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[] To ensure delivery to your mailbox please add domain @lexology.com to your safe senders list [View in Browser]( [Lexology]( [My Account]( | [About]( | [Search Archive (694,220 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [The US's BigTech elite will find it tough to set the patent agenda in Europe]( IAM Google is set to appeal the European Commission’s decision to impose a €2.4 billion fine after a finding that the company had abused its dominant… [“Super classy” Netflix cease-and-desist letter shows how to boost goodwill while tackling infringement]( World Trademark Review A cease-and-desist letter sent by Netflix to a bar that was using its trademark without permission has drawn effusive praise from online media… [Company fails to prove bad-faith registration of domain name identical to its trademark]( Hogan Lovells In a recent decision before the World Intellectual Property Organisation, a panel denied the transfer of a three-letter domain name, even though it… [FTC Reminds Social Media Influencers to be Revealing - Of Material Connections, That is]( Bereskin & Parr LLP On September 7, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) settled with online gamers over allegations they had deceptively endorsed an online gambling… [Two Stars?! What can my Business do in Response to Negative Reviews?]( Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Businesses are understandably concerned about negative reviews posted on popular websites such as Yelp, Facebook, and TripAdvisor. A Harvard Business… [Framing It Another Way: Tweets, Copyright and the De Minimis Doctrine]( Pillsbury When it comes to finding ways of making money, no corner of a capitalistic society shall go unmined. This applies to obvious goods and services but… [Passwords]( Bryan Cave LLP Passwords have become ubiquitous such that many consumers, and many employees, may have dozens of passwords that permit them to access dozens of… [What Does Tweeeeeting Mean for Advertisers?]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP This week, the news broke that tweets are likely getting longer. Twitter plans to extend the maximum length of a tweet from 140 to 280 characters, and… [Fordham University Named in Class Action Lawsuit by Blind Individuals, Alleging Fordham.edu Website is Inaccessible]( Fredrikson & Byron PA Emanuel Delacruz, a blind individual, filed a class action lawsuit in Federal District Court in New York, alleging that Fordham University… [Social media influencer relationships come under further scrutiny]( Adams & Adams In April this year, we wrote about the phenomenon of the social media influencer - usually a celebrity or person with a large social media following… [What Are A Defense Contractor’s Reporting Obligations When An Employee May Be Stealing Trade Secrets?]( Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP The recent sentencing of a former Boeing engineer for stealing trade secrets raised the question of whether a defense contractor has a duty to notify… [Victory for YouTubers as New York District Court rules "reaction video" is fair use]( Davies Collison Cave Ethan and Hila Klein, professional YouTubers known as h3h3Productions, have successfully argued that their inclusion of copyright clips in one of… [Cyber Security Best Practices]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP When you bring to mind someone “hacking” a computer one of the images that likely comes up is a screen of complex code designed to crack through your… [ADA Accessibility, a Must for All Websites?]( Klein Moynihan Turco LLP The Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was enacted to make American society more accessible for people with disabilities. While many business… [FTC Takes Action Against Individual Social Media Influencers]( Baker & Hostetler LLP Advertisers’ and brands’ use of social media influencers has continued to grow in importance as brands seek to reach new consumers while marketing to… [FTC Makes New Strides in Social Media Influencer Space with Settlement, Warnings, and Guidance]( Reed Smith LLP This month, online gaming social media influencers Trevor Martin and Thomas Cassell settled the Federal Trade Commission's first charges against… [The Dangers of the DarkNet]( Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC When people think of the term "cybercrime", things like fraud and phishing scams commonly come to mind. Less known and discussed is the “DarkNet,” a… [Netlix and Escobar family’s trademark tussle, registration fall in new gTLDs and IP in Westeros: news round-up]( World Trademark Review Every Tuesday and Friday World Trademark Review presents a round-up of news, developments and insights