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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 (733,150 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [FCC publishes Restoring Internet Freedom Order overturning net neutrality]( Buckley Sandler LLP On February 22, the FCC formally published its Restoring Internet Freedom Order (Order) to overturn the 2015 Title II Order (known as, “Net… [Justice Department Creates Cyber-Digital Task Force]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP On February 20, the Department of Justice announced that Attorney General Sessions had created a new, cross-departmental Cyber-Digital Task Force. He… [New New York Federal Court Ruling Not in Bed with Ninth Circuit on Embedding Issue]( Verrill Dana LLP Embedding or "on-line linking" has been considered an accepted method of posting others' copyrighted material. Get the content directly from the… [Support for FTC Jurisdiction Over Broadband: Ninth Circuit En Banc Rules Common Carrier Exemption is “Activity,” and not “Status-based,” Reversing Earlier AT&T Victory]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP The Republican-led FCC’s effort to get out of the business of regulating broadband providers’ consumer practices took a step forward on Monday. In an… [Technology M&A volume skyrockets]( White & Case LLP Emerging technologies—including those related to autonomous vehicles, blockchain and machine learning—continue to drive acquisitions, as companies… [Fake Social Followers Yield Real Legal Concerns]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP Lawmakers asked for an inquiry into a company that allegedly sells fake social media followers after news broke that celebrities and public figures… [What’s in a notice? Privacy notices under the GDPR]( Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP U.S. privacy law is based on the principles of notice and consent - for instance, under FTC and state consumer protection laws, consumers given fair… [GrubHub Driver Ruled Independent Contractor in First of Its Kind Gig Economy Trial]( California Hunton & Williams LLP In a highly anticipated opinion, a Federal Judge in California ruled in favor of GrubHub, an internet food ordering service, finding it properly… [Goldman v. Breitbart News Network, LLC]( Loeb & Loeb LLP District court holds that websites’ display of embedded tweets featuring plaintiff’s photograph violated plaintiff’s exclusive right of public display… [FCC Sets Stage for $4.5 Billion Auction by Resolving Mobility Fund Phase II Challenges]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) took a major step forward on closing the “digital divide” in mobile broadband at its February meeting by… [The Cyberlaw Podcast — Episode 205: Scandularity]( Steptoe & Johnson LLP Today's news roundup begins with Maury Shenk and Brian Egan offering their views about the Supreme Court oral argument in the Microsoft Ireland case… [Dark Day For Hollywood - Law Prohibiting Online Publication Of Actors’ Ages Is Unconstitutional!]( California Proskauer Rose LLP A federal court has struck down as unconstitutional a California law (AB 1687) that prohibits commercial online services from publishing actors’ ages… [Court Finds That Embedded Twitter Photo on Website May Subject Website Owner to Copyright Liability - Be Careful What You Post]( New York Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Last week, a US District Court Judge in the influential Southern District of New York issued an opinion finding that the fact that a picture of New… [NIST Releases Draft Report on IoT Cybersecurity Standards; Comments Due April 18]( Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP On February 14, 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a draft of its NIST Interagency Report 8200 (NISTIR 8200)… [U.S. Federal Court rules embedding a Tweet could be copyright infringement]( K&L Gates A federal district court in New York recently held that embedded tweets could violate the exclusive right to display a copyrighted image. In 2016… [Is Your Website Compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act?]( Krieg DeVault While financial institutions are typically aware of their responsibilities under the Americans with Disability Act (the “ADA” or the “Act”) as they… [California Court Holds That YouTube’s Removal Notice Is Not Defamatory]( California Morrison & Foerster LLP As we have noted previously, YouTube users sometimes object when the online video giant removes their videos based on terms-of-use violations, such as… [Twitter Infringement]( Frost Brown Todd LLC If you embed a tweet on your website, you could be committing copyright infringement by violating a copyright owner’s exclusive display right. At… [Think Before You Link: Embedding Twitter Photographs Can Be Infringement, Judge Rules]( Arent Fox LLP Last week, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled embedding a copyrighted photo