SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Interface interference is a tactic that hinders consumers from performing actions like cancelling subscriptions or deleting accounts, such as redirecting them to another page while trying to cancel a pop-up advertisement. This includes endorsements of personal experiences without disclosing the fact that they are paid for it.

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IPilogue

JUNE 27, 2022

(Facebook) was liable under several provincial privacy statutes for using class members’ likenesses without their consent. . Through Sponsored Stories, advertisers pay Facebook to associate their mark on Facebook’s social media website with users that performed certain social actions in connection with the advertiser (e.g.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This action follows the FTC’s September publication of “ Bringing Dark Patterns to Light ,” a report demonstrating companies’ increased use of design practices known as “dark patterns” to influence consumers buying behavior (the “Staff Report”). The FTC’s latest enforcement action confirms that message. What are dark patterns?

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

CTAM wanted to combat an escalating content piracy industry that was robbing legitimate content creators of their intellectual property and risking the privacy and safety of content users. The Blacklight Privacy Inspector had a look at StreamSafely.com and reported back with its findings. million in revenue vs. $4.56

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LexBlog IP

JULY 8, 2022

Effective January 1, 2023, Illinois joins at least 18 other states to have a Title Act authorizing Registered Interior Designers to seal any bound set or loose sheets of technical submissions. This change can only benefit everyone in the industry including, designers, tradespersons, and most importantly, consumers. reportAd: {.

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The IPKat

JULY 13, 2021

In early June, the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law ’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information, and Privacy Law organized and hosted its 12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP Law virtual seminar. Gene and John then joined in on a panel discussion moderated by Alex Menchaca (McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd.).

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 31, 2023

More than 15 years later, judges in dozens of countries have not only approved blocking injunctions that target static sites but are also happy to hand down flexible orders designed to rapidly counter new domains, proxies, and mirrors. A report on general compliance was the overriding theme.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

First, the court held that the damages X incurred (primarily the loss of advertisers after CCDH published negative reports using scraped data) were unforeseeable when the ToS were agreed upon in 2019. This slightly opens the door for other platforms to claim that their ToS protect different interests, such as users’ privacy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

The case relates to CCDH reports showing Twitter’s struggles with hate speech and misinformation following Musk’s changes to Twitter’s content moderation policies. These reports allegedly caused advertisers to pause their Twitter advertising campaigns, starving Twitter of much-needed revenues.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

NHTSA in one of its concluding reports held that its mostly the human choice or error that forms the crude margin of accidents on highways, amounting to as high as 94%. [1]. IS RIGHT TO PRIVACY VIOLATED UNDER SUCH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES (PRIVACY BY DESIGN PRINCIPLE). INTRODUCTION. Image Source : Shutterstock].

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It claims to focus on “counterfeits” that could harm consumer “health and safety,” but those are both lies designed to make the bill seem narrower and more balanced than it actually is. However, this bill is itself a giant counterfeit. ” I mean, pretty much every physical product meets this definition, right?

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MAY 2, 2023

Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used. Some companies are advising employees not to advertise the use of AI. AI RMF 1.0

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43(B)log

JUNE 6, 2023

Enigma sued its competitor Malwarebytes for Lanham Act false advertising and NY business torts for designating its products as “malicious,” “threats,” and “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs). The district court dismissed the complaint on the grounds that these designations were “non-actionable statements of opinion.”

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Delhi High Court clarifies that for “lack of novelty” to be used as a defence against a Design infringement claim, the lack of novelty is to be seen as on the date of registration of design and not thereafter. Thus, there is no question of invasion of privacy or personal information of a third party being sought.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 23, 2023

All claim to be the best, but some are more privacy-conscious than others. When it comes to privacy and anonymity, an outsider can’t offer any guarantees. Many of these questions relate to privacy and security, and the various companies answer them here in their own words. The VPN review business is flourishing as well.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It has removed billions of reported infringing links and since 2012 has been downranking pirate sites, something that hit torrent portals particularly hard. Just a day after the complaint was filed, a Washington court issued a temporary restraining order designed to cripple Kiss Library. Whois Privacy Corp., and NameCheap, Inc.,

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IP Tech Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

For a succinct background on NFTs, see Your NFT Playbook , by our colleagues Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, and Carlton Daniel, posted in Consumer Privacy World. The news is replete with reports of brand owners—including McDonald’s , Crocs , and CVS —launching promotional NFT Drops or filing trademark applications covering NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 18, 2022

For a succinct background on NFTs, see Your NFT Playbook , by our colleagues Kyle Fath, Alan Friel, and Carlton Daniel, posted in Consumer Privacy World. The news is replete with reports of brand owners—including McDonald’s , Crocs , and CVS —launching promotional NFT Drops or filing trademark applications covering NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Data Privacy : Systems should be developed with built-in protections from abusive data practices for individuals and the ability for individuals to have agency over how their data is used. Some companies are advising employees not to advertise the use of AI. ” AI RMF 1.0

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The court’s single-minded determination to find a valid discrimination claim under these conditions casts a long and troubling shadow over the online advertising industry. Who needs new privacy laws if the Unruh Act already bans most ad targeting? * * * Liapes claims she wanted to buy life insurance.