from across the trademark sphere. In today’s… [Mobile App Settles Charges with FTC that it Broke Pact with Consumers]( Venable LLP Last week, in an ironic twist of fate, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charged the operators of the Pact Mobile App, which paid consumers for… [Gig Employers, Arbitration Agreements, and the Power of the “Click”]( Fisher Phillips How important is your businesses’ terms of service (TOS) agreement, usually presented to users of your business model through a process requiring them… [Resubmit DMCA designated agent information by December 31st, 2017]( Baker McKenzie Online service providers that have previously submitted designated agent information to the U.S. Copyright Office in accordance with the Digital… [Google to pay $1.1 billion for HTC smartphone R&D team and IP licence rights]( IAM A long-rumoured Google-HTC deal finally took shape this morning, as the two companies announced a $1.1 billion “cooperation agreement”. Predictions… [FTC Settles First-Ever Complaint Against Individual Social Media Influencers]( Harris Beach PLLC The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) recently brought an administrative complaint against two widely known individual social media influencers… [The EU Gets Serious About Cyber: The EU Cybersecurity Act and Other Elements of the "Cyber Package"]( Covington & Burling LLP Last week, in his annual State of the European Union Address, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker called out cybersecurity… [Daily Tax Update - September 21, 2017: IRS Announces Letter Ruling Program for Tax-Free Stock Distributions]( Steptoe & Johnson LLP Today, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2017-52 announcing an 18-month pilot program under which it will accept letter ruling requests on the tax… [LinkedIn - in whose professional interest?]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP LinkedIn is the biggest online network of professionals in the world. Many employers encourage staff to use LinkedIn to promote their organisation… [It’s Official: The Old CPNI Rules Are Back in Effect]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Today the Office of Federal Register published a final rule from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) that formally voids the… [HFN Technology & Regulation Client Update #46]( Herzog Fox & Neeman The summertime is over and the recent months have witnessed a significant number of regulatory updates, industry policy developments, courts decisions… [The Cure For The Last Mile? Retooling Shopping Malls as E-commerce Distribution Centers]( Goulston & Storrs PC In addition to gigantic warehouses that e-commerce companies are constructing away from population centers where real estate is limited or too pricey… [US SEC Announces Cyber Breach of EDGAR Reporting System]( Mayer Brown On September 20, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") announced that its online database for receiving, storing… [Cyberattacks Are the New Norm]( New York Pillsbury How to respond and get insurance recovery for government investigations. Companies that suffer cyberattacks can expect not sympathy but scrutiny from… [Shutterfly Biometric Privacy Face Off Gets Go-Ahead]( Arent Fox LLP The latest question in privacy law is not what’s in a name (or IP address, PHI, TV viewing activity, etc.), but what’s on a face. Consumers are… [FTC Handicaps Golf Product Marketers for Negative Option Offers]( Baker & Hostetler LLP The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with four individuals and six separate but interlocking companies. The agency… [Court Finds LinkedIn Posts Likely Violated Non-Solicitation Provisions of Employment Agreement]( Minnesota Hyatt & Weber PA Many court decisions have found that communications on social media did not constitute improper solicitations, but the United States District Court… [Poor cyber security equals +1.9 billion records exposed in the first 6 months of 2017!]( Gardere Gemalto issued a report that “identity theft breaches continues to remain high and result in many records being stolen shows that organizations are… [Social Links: Social media influencers earn big bucks for endorsements, while the FTC settles a suit against influencers; European court sides with employee axed over emails reviewed by employer]( Morrison & Foerster LLP In 2016, brands spent $570 million on social influencer endorsements on Instagram alone. This recode article takes a looks at how much influencers… [Glassdoor Inc. v. Superior Court of Santa Clara County]( Foley & Lardner LLP In a case involving the publication on the Glassdoor website of comments by an anonymous writer about his/her previous place of employment, Machine… [FTC