Archive for the ‘It Wasn't Me! Secondary Liability Online’ Category

CSS3 and Secondary Liability for Unauthorized Distribution of Fonts

Monday, April 14th, 2008

The Internet has created interesting copyright law questions for many different kinds of media, from the photographs in Kelly v. Arriba Soft to the audio recordings in A&M Records v. Napster.  Typically these cases turn on whether the defendant--typically the trailblazing operator of some new Internet-based service--has distributed the plaintiff's copyrighted ...

JuicyCampus and the Limits of Section 230

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

JuicyCampus is an Internet forum that encourages visitors to post gossip and rumors relating to people at any of a number of colleges and universities in the U.S. (currently 59). The operators of the website purport to offer complete anonymity to posters by way of IP address masking and ...