This week, TikTok was sued by a dozen states, adding to their legal woes. The DOJ is reportedly considering a breakup of Google. Finally, the Verge had a good summary of the WordPress.org feud between their CEO Mett Mullenweg and the WP Engine platform. TikTok Sued By States DOJ Considering Google Breakup WordPress Feud With…
Category: Antitrust
Links for Week of August 9, 2024
This week, Google Search and Advertising were ruled to be a monopoly. Further, Interisle published their 4th annual survey on the scope and distribution of Phishing. It’s interesting reading to see where and how these phishing websites are hosted. Google Antitrust Ruling Study on Phishing
Links for Week of April 26, 2024
This week, the US signed into law a ban on ByteDance owning TikTok as part of an appropriations bill; the company has 270 days to sell off TikTok or lose access to the US market. Edward Zitron published an interesting article, looking through emails produced during the antitrust case, explaining what went wrong behind the…
Links for Week of October 6, 2023
This week, I liked Professor Eric Goldman’s post regarding the “Schedule-A Defendants” cases which are ongoing. In this one, the court looked at the merits of the trademark which was asserted, namely an emoji, and found for the defendant. In other news, the US v. Google antitrust case is ongoing. Trademark Litigation US v. Google…
Links for Week of September 29, 2023
This week, Bloomberg published an interesting overview on the copyright liability for using generative AI. In antitrust news, the FTC filed its case against Amazon this week. And, the FCC announced its intention to try to return to prior positions on Net Neutrality. Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Antitrust Net Neutrality
Links for Week of September 22, 2023
This week, I liked the commentary on AI and Copyright protection that Timothy Lee posted at Ars Technica. Dr. Guadamuz had an interesting take on whether one of the authors of a comic book could place the entire work into the public domain, testing the limits of joint ownership. Also, there was interesting reporting on…
Links for Week of September 15, 2023
This week, the antitrust trial against Google got underway. I liked Cathy Gellis’s article at Techdirt about the DC Circuit case involving Public Resource. Further, I thought it was interesting that Volkswagen changed its mind about having its own TLD. Antitrust Copyright Top Level Domains
Links for Week of August 11, 2023
This week, there are rumblings that the FTC’s ongoing investigation of Amazon will result in antitrust charges, likely next week. Also, Professor Goldman announced the 2023 edition of his Internet Law Casebook. Amazon and Antitrust Internet Law Casebook
Links for Week of September 16, 2022
Social Media https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/meta-tiktok-youtube-and-twitter-senate-hearing/ Antitrust https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/14/california-amazon-antitrust-lawsuit/ Internet Governance https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/15/eu-cyber-resilience-act-draft/ Trademark https://mashable.com/article/apple-iphone-14-dynamic-island-trademark-jamaica
Links for Week of September 9, 2022
Here’s the link to my interview with the 808 Podcast on Social Media Policies: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6973641587012644864/ Antitrust https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/08/content-moderation-blows-up-journalism-antitrust-bill-00055556 Privacy https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/efforts-to-id-tulsa-race-massacre-victims-raise-privacy-issues/