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“Private” Facebook Groups Aren’t Legally “Private”–Davis v. HDR

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The plaintiff sued HDR for ECPA and common law privacy violations. Plaintiff had no authority over the Groups’ privacy settings and no voice in the screening process used to determine membership. While the court’s opinion is appropriately grounded in the precedent, it was tone-deaf to the privacy invasion. Implications.

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E-Contract India’s present legal framework and next steps

IP and Legal Filings

Electronic contracts, or “E-contracts,” in the present economy became ubiquitous due to the rapid development of the internet. Meaning Of An E-Contract. E-contracts are agreements made electronically instead of physical meetings between the parties involved in the transaction. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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Facebook Faces Contributory Trademark Liability for Marketplace Listings–Car-Freshner v. Meta

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Contract Formation and Amendment The news wasn’t just bad for Facebook on the trademark front. There is conflicting evidence about when CFC created its Facebook account, and there is no evidence of the Terms from 2010 and whether CFC had to assent to the Terms to register its account.

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Apple Prevails on “Epic” Antitrust Claim

The IP Law Blog

In 2010, Epic agreed with Apple to a Developer Program Licensing Agreement (DPLA) that was standard for developers to distribute apps to iOS users. As mentioned above, the Ninth Circuit found that the trial court made an error in holding that “a non-negotiated contract of adhesion like the DPLA falls outside the scope of Section 1.”

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The SHOP SAFE Act Is a Terrible Bill That Will Eliminate Online Marketplaces

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

In 2010, the Second Circuit issued a watershed decision about secondary trademark infringement. Normally trademark owners aren’t third-party beneficiaries of that contract. Who Cares About Privacy? The WHOIS system has collapsed due to the GDPR, which exposed how the WHOIS system was highly privacy-invasive.

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

These contract law provisions, totally alien to the Irish legal tradition, are designed to apply in negotiations and contractual relationships between artists and commercial exploiters of their works, including social media platforms and streaming services.

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EDPB provides guidance on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR (Part I)

LexBlog IP

The Guidelines replace the previous Opinion of the Article 29 Working Party on the concepts of controller and processor (Opinion 1/2010). privacy notice, security standards, external audits etc.) Article 28 GDPR requires a written contract to be put in place governing the processing between a controller and processor.