IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With the growth of abovementioned platforms, driven by digitalization, concerns for data privacy and security and, potential misuse of the data has steeped in the minds of people who share personal information to access such platforms. Image Sources: Shutterstock] This situation gave rise to a conundrum surrounding the issue of data privacy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The plaintiff alleged negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy based on third-parties posting her private information and allowing users to threaten her with murder and rape. The post Facebook’s Website Isn’t Governed by the ADA–Lloyd v. ” Section 230. Yes, citing Cross v.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In part one of the post he addresses concerns about economic gains and privacy. Other Posts Curing the Rare: Government Issues Tender to Acquire 17 Patented Rare Disease Medicines The threshold for procuring 127 medicines, including drugs for rare diseases, was raised by the Ministry of Finance in its August 9 circular.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 8, 2023

Celebrities have objected to this because it interferes with their personal lives and their right to privacy. This recorded music is frequently sold at significantly lower prices than market rates, resulting in massive losses for music producers. The Indian Copyright Act of 1957 forbids and punishes acts of piracy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The idea is that society benefits from more, and better, innovation if innovators don’t need the government’s approval. Those impact assessments will be freely available to government enforcers at their request, which means the regulators and judges are the real audience for those impact assessments.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2022

Age and identity authentication have numerous downsides and tradeoffs, including creating privacy and security risks for minors. The affirmative defense (which partially negates liability if a government-designated censor approves the service offering) is miscalibrated. This creates a bizarre and counterproductive race to the bottom.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Below are some of the key questions to think through to assess issues related to data use (privacy) and cybersecurity in esports.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Regulated expressive conduct The AADC frames itself a “privacy” law, but that’s always been a gross lie. The age estimation and privacy provisions thus appear likely to impede the “availability and use” of information and accordingly to regulate speech.” It is and always has been about content censorship.

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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. Data privacy legislation is on the rise, with jurisdictions adopting stricter protective measures on a national and global front.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 1, 2022

The platform, which has a strong privacy focus, is now the go-to file storage platform for millions of people. While fiercely guarding the privacy of legitimate users, Mega will not be a haven for illegal activity,” the company writes, commenting on its latest transparency report. 1,187,646 Takedown Requests. .

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

First, many UK regulations expect businesses and government agencies to cooperate to develop and implement the rules. That could include things like driver’s licenses or other government-issued documents that contain substantial additional sensitive personal information beyond the person’s age. Two key differences.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

I filed an amicus brief on this very point because it’s critical to the discussion and there are major and legally significant factual differences, including: Greater privacy risks. Compared to offline, mandatory online age authentication provides governments with much greater control over people’s movements online.

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IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit issues a partial remand asking the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to analyze the distinctiveness of the “BROOKLYN BREW SHOP” trademark; the Copyright Royalty Board finalizes its ratemaking determination for statutory licenses on digital performances of sound recordings; China’s IP (..)

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 22, 2022

state data privacy laws to contend with; a continued regulatory focus in Europe, including a new suite of proposed legislation relating to the digital data ecosystem; and the deprecation of third-party cookies. Clean Rooms and Privacy Compliance. So are these solutions really the answer to all our privacy compliance concerns?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Introducing Article 14 of the Copyright in Digital Single Market Directive (CDSMD) , the EU legislator made it mandatory across the 27 Member States to ensure that faithful reproductions of visual artworks belonging to the public domain remain free to circulate and be used across the Union.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 20, 2024

The government talked up its accomplishments, but on the digital policy front there was little to promote. While there were no specific digital policy bills enacted over the past ten months, the government is moving ahead with its digital services tax that could take effect within days and will likely draw the ire of the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 6, 2022

In that environment, a young developer named Lance James pondered the implications of increased online ‘monitoring’ on the privacy of law-abiding citizens. Also, some people who joined the project early on had anti-government views and strong political agendas which the original developer wasn’t comfortable with.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 27, 2022

VPN services are a useful tool to protect internet users’ online privacy. ” That implies that there’s a huge market for its new blocking capability but there are also downsides to consider. In addition, they can also help to bypass geographical restrictions. Overblocking?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The arbitrator’s decision itself is filed under seal, but the court recaps the arbitrator’s findings: Although the contracts between Plaintiff and Amazon concerning the purchase of the diet pills at issue were illegal and unenforceable, the CoU that governed the transactions were severable and remained enforceable. TransUnion.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Based on the ccBill precedent, a number of Ninth Circuit-governed courts have applied Section 230 to publicity rights claims. ” Not only has it been proven a zillion times that property rights often harm free markets, but this concern doesn’t fit Hepp’s situation at all. See, e.g., Ripple v. Facebook , Nos.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Thus, the 10 lifetime NOCIs threshold is a ruse to mislead people that smaller services aren’t governed by the law, when of course they will be. Also, that consent isn’t limited to jurisdiction over counterfeit claims–it’s over everything the TOS might govern.]. Who Cares About Privacy?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2024

