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Bartholomew v. Youtube, LLC.

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided November 2, 2017No. H042775PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRushing, P.J.

*1221INTRODUCTION

We are asked in this case to decide whether a musician stated a claim for libel per quod against the popular video viewing Web site, YouTube. When YouTube decided to block access to Joyce Bartholomew's video, it posted a statement that the video had violated YouTube's terms of service, a statement which also provided a hyperlink to a list of examples and tips, a list YouTube called its "Community Guideline Tips." In her complaint, Bartholomew alleged that both the statement notifying users that her video had been taken down and the Community Guideline Tips subsection harmed her…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Blank v. KirwanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Ali v. Federal Bureau of PrisonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. Zelig v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  4. MacLeod v. Tribune Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Blatty v. New York Times Co.California Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  4. Dickinson v. CosbyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2019
  5. Mahoney v. Facebook, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2025

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