Details of the Article Ethan and Hila Klein are married team content creators on the video platform YouTube have managed to form a following of 3.6 million subscribers, their channel name, H3H3 Productions. In the early summer of 2016 the YouTube personalities, known for their satirical videos dissecting content made by others, were sued for defamation. Matt Hoss filed the defamation claim; commonly know as The Bold Guy, after H3H3 Productions released a video critiquing one of his videos. While reaction videos of other’s content are extremely common and generate a large amount of the traffic as well as income on YouTube, there have been very few lawsuits placed prior to this case. The ones that have occurred are usually resolved or dropped prior to any further legal action. …show more content…
Essentially, if the defendants lose this case, this will set the precedent that people can sue others based on the online reactions to their content. Likewise, another detail that makes this case unique is the cost. The case has been open for nearly a full year now and has cost the defendants over $200,000 and the only reason they were able to pay it was because fellow YouTube content creator, Phillip DeFranco, created a GoFundMe page which raised over $170,000 in donations. The victim claimed the Kleins “ripped 75% of an independent creator’s most successful video without so much as asking permission.” While it is true the Klein’s did not ask for permission, the judge will look at a couple things, one of which is how does the review financially impact the victim. This is good for H3H3 since YouTube creators generate income based on number of views and their lengths. Since the video was made the victims channel has generated a large number of new views, most of them are angry with the victim, but is income nonetheless. How the Article Relates to
As a group, team A collectively provided input and decisions on our MSRP in order to increase sales and attempt to gain market shares. Thus we wanted to understand the price sensitivity of the different target markets to set the appropriate price (Winer & Dhar, 2016, p. 248). We carefully reviewed the MSRP performance summary provided, starting with the first period, comparing it to the average retail price by way of the channel report (ARPCR). The original price for Allround was $5.29. At that time we were $.40 higher in price than our competition however the team felt that with the $.50 coupon discount we were offering, we would fall in line with other over-the-counter Besthelp who was our immediate
The most famous defamation case, which still sets precedent in today's cases, is New York Times v. Sullivan (1964). New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) is the leading case on the question of defamation liability for media defendants. The case, heard before the Supreme Court, declared that public officials and figures could not recover for an alleged defamation unless they can prove both that the statement was false, and was made with actual malice. This decision prevents the news media from reporting on false or slanderous stories. It protects the country's public icons seeing they are almost always in the spotlight. In addition to defamation hindering media, obscenity and pornography on the net have placed limitations on what some websites may provide in terms of content.
On July 17, 2014, 43 years old black man named Eric Garner was selling loose cigarettes illegally on Staten Island. As the polices approach Erica to make their arrest, he raised both hands in the air and requested for both officers to not touch him. Meanwhile, the second officer came behind Eric and put him in a choke hold in order to restrain the 350 pounds man down to the ground. After he was restrained to the ground both officers roll him over onto his stomach. Within seconds after being roll over to his stomach Erica Garner repeatedly shouted to the police officer, "I can't breathe!", while he was laying on his stomach face down to the sidewalk pavement. Suddenly, the 350-pound black male died of compression of the neck from the officer's
Should the Plaintiffs really get the $1.3 million ordered by the Courts? Should they be awarded any money for their “other cost and losses”?
Did the trial court err when it did not deem as admitted facts the allegations made by the Defendant in his Seconded Amended Complaint in accordance with MD Rule 2-323(e), which caused a violation of the Defendant’s fourteenth amendment rights?
Sylvia Burwell Secretary of Health and Human Services Petitioners vs Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation vs Secretary of Health and Human Services (U.S 2014)
I disagree with this decision because Christopher suffered second-degree burns which is more than enough evidence to show that the coffee was too ho. No warning was given to the family by the employee, and Burger King lacked to have the manufacturer of their coffee cups place a warning on the cups. A lot of cases like this have occurred before, and now it is a requirement for the warning to be placed on containers. Some may argue that you know to proceed with caution when handling hot objects, and that Evelyn should not have placed the cup holder on the floor or the dashboard which would have
Fair use, a well-established doctrine of copyright law, is explicitly stated in Title 17, Section 107 of the U.S. Code. It protects copying “for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research.” Also very relevant to the issues raised by this lawsuit is the final
Jerry Hargrave, plaintiff, was convicted of the attempted murder of Shirley Mae Gill (the victim), in a trial by the court under Va. Code. 1950 § 18.2-51. The plaintiff and Ms. Gill, his common-law wife, had been drinking in the earlier part of the day in question. Sometime later, they disputed about the plaintiff moving out of the home they shared to begin a relationship with her sister. At which time victim refused to surrender the plaintiff’s property. Following, the plaintiff left the premises, returning shortly after with a rifle in hand standing 10 feet away from victim, and then shooting a bullet into a washing machine that was three feet way from the victim. The plaintiff was sentenced to a term of 4 years in the State penitentiary.
The important facts regarding Ron D. Meyer versus Race City Classics, LLC are as follows: Mr. Meyer a lover of classic cars came across a 1970 Ford Mustang on the classic cars website being sold by Race City Classics, LLC, a North Carolina based company. Mr. Meyer initiated contact with Mr. Thomas D. Alphin, one of the owners in order to purchase this classic car. All transactional discussions were made by email or telephone. A price of $21,000 was agreed upon, in addition to the shared expense of having the vehicle shipped to Nebraska, which is Mr. Meyer’s state of residence. Mr. Meyer purchased this vehicle solely to enter it into car shows. Funds were wired to Race City Classics, LLC and the vehicle was delivered.
7. Deny: we had permits from the city and inspectors came out and approved that our Property did comply with the city’s codes and regulations.
Plaintiff claims false arrest and malicious prosecution. Plaintiff states he was arrested for criminal possession of marijuana however no marijuana was recovered. PO Hernandez, PO Bonet, and PO Heredia were members of the anti-crime in PSA 6. Officers observed via Viper camera plaintiff and two other apprehended individuals smoking marijuana in the park behind a housing project. Officers approached plaintiff and two individuals and conducted a stop and frisk. Officers did not recover any contraband or marijuana was recovered. Plaintiff and the two individuals were transported to the precinct where a bag of marijuana was recovered during a search at the precinct. Officers could not determine ownership of the marijuana therefore all three were
I think some of the key legal issues raised in these articles includes a possible Violation of NY Civil Rights Law §§50 and 51. According to the complaint: The defendants in this particular case continue to make profit through the unauthorized profitable use of the Plaintiff’s actual identity, name and speech. The Plaintiff strongly feels that due to the facts I have presented above has been damaged to a certain extent and should be eligible to some relieve as stated in the NY Civil Rights Law in a possible amount of money that would be determined at trial. In addition, the way the defendant used names that DJ Kool Herc has famously gone by is a possible violation of §360-k(a) of article 24 of a NY General Business Law, as supposedly the Defendant’s
The video of Hollaback! featuring an actress walking down the streets of New York City for ten hours and experiencing more than hundred instances of harassment is everywhere. In social media, in newspapers, magazine and news programs.
Jan Schlitmann was a lawyer in the upper bracket as far as money was concern. He lived in a luxury condo, worn only hand-tailored Dimitri suits and silk Hermes ties, Bally shoes and drove a Porsche. Schlitmann not only was a well to do lawyer, he also was a lawyer that believed in justice, whether he got paid or not, in regards to this case. He spent nine years of his life, lost all of his assets, gave up his personal possessions and personal life to see this case to the end, and justice would be served.