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SpicyIP

JULY 19, 2021

Serious Comparative Advertising: Broadening the Definition. In this guest post , Sangita Sharma analyses the law around comparative advertisements in India. She contends that the ‘fair’ and ‘honest’ use thresholds under Section 30(1)(a) and (b) of the Trade Marks Act should come to the rescue of such advertisements. Other Posts.

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Michael Geist

APRIL 5, 2022

First, companies such as Facebook deserve much of the criticism that has come their way and there is a desperate need for stronger regulatory measures, most notably involving privacy, competition, taxation, and appropriate accountability for foreseeable harms that arise from the platforms. A sampling would include: AllNovaScotia. The Breach.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

An interim order issued by a single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court recognised the right to be forgotten (RTBF) as a subset of the fundamental right to privacy. The Kerala High Court had recognised a petitioner’s right to privacy and reputation while seeking the removal of their name from judgments published on IndianKanoon.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. The following is some recent FTC guidance to consider when referencing AI in your advertising. Fair Credit Reporting Act. It has issued AI-related guidance in the past.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A report on “IP Backed Financing – Overview of Trends” by Relecura shows that companies like General Motors, Avago, Alcatel Lucent, Kodak, Freescale, and Seagate have raised significant financing as collateral. Masai is an international player in the footwear industry engaged in designing, marketing, and distributing shoes.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. The following is some recent FTC guidance to consider when referencing AI in your advertising. Fair Credit Reporting Act. It has issued AI-related guidance in the past.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

This requirement is similar to many privacy law requirements to provide users with the ability to access, delete, or port their data, so I’m guessing many privacy lawyers were relieved to see this. McManus ruling, which rejected some mandatory disclosures about political advertising. Applying the Scrutiny Level.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 1, 2023

The rapid rise of AI used with advertising, marketing and other consumer facing applications has caused the FTC to continue to take notice and issues guidance. The following is some recent FTC guidance to consider when referencing AI in your advertising. Fair Credit Reporting Act. It has issued AI-related guidance in the past.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Industries: advertising, merchandising, movies/TV, and video games. Even where permission not legally required, thought was better results due to advances in technology—social media influencing: the advertiser wants customized content. Celebrities may collaborate on designing the product. Video games: want motion capture.

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Michael Geist

DECEMBER 13, 2022

After a review for grammatical, editorial, and translation issues, the committee is expected to finalize its report back to the Senate later today. designed to scope out user content from CRTC regulation, consistent with the government’s stated intent. Added a right of privacy and a requirement (5(2)(g) of protecting privacy.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 16, 2023

Over the years, the FTC has issued many 6(b) studies, ranging from the annual studies of cigarette and tobacco marketing to a 2021 study on internet service provider privacy issues to a 2018 study on mobile security issues. So do not expect reports on the new topics for quite a long time. Commissioner Bedoya also expressed his support.

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43(B)log

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

These surveys are now designed to suppress that uncertainty and not let it appear in the courtroom b/c we just want numbers. People are notoriously bad at reporting on their own mental processes and that’s what we’re asking them to do. Does a link to a privacy policy provide effective notice? Most people are not really sure!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Moreover, there is nothing to suggest that the CFRA was designed to be used as a defense to a private breach of contract action. Rivals * MIT Technology Review : This new data poisoning tool lets artists fight back against generative AI (regarding “Nightshade”) Privacy * FTC v. Strain, No. 22-30236 (5th Cir. Kochava, Inc.,

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

What is transparency reporting really meant to cover? Riley: easier ability to prepare for what’s in control of company—you can build a capacity to issue a transparency report, but things that are interactive/dependent on further assessments and guidance like audit reports are very hard to figure out—no shared knowledge base.

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43(B)log

APRIL 7, 2023

DSA: they’re designer, adjudicator, rights protector, systemic risk avoider—much more detailed, rule-oriented role if they choose DSA path. Don’t assume that Brussels and California effect that occurs w/privacy also occurs when corps can adjust tech granularly. Bradford’s four examples of the Brussels Effect v. Which regime to choose?

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