Rogozinski

Rogozinski v. Reddit, Inc.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 11, 202524-735California592 words

Opinion

Opinion

discussion on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit by, for example, posting and engaging

with one another about various trading strategies. Even if Rogozinski played a

prominent role among those users, he has not stated a valid ownership claim over

the WALLSTREETBETS mark.

2. Rogozinski also failed to state a claim under state law. To the extent that

24-735 Rogozinski’s right-of-publicity claim seeks to hold Reddit liable for third-party

content to which Rogozinski objects, that claim is barred by 47 U.S.C. § 230,

unless Rogozinski specifically alleged that Reddit “is itself responsible, in whole

or in part, for the creation or development of the offending content.” Est. of Bride

by & through Bride v. Yolo Techs., Inc., 112 F.4th 1168, 1176 (9th Cir. 2024)

(quotation marks omitted), cert. denied sub nom., Est. of Bride v. Yolo Techs., Inc.,

No. 24-864, 2025 WL 889177 (U.S. Mar. 24, 2025). Here, the only allegation in

the Complaint suggesting that Reddit was even partially responsible for content

posted on r/WallStreetBets after Rogozinski’s suspension is that Reddit once

“partnered” with r/WallStreetBets moderators to provide users with…

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