2. CDA IMMUNITY
The Law
No provider or user of an
interactive computer service
shall be treated as the
publisher or speaker of any
information provided by
another content providers.
“By its plain language § 230
creates a federal immunity to
any cause of action that would
make service providers liable
for information originating with
a third-party user of the
service.”
Zeran v. American Online, Inc., 129 F.3d
3 2 7 , 3 3 0 ( 4 th C i r . 1 9 9 7 ) , c e r t . d e n i e d , 2 4
U.S. 937 (1998).
3. EXCEPTIONS
Roommates.com
Site developing questionnaire that
elicited potentially discriminatory
information from users rendered site
an internet content provider.
F a i r H o u s i n g v . R o o m a t e s . c o m , 4 8 9 F . 3 d 9 2 1 ( 9 th
Cir. 2007).
TheDirty.com
“the manner in which it is managed,
and the personal comments of
defendant . . ., the defendants have
specifically encouraged development
of what is offensive about the
content of the site.”
Jones v. Dirty World Entertainment, 840 F.
Supp.2d 1008 (E.D. Ky. 2012)
47 State Attorneys
General petitioned
Congress to exempt
state criminal laws from
Section 230
7. THE FOUR P S
P ROMINENCE
I s i t b i g e n o u g h f o r c o n s um ers t o
n o t i ce?
P RESENTATION
I s wo r d i n g a n d f o r m a t e a s y f o r
c o n s um ers t o u n d e rstan d?
P LACEMENT
I s i t wh e r e c o n s u m e r s wi l l l o o k ?
P ROXIMITY
Is it close to the claim it qualifies?
13. AMAZON TAX
Quill v North Dakota:
Adopts Bright Line Rule
under Due Process and
Commerce Clause: Need
Physical Presence in State
to Be Required to Collect
Sales Taxes
504 U.S. 298 (1992)
New York “Amazon Tax”.
Deemed to have in-state
presence if
Affiliate Marketers who
receive commissions
generate gross receipts in
excess of $10,000 during
preceding four quarters
14. AMAZON TAX
ALL EYES ON WASHINGTON
NEW YORK COURT PUNTS
UPHOLDS LAW
The world has changed dramatically in the last
two decades, and it may be that the physical
presence test is outdated. An entity may now
have a profound impact upon a foreign
jurisdiction solely through its virtual projection
via the Internet. That question, however, would
be for the United States Supreme Court to
consider.
Amazon has filed petition for cert.
Overstock.com v. New York, 20 NY3d 586 (2013).
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT
STRIKES DOWN LAW
Violates Internet Tax Fairness Act (47 USC
Section 151) by imposing discriminatory
obligations.
Performance Marketing Ass’n v Hamer, 2013 IL
114496 (2013).
15. AMAZON TAX
ALL EYES ON WASHINGTON
MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS
ACT STALLS IN THE HOUSE
Allow states to collect online sales
tax if they are part of Streamlined
Sales and Use Tax Agreement
Small Business Exemption
Passed Senate 69-27
Stalled in the House
17. VERIZON & WYNDHAM
NET NEUTRALITY
Verizon v FCC
Challenge to 2010 Open
Internet Order
Argued September 9 th
Verizon Communications Inc. v. Federal
Communications Commission, D.C. Cir., No.
11-1355
WYNDHAM HOTELS
Challenge to FTC Consent
Decree over Data Breach
.
Wyndham Moves to Dismiss:
The FTC has not published any rules
o r r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t m i g h t p r o vi d e t h e
b u s i n e s s c o m m u n i t y wi t h . . . n o t i c e
o f wh a t d a t a - s e c u r i t y p r o t e c t i o n s a
company must employ to comply
wi t h S e c t i o n 5 . . . .
Proponents Argue Many of
the Harms Net Neutrality
Sought to Prevent Are
Occurring
Data Caps, Discriminatory
Treatment
FTC v. W yndham W orldwide (No. Case 2:13 cv-01887-ES-SCM ) (D.N.J.)
18. IN BRIEF
ICANN gTLDs
Number of new gTLD applications
received: 1,930
Active applications: 1,814
Uber, AirBnB and other emerging
business models v. 20 th Century
Regulatory Regimes
ISP, Ad Network Copyright
Enforcement
CAN-SPAM turns 10
19. BENNET KELLEY
B e n n e t K e l l e y i s t h e f o u n d e r o f t h e I n t e r n e t L a w C e n t e r.
H e p r e vi o u s l y h a d wo r k e d i n - h o u s e wi t h i n t e r n e t m a r k e t i n g
a n d e - c o mm e r c e c o m p a n i e s s u c h a s Va l u e Cl i c k .
Internet Law Center
100 Wilshire #940
Santa Monica, CA 90401
www.internetlawcenter.net
Twitter: InternetLawCent
WPBlog: ILCCyberReport
H e i s t h e p u b l i s h e r o f t h e a wa r d - wi n n i n g n e ws l e t t e r C y b e r
Report and host of Cyber Law and Business Report on
W e b ma s t e r R a d i o . fm .
I n a d d i t i o n t o b e i n g Vi c e - C h a i r o f t h e Te c h n o l o g y, I n t e r n e t
a n d P r i va c y I n t e r e s t G r o u p o f t h e C a l i f o r n i a B a r I P L a w
S e c t i o n , B e n n e t p r e vi o u s l y s e r ve d a s C o - C h a i r o f t h e
B u s i n e s s L a w’s C yb e r s p a c e C o m m i t t e e wh e r e h e l e d t h e
e ff o r t t o c r e a t e a c yb e r s p a c e l a w p r i m e r f o r s t a t e
p o l i c ym a k e r s .
B e n n e t wa s s e l e c te d b y t h e U . S . D e p a r t me n t o f C o m m e r c e
t o p r e s e n t o n e - c o m me r c e i s s u e s a t t h e 1 7 t h U . S . - C h i n a
L e g a l E xc h a n g e i n C h i n a . H e a l s o wa s s e l e c te d b y a
leading NGO to participate in a discussion of internet law
wi t h l e a d i n g C h i n e s e n e t i z e n s .
B e n n e t g r a d u a t e d m a n g a c u m l a u d e f r o m G e o r g e to wn
U n i ve r s i t y L a w C e n t e r a n d i s a d m i t t e d i n C a l i f o r n i a , t h e
D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a a n d M a r yl a n d ( i n a c t i ve ) .