The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was a landmark law enacted to regulate content on the internet. The purpose of the legislation was to regulate indecent and obscene material online, but it is most relevant today...more
5/28/2021
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Communications Decency Act ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Liability ,
Online Platforms ,
PACT Act ,
SAFE Act ,
Section 230 ,
Social Media ,
Third-Party
In This Issue -
Section 230 and the Future of Content Moderation -
We analyze Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the 1996 law that provides a legal shield for internet providers from content created by their...more
5/26/2021
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Communications Decency Act ,
Copyright ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
FOSTA ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Online Platforms ,
Oracle v Google ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 101 ,
Section 230 ,
Software Developers ,
The Copyright Act ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Uniform Trade Secrets Acts
In a ruling that affirms the immunity of user-generated content platforms from suit for removing content from their sites, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously held that Section 230 of the...more