The annals of copyright decisions could provide a reasonably representative catalog of what our culture has been up to over the past 200 years. A Feb. 3 decision from the Southern District of New York is a case in point. It involves a sex-trafficking conspiracy, Tweets attacking a troubled crypto firm, and a claimed transfer of copyright ownership through a restitution order in a criminal case, all over an undercurrent of competing First Amendment and victim-privacy concerns.
- April 01, 2026Robert W. Clarida and Thomas Kjellberg
The Court held that intent is required and that mere awareness of infringement does not establish secondary liability.
March 31, 2026Benjamin West Janke and Ashley E. White and Jeremy D. Ray and Scott JohnsonThe Court held that intent is required and that mere awareness of infringement does not establish secondary liability.
March 31, 2026Benjamin West Janke and Ashley E. White and Jeremy D. Ray and Scott JohnsonThe increasing prevalence of cyberstalking, harmful deepfakes and online harassment is creating profound risks for individuals and organizations. So much so that Congress has implemented a federal statute designed to shift liability toward online platforms and provide victims with enforceable removal rights.
December 01, 2025Johnathan BridbordThe TAKE IT DOWN Act is the first federal legislation to address both unadulterated non-consensual intimate imagery and digital forgeries, marking a significant milestone in U.S. content regulation.
December 01, 2025Johnathan BridbordA federal appeals court departed from five sister circuits determining damages in a copyright infringement case, taking a position the Copyright Alliance called "a cruel joke."
November 01, 2024Adolfo PesqueraIn this article, we'll find out how search is changing because of advanced AI systems, the complex algorithms that power them, the key SEO practices that still matter, and what these changes mean for B2B content marketing.
October 01, 2024Melissa "Rogo" RogozinskiAs courts and discovery experts debate whether hyperlinked content should be treated the same as traditional attachments, legal practitioners are grappling with the technical and legal complexities of collecting, analyzing and reviewing these documents in real-world cases.
September 01, 2024Ryan Hemmel and Luke GrothThe ever-evolving digital marketing landscape, coupled with the industry-wide adoption of programmatic advertising, poses a significant threat to the effectiveness and integrity of digital advertising campaigns. This article explores various risks to digital advertising from pixel stuffing and ad stacking to domain spoofing and bots. It will also explore what should be done to ensure ad fraud protection and improve effectiveness.
September 01, 2024Cecily Uhlfelder and Robert DeWitteInstant access to the internet has made sharing photographs online easy. Unfortunately, this has opened the door to revenge porn. Revenge porn is a serious violation of privacy that can have devastating consequences for victims. How might a victim of revenge porn counteract posts of compromising photographs to social media?
September 01, 2024Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack











