Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 2, 2024

This statement sets out OpenAI’s vison for a ‘social contract for content in AI’. In this vision, OpenAI shares its own perception of its contribution to creative ecosystems, but also its understanding of some of the legal implications of its business model. For that purpose (i.e.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 28, 2021

data privacy : what businesses NEED TO know. Keeping pace with the state of data privacy and data privacy regulations is becoming a pressing responsibility for businesses in the digital age. Jump to a Section: What is Data Privacy? Data Privacy versus Data Security? Common Threats to Data Privacy.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 4, 2022

Review Your Contracts Every Year. One of the most important tools to protect your business – your ideas (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information), customer relationships and talent pool – is your written contract. Franken-contracts can ruin your business.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 17, 2023

Recently, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced its new initiative in investigating the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and the related technologies. Consider whether your privacy policy has been updated for CCPA compliance. the precise geolocation of the CV).

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The legal sector across the world has undergone extensive digital reality adaption, whether it be the virtual mode of delivering justice by the judiciary or the conducting of business transactions of any shape and size. Meaning Of An E-Contract. E-contract forms a significant part of E-commerce. Image Source: Shutterstock].

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

4 , titled the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), sending the bill to Governor Abbott’s desk for final signature. If signed into law, Texas will join a growing contingency of states enforcing comprehensive data privacy laws for their residents. Which other states have comprehensive privacy laws?

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

As part of the IP Innovation Clinic’s involvement in the inaugural year of Mitacs’ Business Strategy Internship program, Androu completed an internship at InteraXon Inc. In this way, I conducted training sessions, helped update the privacy policy, and assisted with contract drafting, review, and negotiation.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Porter Wright is proud to announce that international business and privacy & data security attorney Katja Garvey has been elevated to serve as chair of the firm’s International Business & Trade Practice Group. International business, and privacy and data security experience. Moritz College of Law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

“ Privacy. * Defendants also argue that May inadequately alleges that she is a “customer,” and that Defendants constitute “businesses,” under the CCPA. Moreover, the May complaint plausibly alleges that Defendants meet the definition of “businesses” under the CCPA. ” * Williams v. This argument fares no better.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2022

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (CPDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, making Connecticut the most recent state to pass its own privacy law in the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released updated California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) draft regulations and a summary of the changes. Previously, the regulations required all CPRA-subject businesses to treat browser-based opt-out settings as the consumer’s signaled consent.

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Traverse Legal Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Data Privacy & Security Issues Your SaaS Company Needs to Think About Every employee and department in your SaaS company interacts with different personal data and vendors with which you share personal data. The controller gets to decide what happens to it and what doesn’t happen to it by contract or otherwise.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2021

More states, including Ohio, are working on comprehensive consumer privacy laws that could impact how companies share data. In our August 2021 Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the nuances in the various legislation, more ransomware and supply chain attacks and news of a messaging app used as a Trojan horse by the FBI.

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The IPKat

APRIL 25, 2024

Here’s what they write: Generative AI, originality, and the potential role of contract in protecting unoriginal works by Adrian Aronsson-Storrier and Oliver Fairhurst Artificial Kat Over the past two years the IPKat has hosted debate on the question of whether the outputs of generative AI tools are protected under copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 26, 2023

In this article, we will delve into the key provisions of these laws and their implications for e-commerce businesses in the UAE. Electronic signatures are recognized as equivalent to handwritten signatures, and contracts remain valid and enforceable if made using electronic documents. These contracts are legally valid and enforceable.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2024

If the issue lies in loopholes within the ToS, the solution seems straightforward: draft tighter contracts and perhaps incorporate a browsewrap on your platforms to catch those who don’t hold accounts. X’s breach of contract cases against CCDH for violating its ToS by scraping also didn’t fare well. In 2022, in ML Genius v.

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Olartemoure Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Sensitive Data is defined as the personal data that affects the privacy of the Data Subject or whose inadequate use may lead to discrimination against the Data Subject. Colombia privacy regulations se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property. Sensitive Data v. Sensitive Personal Information. La entrada China v.

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IPilogue

MARCH 24, 2022

I also had the opportunity to explore new areas of law which I hadn’t considered before, such as privacy and anti-spam. This was the most surprising thing about the Globe, as I was reminded of its identity as a business, first and foremost, one with a prominent online presence.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In the October edition of our Privacy and Security Roundup , we dive into the latest details surrounding OFAC’s efforts to stifle ransomware attacks, how organizations should carefully assess the new Personal Information Protection Law in China, the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses requirement effective Sept. 27, and more.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 31, 2023

House Bill 19 (“ HB 19 ”) —signed by Governor Greg Abbott in June—creates a new “Business Court” system for the Lone Star State. HB 19’s passage comes after four previous legislative efforts to enact a business court system in Texas failed. What kinds of cases will the Business Courts hear?

