New Video: PIJIP's Events on Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh
March 2, 2023
Last week, PIJIP hosted events on two key intellectual property cases argued before the Supreme Court: Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh. Videos of the both events are now available on our YouTube channel.
These events were part of PIJIP's long-running "IP at the Supreme Court" series, in which we invite counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. Our events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.
Gonzalez v. Google LLC
Issue: 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.
Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh
Issues: (1) Whether a defendant that provides generic, widely available services to all its numerous users and “regularly” works to detect and prevent terrorists from using those services “knowingly” provided substantial assistance under 18 U.S.C. § 2333 merely because it allegedly could have taken more “meaningful” or “aggressive” action to prevent such use; and (2) whether a defendant whose generic, widely available services were not used in connection with the specific “act of international terrorism” that injured the plaintiff may be liable for aiding and abetting under Section 2333.