U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mar. 23, 2018
Ruling may lead to split on infringement by tweet
The Southern District of New York disagreed the 9th Circuit about the so-called "server test."
Elliot N. Brown
Phillips ADR Enterprisescomplex litigation and intellectual property
Email: ebrown@phillipsadr.com
Harvard Univ Law School
Elliot Brown is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP where he specializes in complex litigation and a broad spectrum of intellectual property matters.
Tweets and other social media are a vital ingredient of today's news. That is not just because of the sitting president's singular Twitter habits, or the prevalent use of social media by other celebrities and public figures. It rather reflects a related phenomenon: The majority of Americans now own, and regularly carry, internet-connected cameras -- aka smartphones. This new reality frequently turns ordinary bystanders to into modern-day Zapruders and accidental papar...
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