AP reports that the AutoAdmit case has settled. Two Yale law students sued after pseudonymous individuals posted crude and offensive comments about them on the AutoAdmit site. The AP reports that the lawsuit is settled and the case is now over. No details about the terms of the settlement were disclosed.
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports on another lawsuit prompted by schools punishing students for photographs of their out-of-school conduct placed on the Internet. According to the article, the girls photographed themselves “pretending to kiss or lick a large multi-colored novelty phallus shaped lollipop” and also in lingere. The school punished them by forbidding them from participating in extra-curricular activities for a year. The article does not indicate the precise legal claims brought by the students.
At Info/Law, Prof. Derek Bambauer explores some of the complexities of imposing net neutrality regulation by listing some current, common network management practices that could, in theory, violate net neutrality principles.
The Wall Street Journal covers California’s new anti-paparazzi law. Existing law already imposed fines on photographers who take photographs illegally. The new amendment extends liability to those who publish the resulting photos under certain circumstances. The article explores arguments for and against the new law.