a selection of cases I’ve read and written about
Case | Topics & Key Words | Jurisdiction | Mention |
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Miller v. California 413 U.S. 15 (1973) |
Freedom of expression, the First Amendment | USA (California) | Regulating the Raunchy? A look at free speech and obscenity under Miller v. California |
Chambers v DPP [2012] EWHC 2157 | Communications Act 2003, freedom of expression, criminal law | England and Wales | Is posting rap lyrics on Instagram a #Hatecrime? |
Handyside v United Kingdom (5493/72) | criminal law, freedom of expression | European Court of Human Rights | Is posting rap lyrics on Instagram a #Hatecrime? |
Cisco Systems, Inc. v Arista Networks, Inc. Case: 17-2145 | Copyright, software | USA (California) | Cisco v Arista: what next for computer programs and copyright? |
Union Des Associations Européennes De Football v British Telecommunications Plc [2017] EWHC 3414 (Ch) (21 December 2017) | Copyright, streaming, online intermediary liability | England and Wales | UEFA scores goal against internet giants to prevent copyright infringement |
NT1 v Google and NT2 v Google, [2018] EWHC 67 (QB) (Rev 3) | Data protection, the right to be forgotten, expression, privacy, human rights | England and Wales | Google prepares for the first “Right to Be Forgotten” trials in England |
Robyn Rihanna Fenty v Arcadia Group t/a Topshop [2015] EWCA Civ 3 | image, publicity, personality rights, passing off, trade mark, celebrity | England and Wales | Fame and Fortune: how do celebrities protect their image? |
R. v Penguin Books [1961] Crim LR 176 | obscenity laws, criminal law, freedom of expression, Obscene Publications Act 1959 | England and Wales | Lord Hutchinson, barrister who defended “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” dies aged 102 |
Joseph Nobile v. Margot Louise Watts et al., 1:17-cv-00597 | copyright infringement, cinema, intellectual property | USA (New York) | The Copyright Between Oceans? |
L’Oreal v eBay, C-324/09 | trademark disputes, intellectual property, ecommerce, online intermediary liability | European Union Court of Justice | Online Intermediary Liability in EU Copyright Enforcement |
Promusicae v Telefónica de España, C-275/06 | personal data, copyright infringement, intellectual property, digital media, online intermediary liability | European Union Court of Justice | Online Intermediary Liability in EU Copyright Enforcement |
Bonnier Audio v ePhone, C-461/10 | copyright infringement, intellectual property, digital media, online intermediary liability | European Union Court of Justice | Online Intermediary Liability in EU Copyright Enforcement |
Scarlet Extended v SABAM, C-70/10 | copyright infringement, intellectual property, digital media, online intermediary liability | European Union Court of Justice | Online Intermediary Liability in EU Copyright Enforcement |
SABAM v Netlog, C-360/10 | copyright infringement, intellectual property, digital media, online intermediary liability | European Union Court of Justice | Online Intermediary Liability in EU Copyright Enforcement |
Telekabel Wein v Constantin Film, C-461/10 UPC | copyright infringement, cinema, intellectual property, digital media, EU Copyright Directive 2001/29/EC | European Union Court of Justice | Online Intermediary Liability in EU Copyright Enforcement |