DTSA Claim Against Website Dismissed Pursuant To Communication Decency Act

Mealey's (October 19, 2018, 12:08 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) is an intellectual property law that is subject to immunity under the Communication Decency Act (CDA) because it applies solely to trade secrets and no other forms of intellectual property, and as a result, a website that publishes anonymous comments from employees about their employers is subject to the immunity provisions of the CDA, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Oct. 17 (Craft Beer Stellar LLC v. Glassdoor Inc., No. 18-10510, D. Mass., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178960)....