IP at the Supreme Court Series: Gonzalez v. Google LLC 

Date: February 21, 2023 | 5:00 - 6:00pm EDT | Hybrid | NT01 | Reception to follow for in-person attendees
Link to Event Recording

Moderated by Professor Michael Carroll

American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court. 

ISSUE

Issue(s): Whether Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act immunizes interactive computer services when they make targeted recommendations of information provided by another information content provider, or only limits the liability of interactive computer services when they engage in traditional editorial functions (such as deciding whether to display or withdraw) with regard to such information.

PANELISTS

Thomas Berry
Research Fellow at Cato Institute
Brief Amicus Curiae In Support of the Respondent

Andrew P. Bridges
Partner Emeritus, Fenwick & West LLP
Brief Amicus Curiae in Support of Affirmance or Dismissal

Dr. Mary Anne Franks
Cyber Civil Rights Initiative
Brief Amicus Curiae In Support of the Petitioner

Thomas McBrien
Electronic Privacy Information Center Law Fellow
Brief Amicus Curiae in Support for Neither Party

Christopher A. Mohr
Software & Information Industry Association
Brief Amicus Curiae in Support of the Respondent

Robert J. Tolchin
Berkman Law Office
Counsel for the Petitioner

ALL BRIEFS AVAILABLE ON SCOTUSblog:  Gonzalez v. Google LLC 

Link to Oral Argument Transcript

Link to Event Recording

UPDATE:

Decision