Issues FAQ on Endorsement Rules]( Baker & Hostetler LLP As we’ve reported previously, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking an increasingly active interest in the activity of endorsers and… [FTC Gives New Guidance on Paid Social Media Influencers]( Cooley LLP The Federal Trade Commission has recently updated guidance on the use of endorsements in The FTC's Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking, which… [District Court Dismisses FTC’s “Unfairness” Claim Against Internet of Things Manufacturer]( Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP A district court judge has dismissed an "unfairness" claim included in the FTC's complaint against D-Link, a connected devices manufacturer selling… [Capitol Hill Healthcare Update]( Baker & Hostetler LLP Republicans’ last-ditch effort to overhaul the Affordable Care Act (ACA) suffered potentially fatal blows as GOP Senators in recent days voiced either… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Data security and breach notification in Germany]( Mayer Brown A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Germany [Data Security and Cybercrime in Portugal]( Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in Portugal [Data security and breach notification in Brazil]( Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Brazil [Expanded Reach: Territorial Scope Of The General Data Protection Regulation]( LK Shields The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force in all EU Member States on the 25 May 2018 and represents substantial evolution of… [FC Barcelona Secure Domain Name Transfer]( William Fry Futbol Club Barcelona (FC Barcelona) recently succeeded in arbitration proceedings concerning "a clear case of cyber-squatting". The domain name in… [Current approaches to online counterfeiting ineffective, international harmonisation needed, WIPO study suggests]( World Trademark Review A major new study of approaches to online trademark infringement has highlighted significant limitations in prevailing responses to the issue… [Hfn Technology & Regulation Client Update #45]( Herzog Fox & Neeman We are pleased to introduce you to our August edition of the Technology & Regulation Client Update. Although the pace of regulatory developments is… [The effect of social media on sponsorship]( Charles Russell Speechlys LLP The utilisation of technology, and in particular social media, by brands to target consumers is not a new topic. What is new is the way in which… [Alibaba unveils brand advisory board; local commentators positive but seek additional detail]( World Trademark Review This week, Alibaba’s Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance (AACA) announced the creation of a brand advisory board to facilitate greater collaboration between… [Il rischio di attacchi cyber nel settore marittimo e le nuove linee guida BIMCO sulla sicurezza informatica, Settembre 2017]( HFW Il CEO della IBM ha definito la criminalità informatica come, “la più grande minaccia per tutte le società del mondo” e Forbes prevede che i costi… Other top stories [Senate Passes $700 Billion 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, Including Procurement Reforms]( [EU-US Cross-Border Data Transfers - Reducing the Uncertainty of the Privacy Shield and Boosting GDPR Compliance]( [Protecting Your Identity After a Data Breach]( [Scientists Call for Moratorium on 5G Antenna Deployment]( [Cyber security]( [Cybersecurity: Regulators show their teeth]( [GDPR Contracts and Liabilities Between Controllers and Processors]( [Connecting the Risks: EVs and Insurance]( [GUEST BLOG: Are you surprised to hear that Equifax’s security chief doesn’t have a degree in technology, rather majored in music?]( [Surviving Alice with an Appeal]( International developments [Data Security and Cybercrime in India]( [Data security and breach notification in Switzerland]( [Model Behaviour - Copyright infringement action brought against model Gigi Hadid]( [React.js: is Facebook going to sue me?]( [Big data may become big antitrust concern]( [Legal Cloud Computing: Where Are We Now?]( [Do the distracted boyfriend memes infringe copyright?]( [Kodi calls out “trademark trolls”, UAE fakes clampdown, pressure builds in Havana Club dispute: news round-up]( [Right to a private life at work? Monitoring an employee's communications was a breach of the Article 8 right to a private life]( [OFAC Announces New Sanctions on Iran and Mexico]( Event notice [2017 Section of International Law Fall Conference]( American Bar Association Miami, FL, 24 - 27 October 2017 [Unsubscribe]( | [Disclaimer]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Contact]( [Globe Business Publishing]( [© 2006-2017 Globe Business Media Group](