Two Northern District of California courts handed down decisions last week in two key copyright lawsuits that challenged the use of copyrighted print and digital books in training the large language models (LLMs) that are at...more
7/3/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Books ,
California ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Machine Learning ,
Summary Judgment ,
Transformative Use
Keypoint: In this post: (1) The Ninth Circuit holds essentially any website can be sued in California; (2) two courts limit pen registry claims; (3) courts split on whether privacy policies establish consent for wiretapping...more
5/7/2025
/ Appeals ,
California ,
Consent ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In this post: (1) California considers a “commercial exception” to wiretapping and pen registry laws; (2) a rise in federal wiretapping claims against websites; (3) more courts impose “knowledge or intent”...more
4/15/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
ECPA ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
VPPA ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In this post: (1) How a privacy policy can defeat a plaintiff’s “delayed discovery” argument; (2) Two CA state courts reject plaintiffs’ allegations concerning personal jurisdiction; (3) Three courts dismiss PR/TT...more
3/11/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Discovery ,
Personal Information ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking
Welcome to the twentieth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation report. We prepare these reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. After our expansive...more
2/18/2025
/ California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
VPPA ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Keypoint: In the wake of a recent California decision that allowed claims alleging use of chat functionality on website violated California wiretapping laws, three California district courts have dismissed nearly identical...more