Catherine R. Gellis, Esq.

Attorney/outside policy counsel

Publications

Feb 102013
 

The First Hard Case: ‘Zeran v. AOL’ and What It Can Teach Us About Today’s Hard Cases
Law.com, November 10, 2017

Oracle v. Google decision threatens innovation
Al Jazeera USA, May 19, 2014

2014 State of the Law Regarding Internet Intermediary Liability for User-Generated Content 
The Business Lawyer, Vol. 69, p. 209, Winter 2014-2015

2013 State of the Law Regarding Internet Intermediary Liability for User-Generated Content 
The Business Lawyer, Vol. 69, p. 209, November 2013

2012 State of the Law Regarding Internet Intermediary Liability for User-Generated Content 
The Business Lawyer, Vol. 68, p. 289, November 2012

2011 State of the Law Regarding Website Owner Liability for User-Generated Content 
The Business Lawyer, Vol. 67, p. 305, November 2011

The State of the Law Regarding Website Owner Liability for User Generated Content 
The Business Lawyer, Vol. 66, p. 243, November 2010

Navigating the DMCA 
Internet Law for the Business Lawyer, 2nd Ed., ABA Publishing 2012

Copysense and Sensibility: How the Wiretap Act Forbids Universities from Using P2P Monitoring Tools 
Boston University Journal of Science & Technology Law, Vol. 12, p. 340, 2006

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Contact

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RSS Recent Techdirt Posts I’ve Written

  • The Imbued Test, Or How To Know Whether Section 230 Applies
  • Dear Supreme Court: Judicial Curtailing Of Section 230 Will Make The Internet Worse
  • Congress Is About To Make This Post Telling You When To Celebrate SCOTUS Justice Birthdays Illegal
  • The First Amendment Needs To Protect Everyone (Even Homophobic Web Designers) To Protect Anyone
  • Wherein The Copia Institute Tells The Supreme Court The Florida Social Media Law Is An Unconstitutional Mess That Needs Its Review
  • For The Umpteenth Time, The INFORM Act Is Still Unconstitutional And Has No Business Being Attached To Any Bill Congress Needs To Pass
  • Justice Thomas Still Likes Prince On Thursdays, And What That Means For The Future Of Fair Use
  • No, The Solution For Criminal Defendants Is Not More Clearview AI
  • Even The Copyright Office Doesn’t Want What The JCPA Is Selling
  • Because Vulnerable People Need Section 230, The Copia Institute Filed This Amicus Brief At The Eleventh Circuit

Recent media

“Cheat sheet: U.S. lawmakers propose Section 230 reforms to regulate online paid speech,” DigiDay, Feb. 10, 2021.

“How we can save the internet without destroying Section 230,” Yahoo Finance, Jan. 20, 2021.

“You’ll Be Able To Download A Lot More Stuff For Free—Legally—Jan. 1,” Forbes, Dec. 24, 2020.

“Broadbanned: Still no affordable fix for a broadband internet connection just out of reach,” USA Today, Aug. 4, 2020.

“Trump’s executive order on social media is ‘deluded,’ according to legal experts,” Mic, May 28, 2020.

“‘Everything as a service’ is coming—but we’re not there quite yet,” Ars Technica, Sept. 10, 2019.

“4 Cases That Show the Scope of Services, Speech, and Conduct Protected by Section 230,” Reason, Jan. 25, 2019.

“What to expect when Apple, Amazon, and Google get grilled in Congress this week,” Yahoo Finance, Sept. 24, 2018.

“EU Copyright Directive Moves Forward: What Does It Mean for In House Lawyers in Silicon Valley?,” The Recorder, Jun. 21, 2018.

“Facebook sends Ars takedown notice from Pink Floyd over NASA audio,” Ars Technica, Dec. 20, 2017.

“Rightscorp finds scary shortcut to expose alleged BitTorrent Pirates,” TorrentFreak, Apr. 5, 2014.

“Judge: “NSA exceeded the scope of authorized acquisition continuously”,” ArsTechnica, Nov. 18, 2013.

“Google Says Your Emails Aren’t Private,” Lawyers.com, Aug. 22, 2013.

“Golden Gate Bridge’s new cashless tollway promises convenience in exchange for privacy,” The Verge, Mar. 27, 2013.

“The Internet’s most hated lawyer finally gets served in free speech lawsuit,” Ars Technica, Nov. 26, 2012.

“The Politicization of Women’s Issues: Tug of War with Gender at the Center,” American Bar Association Perspectives, Fall 2012.

Multimedia

“Episode #141: Donald Trump, Howard Stern… And Copyright” Techdirt Podcast, Oct. 17, 2017.

“Episode #179: Hate Speech” Tech Policy Podcast, TechFreedom, Jun. 9, 2017.

“Episode #124: Suing a Website” Tech Policy Podcast, TechFreedom, Sep. 13, 2016.

“Should terror suspects have the right to buy guns?” Ali Veshi On Target, Al Jazeera America, Dec. 7, 2015.

“This Week in Law #317” Aug. 28, 2015.

Katherine Albrecht radio show, Jun. 10, 2014.

“The SOPA interview,” The Pod Delusion podcast, Episode 112, poddelusion.co.uk, Nov. 25, 2011.

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