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Olartemoure Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

Said deal, known as the “WTO Agreement on E-Commerce,” introduces a standardized framework to govern cross-border data flows and electronic contracts, which the ICC believes is crucial for the expansion of a secure digital economy.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 16, 2023

As I quickly learned, businesses that haven’t traditionally dealt with IP rights are facing a rising tide of related challenges as they seek to capitalize on new opportunities. Current privacy legislation dictates that corporations must obtain valid consent from the individual to collect, use or disclose their personal information.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Executive Order covers several important issues but fails to address other significant issues. Digital Service, U.S. Digital Corps, and Presidential Innovation Fellowship.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

I refer to “data snarfers” as businesses that aggregate (via scraping or APIs) lots of sensitive online personal information to offer analytics, business/competitive intelligence, and similar services. Law students, this is one of many reasons why your 1L Contracts class is so important. ” Oof.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On September 8, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) will discuss the two new sets of proposed California Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) regulations. If your business has not yet assessed its applicability, now is the time to do so. The auditor(s) may be internal but the findings must be reporting to the board.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 18, 2023

Moritz College of Law The copyright – contract tension Stewart Brand famously said that information wants to be free. The flexibility of contracts makes them a prime candidate for restricting uses that copyright law leaves unprohibited. That still leaves a rather broad space for contract law to effectively limit the use of information.

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IP Tech Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Subscription-based contracts are common. They provide certain benefits to businesses, such as offering predictable revenue. Following this investigation, the CMA released new practical Guidance ( Guidance ) for businesses offering subscription services, which is based on the CMA’s interpretation of consumer law.

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43(B)log

MARCH 28, 2024

Princeton insured Wonderland from 2016-2018 (with a broad exclusion for defamation, invasion of privacy, and various forms of advertising injury in the second year called the Exhibitions and Related Marketing Exclusion), and agreed to defend the club but reserved the right to deny insurance coverage.

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43(B)log

JUNE 26, 2023

The underlying lawsuit asserted misappropriation of images and likenesses for advertising purposes under state law; violation of the Virginia business conspiracy statute; and violations of the Lanham Act for false advertising and false association. The Virginia ROP “protects both a property interest and a right to privacy.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2023

Plaintiffs have not met their burden to allege facts demonstrating an injury-in-fact sufficient to confer standing for their privacy-based claims. Plaintiffs’ claims for breach of the GitHub Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, violation of the CCPA, and negligence are dismissed with leave to amend. But not so, says the court.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JULY 24, 2024

While creative industries claim their work has been not only stolen but specifically used to replace them, AI providers continue, remarkably, to insist that the millions of images ‘fed’ to the AI can be used without permission as part of the ”social contract” of the Internet. You can find the full report here.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Cases where someone is pilfering data and/or ripping off someone’s business wholesale, and the only question is which claims will be used to take them down. (for Breach of Contract As is common with scraping cases in 2023, just because the scraper prevails on the CFAA claim doesn’t mean the scraper is going to prevail.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 2, 2022

It also sidesteps the dispute regarding whether hiQ is still in business. The court remains skeptical of LinkedIn’s privacy-based arguments: LinkedIn has no protected property interest in the data contributed by its users, as the users retain ownership over their profiles. Can LinkedIn enjoin hiQ’s scraping on non-CFAA grounds?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 1, 2021

For the first time, Illinois will have statutory requirements for mandatory review periods, definitions of adequate consideration and legitimate business interests, as well as specific salary minimums for employees subject to restrictive covenants. Contract lawyers know that to be enforceable a promise must be supported by consideration.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

It’s a reminder of why Twitter will never be profitable again (it’s dissipating its cash on wasteful litigation instead of building a non-cesspool business), and that check will be yet another embarrassing confirmation of Musk’s hypocrisy and fragile ego. Breach of Contract Twitter’s TOS bans scraping.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

by guest blogger Kieran McCarthy Many characterize the law of copyright preemption of contracts as a circuit split. It’s not that half of federal judges have adopted one clear stance on copyright preemption of contracts and the other half have adopted another clear stance. But fair use isn’t a defense to a breach of contract claim.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

” Why Don’t I Need A Business to File a Trademark? This is a convenient way to separate your personal and business assets and liabilities. In essence, this is why LLCs and corporations were formed—to serve as a barrier between the business and the individual. The first advantage is some degree of privacy.

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