, Defamation, Fair Use, Litigation, Right of Publicity
Trademarks as hashtags; influencer sues company allegedly depicting him in an ad; new uses for AI technology
By: Aaron P. Rubin
A federal district court in California has added to the small body of case law addressing whether it’s permissible for one party to use another party’s trademark as a hashtag. The court held that, for several reasons, the 9th Circuit’s nominative fair use analysis
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March 21, 2019 - Advertising, Class Actions, Copyright, Right of Publicity
What’s in a (User)Name?
By: Aaron P. Rubin
As consumers increasingly communicate and interact through social media platforms, courts have had to grapple with how to apply existing laws to new ways of communicating, as well as disseminating and using content. Sometimes, however, traditional legal standards apply to these new platforms in
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Topic Archives: Right of Publicity

Part 4 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin

District Court in 3rd Circuit Sides with 9th Circuit: §230 Protects Social Platforms from State Law Intellectual Property Claims

By: Evangeline Phang

Trademarks as hashtags; influencer sues company allegedly depicting him in an ad; new uses for AI technology

By: Aaron P. Rubin

What’s in a (User)Name?

By: Aaron P. Rubin