February 24, 2018
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Argentine Civil and Commercial Code, October, 2014, came into force on August 1, 2015 (articles 53, 1721 and 1724)
The new Argentine Civil and Commercial Code does not have any specific legislation regarding Internet Service Providers ’ (ISP) liability. Article 1.109 of the revoked Argentine Civil Code is still
Ricardo Zarattini Filho v. Diario de Pernambuco
REsp 1.369.571/PE Superior Court of Justice. Third Panel
Although this case does not refer to internet intermediaries, the final decision will serve as an important background to understand the current debate on a “right to be forgotten” in
Jurandir Gomes de França v. Globo (Candelaria Case)
Recurso Especial Nº 1.334.097-RJ Superior Court of Justice. Fourth Panel.
Although this case does not refer to internet intermediaries, the final decision will serve as an important background to understand the current debate on a “right to be forgotten” in
X v. Twitter
[2017] NSWSC 1300 (28 September 2017)
This case arose because an Internet troll used a series of Twitter accounts to attack and disclose financial information about the unidentified plaintiff, referred to as X. For the most
Sagües Guillermo Ernesto y otro c/ Google Inc. y otro s/ daños y perjuicios
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial Federal, Sala III [National Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals, Federal District], Cita Online: MJ-JU-M-95026-AR, May 13, 2015
Dr. Sagües, President of the San Isidro Bar Association, sued Google for damages and sought a preliminary injunction for the removal of two allegedly defamatory blogs. A preliminary injunction was
G. L. E. c/ Yahoo De Argentina Srl y Otro s/daños y perjuicios
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil de la Capital Federal, Sala II [National Civil Court of Appeals, Buenos Aires Capital District], Causa N° 1841/2008, June 2, 2015
This case is one among numerous civil lawsuits brought against the search engines Google and Yahoo! by different ‘celebrities’ and well ‐ known public figures for violation of their honor
De Priete Yamila Daiana c/ Google Inc. y otro s/ medidas cautelares
Cámara de Apelaciones en lo Civil, Sala H, [National Civil Court of Appeals] - Incidente civil, Expte. N° 22595/2015, February, 2016
The plaintiff requested the blocking of any link to web sites in which photographs obtained from her Facebook account were published. This request was related to the news regarding the
F. D. S. c/ Google Inc y otro s/ medidas cautelares
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial Federal, Sala II [National Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals, Federal District], Civil - incidente, Expte. N° 22592/2015/1/CA2, April 22, 2016
The lower court had entered an injunction ordering Google and Yahoo to remove all links and images related to plaintiff, a model who appeared in some photographs that initially surfaced
Nakayama, Alberto y otros s/ infracción a la Ley 11.723
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Criminal y Correccional, Sala I [National Criminal Court of Appeals], Expte. N° 21964 / 2014, May 5, 2015
The Criminal Court affirmed the lower court’s decision and declared Taringa's stay of proceedings, a site that hosts content uploaded by its users. María Kodama, heir to Jorge Luis Borges,
Albertario Claudia c. Yahoo Argentina y otro s/daños y perjuicios
Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil de la Capital Federal, Sala II [National Civil Court of Appeals, Buenos Aires Capital District], June 2, 2015
This case is one among numerous civil lawsuits brought against the search engines Google and Yahoo! by different ‘celebrities’ and well ‐ known public figures for violation of their honor
Corte Suprema [Supreme Court], Gimbutas, Carolina Valeria c/ Google Inc. s/daños y perjuicios
Expte. N° 40500/2009/CSl y otro, Cita Online: Id SAIJ: FA17000042, September 17, 2017
The Supreme Court ratified its holding in “ Rodr í guez ”: intermediaries are liable if they fail to act after acquiring actual knowledge about the unlawful nature of specific