The court also says the disclosure was sufficiently conspicuous: Directly beneath the operative Play button is the following: “By tapping ‘Play’ I agree to the Terms of Service” or “By tapping ‘Play’ I accept the Terms of Use and acknowledge the Privacy Policy,” depending on the app’s version. There is no time limit imposed by Warner Bros.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 15, 2023

This article provides an in-depth analysis of the key laws and regulations that govern businesses operating within the DIFC, creating an optimal environment for financial services and related industries to thrive. DIFC Arbitration Law: The DIFC Arbitration Law governs arbitral disputes subject to the jurisdiction of the DIFC.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 2, 2022

The plaintiff was granted, through an agreement, an exclusive non-transferable, non-assignable license for selling, supplying, and distributing the defendant’s brands in domestic and international markets. However, later the defendant served a termination notice against which the plaintiff filed this suit.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Real data is hard to come by and expensive to label; using synthetic data instead is not only cheaper but also promises to sidestep the thorny issues of privacy and copyright infringement (see Lee 2024 ). Even synthetic data that comes with privacy guarantees is necessarily a distorted version of the real data.

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In addition to BIS, other Commerce agencies are leading efforts to protect industry and government from current and future cyber threats. Cybersecurity Standards The need for cybersecurity standards and best practices that address interoperability, usability, and privacy is critical to driving U.S. companies do business, and the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” Gutman’s personality and personal life, these were part of the overall marketing strategy for JLM. Gutman’s vision for JLM’s marketing that it would be an extension of her personality.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 31, 2023

Today, the Select Committee has published its interim report - The Governance of Artificial Intelligence: Interim Report (Ninth Report of Report of Session 2022-23, HC 1769). These are: The twelve challenges of AI governance that must be addressed by policymakers: 1. Image: Riana Harvey 2.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 2, 2024

Currently, Bhaker is managed by iOS Sports & Entertainment, who released a statement calling such unauthorized advertising as “moment marketing free of cost,” and issued a legal notice to the above brands to take such commercials down, contending that such advertisements violated their ownership of Bhaker’s personality rights.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022. Books and Academic Articles. NetChoice LLC v.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 27, 2022

While the other proposed amendments are, ostensibly, not as alarming, there is a lack of clarity as to their meaning and scope, and no sound rationale has been put forth by the Government for their inclusion. For convenience, let’s recap what these proposed amendments are: 1. This is a proposed addition in the form of Rule 3(1)(m).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I’m a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, located in California’s Silicon Valley, where I hold the titles of Associate Dean for Research, Co-Director of the High Tech Law Institute, and Supervisor of the Privacy Law Certificate. In the US, the Constitution only restricts the action of government actors, not private entities.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 19, 2021

Other Class 46 blog shared information on a new initiative by the Chinese government. Effective September 1, Chinese authorities will create a list of companies that, has engaged in illicit and dishonest conduct including serious IPR infringements (‘the Seriously Illicit or Dishonest List in Market Supervision and Administration’).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

Furthermore, the age authentication process would expose both under-18s and adults to extra privacy and security risks. preferential treatment for parental controls and government/school-operated content/sites. So instead of “protecting the kids,” the bill would harm Minnesotans of all ages in countless ways.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

09/22/22 – Data Privacy. On September 8, 2022, the Mexican Government published the amendment to the Labeling Standard for food and non-alcoholic beverages (NOM). Until the resources provided by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation have been exhausted, this line of credit will be open. . Original source in Spanish.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

government seized a few pirate music domains on Brazil’s behalf not long after. For owners of devices set for the market or even sitting at home, Anatel has just issued a reminder that illegal set-top boxes are punishable with a fine. Coincidentally, perhaps, the U.S. New Methodology For Calculating Fines.

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Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Externally, businesses are deploying AI-powered chatbots for customer service, using AI to personalize marketing campaigns, and even developing AI-assisted product design. Develop an AI Copyright Governance Framework: Create guidelines, establish steering committees, and implement policies for responsible AI use that respect copyright.

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