by Gary Nissenbaum | Jul 23, 2015 | Internet Law Blog
How Can The American Legal System Improve Its Approach To Policing And Regulating Digital Technology Without Unduly Stifling Innovation And Civil Liberties? ...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Feb 5, 2014 | Internet Law Blog
There have been a number of cases in which federal courts have been addressing the issue of peer to peer downloads of adult content. Most of the cases allege copyright infringement on a joint basis, i.e., that all the defendants who downloaded the content should be...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jan 21, 2014 | Internet Law Blog
Do internships at profit-making industries need to be paid? That question is currently being considered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The matter is on appeal from the decision of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Jan 21, 2014 | Internet Law Blog
What would you change about your Facebook™, Twitter™, Instagram™ or other social media sites if you knew you could be sued for using them? A case that could forever change the way we think about social media is currently before the Los Angeles Superior Court. It all...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Apr 23, 2013 | Internet Law Blog
Can you hyperlink yourself into a lawsuit? Do you need to fact check every article you reference in an Internet posting? In In re Philadelphia Newspapers v. Vahan H. Gureghian. 11-3257, 2012 WL 3038578 (3d Cir. July 26, 2012), the Philadelphia Inquirer (“Defendant”)...
by Gary Nissenbaum | Sep 19, 2012 | Internet Law Blog
Should a principal corporate officer be able to avail himself of the corporation’s liability shield which would protect his personal assets from suits arising from actions taken in his corporate capacity? When should a principal officer be held liable for the actions...