Monthly Archives: April 2023

27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Panel 2: Will the DSA Achieve a “Brussels Effect”?

Posted on April 7, 2023 by rtushnet

 Moderator: Martin Senftleben, University of Amsterdam Copyright Law and/or/vs. a ‘Brussels Effect’ for the Digital Services Act Jennifer Urban, Berkeley Law School The Brussels Effect claim is descriptive, not predictive—can it apply to the DSA? Criteria favoring a Brussels Effect … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA: Keynote and copyright interactions

Posted on April 7, 2023 by rtushnet

Opening Keynote by Irene Roche-Laguna of the European Commission’s DGCONNECT group on origins and aspirations for the DSA People thought it couldn’t be done; didn’t know whether it would be a directive or a regulation. But took only 6 months … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

27th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Symposium: From the DMCA to the DSA—A Transatlantic Dialogue on Online Platform Liability and Copyright Law

Posted on April 7, 2023 by rtushnet

Tutorial “The EU Digital Services Act – Overview and Central Features” General DSA Architecture and Approach      Martin Senftleben, University of Amsterdam Formally, the safe harbor system is still in place for mere conduit, caching and hosting services for third-party information … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

lidocaine suits find pain point as judge dismisses claim

Posted on April 4, 2023 by rtushnet

 Prescott v. Rite Aid Corp., — F.Supp.3d —-, 2023 WL 2753899, No. 22-cv-05798-VC (N.D. Cal. Apr. 3, 2023) Breaking with several previous cases, this court holds that Rite Aid’s “Maximum Strength Pain Relief Lidocaine Patches” with 4% aren’t misleading even … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

consumer survey can’t make a scientifically wrong use of a term right

Posted on April 3, 2023 by rtushnet

Gunaratna v. Dennis Gross Cosmetology LLC, No. CV 20-2311-MWF (GJSx), 2023 WL 2628620 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 15, 2023) Plaintiff challenged defendant’s “C + Collagen” claim as falsely indicating that its product actually contained collagen.   Defendant wants to make this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

lidocaine patch, allegedly not “maximum strength,” gives Walmart some pain

Posted on April 3, 2023 by rtushnet

Rodriguez v. Walmart Inc., 2023 WL 2664134, 22-CV-2991 (JPO) (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2023) This is another lidocaine lawsuit finding that plaintiffs stated a claim under New York’s GBL based on allegedly false advertising that Walmart’s patches and creams deliver a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment