Do the courts have the ability to subpoena user identity information from Instagram? Can a person file a lawsuit against the operators of an Instagram page for defamation? An advertising executive was fired after being posted about on an Instagram account, Diet Madison Avenue. The account is known for outing sexual harassment…
Is a warrant required for law enforcement to access a suspect’s location information generated by the suspect’s cell phone? Would obtaining such data violate a person’s Fourth Amendment rights? In this blog, we will be discussing whether a warrant is required for law enforcement to access a user’s location information…
For this week’s blog post, we will be discussing a recently decided copyright law case, in which a foreign broadcaster was held liable for violating the Copyright Act when they allowed United States users to access copyrighted material through a video-on-demand website. The specific case is Spanski Enterprises, Inc. v.…
For this week’s blog post, we will be continuing with a discussion of another recently decided Supreme Court case. Specifically, we will cover United States v. Microsoft Corporation, and talk about the ramification’s the Court’s decision has on the world of internet technology. This case involves user data privacy rights…
For this month’s blog posts, we will be discussing some of the most recent Supreme Court cases that have been decided this year. Specifically, we will address cases that are likely to have an impact on internet, e-commerce, technology, business, and cybersecurity laws. We will start with a discussion of…
Cyberbullying in schools is one of the most troubling activities currently plaguing our educational system. When children are bullied, they can’t focus, they don’t feel that they fit in, and they often lose interest in school. This creates absenteeism, depression, and even suicide among school-age children and teenagers in our…
This month on our blog we have been talking about internet law related legislation and development. This week will continue the topic with a discussion of artificial intelligence and privacy issues. Specifically, we will talk about Google’s new Duplex technology, which allows users to make appointments, book reservations, and call…
In our first June blog post, we discussed a bill passed by the State Senate which would provide net neutrality rules for ISPs in the State of California. We continue this week with the theme of internet regulating laws being proposed in our state. The California Consumer Privacy Act of…
On May 30, 2018, the California State Senate voted to pass a bill that will ensure net neutrality on the internet in the State of California. With the FCC’s repealing of Obama-era net neutrality rules going into effect on June 11, 2018, California’s bill will provide for continued net neutrality…
Mentioned in passing, in our first December blog post is another potential pitfall for operators of Internet-based services such as websites or applications. This one pitfall in particular comes out of the State of California. However, given the role of the internet as a wide-spread source of information, this is…