that had been posted to Twitter… [Massachusetts Attorney General Announces New Online Tool for Data Breach Reporting]( Winston & Strawn LLP Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently launched a Data Breach Reporting Online Portal which will allow businesses to report data… [Privacy, Data Security, and Your Board: Day Two]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP In our continuing series about privacy, data security and your board, we next turn to how to best educate a board. Yesterday we mentioned about how… [Data Privacy: The Current Legal Landscape]( Troutman Sanders LLP In the last few years, the right to privacy has been hotly debated in the United States. Although not nearly as draconian as the views in Europe, some… [Closing Attorney Scams: Avoiding Fraudulent Wire Transfers]( Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC As we move into the busy spring real estate cycle, criminals are targeting real estate agents and closing attorneys with increasing frequency. The… [International developments relating to cryptocurrencies]( Gilbert + Tobin There have been significant international developments in relation to cryptocurrencies from regulators and legislators, particularly across Europe and… [Connected Toys, COPPA, and What’s Next]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP The settlement between VTech Electronics Ltd. and the FTC in the first Internet-connected toys COPPA case is a reminder for companies looking to enter… [Impact of New EU Privacy Law on US E-Commerce Businesses]( Mayer Brown A company headquartered in the US uses its online store to sell products to customers located in the European Union ("EU"). Prices are displayed in… [One Hashtag at a Time: Twitter’s Versatile Tool Is Put to Work in the Legal Industry]( Kentucky Maryland Pillsbury We have previously examined the evolving role of the hashtag in intellectual property law, particularly trademark law. While the nuances of the… [SEC advises companies to publicly disclose cybersecurity risks and prohibit insider trading around cybersecurity incidents: action steps for public companies]( DLA Piper Since the arrival of data breach notification obligations, public companies have needed to consider whether to provide public disclosure of a… [EU’s General Data Protection Regulation Takes Effect in May — Are You Compliant?]( Bryan Cave LLP The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the world… [N.Y. Court of Appeals: No Difference Between “Private” and “Public” Posts in Discovery]( New York Proskauer Rose LLP Those who thought designating social media posts as “private” would be sufficient to shield them from outsiders—including opposing parties in… [Corporate Crime & Investigations Update - 23 February 2018]( Addleshaw Goddard LLP Transparency International (TI) has published a report which found widespread corporate reporting failings across the 200 largest Russian companies… [Daily Tax Update - February 26, 2018: European Commission Publishes State Aid Opinion on Amazon]( Steptoe & Johnson LLP Today, the European Commission published its non-confidential opinion dated October 4, 2017 regarding state aid implemented by Luxembourg to Amazon… [Embed at Your Own Risk, Says a New York Federal Court: Embedding Copyrighted Images on Your Website and Social Media May Lead to Charges of Copyright Infringement]( Venable LLP Does your business or publication link or embed copyrighted content on your website or social media? If you routinely do the latter, a recent decision… [Bitcoin Buyers Beware: The IRS Has Your Number]( Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC As the number and variety of cryptocurrencies on the market continue to grow, so does the scrutiny by government regulators. As noted in my prior post… [Licensing Oracle Software in the Cloud]( Pillsbury Oracle recently published a policy document entitled “Licensing Oracle Software in the Cloud Computing Environment” which sets out specific… [When the Cloud Evaporates]( Iron Mountain Recent research reveals that while SaaS adoption is high, there are relevant reasons to worry about its risks — and to have a contingency plan… [Supreme Court Declines to Address Circuit Split on Data Breach Standing Issue]( Mintz Levin A circuit split on whether actual misuse of personal data is required to have standing to assert data breach claims remains unresolved. Last week the… [FCC Proposes Expedited Treatment For New Technologies]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Last week, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing guidelines and procedures designed to “breathe life” into Section 7 of… [Embedding a Third Party Tweet Constitutes Copyright Infringement]( New York Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP On February 15, 2018, in Goldman v. Breitbart News Network, LLC, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that Defendants’… [FCC Net Neutrality Repeal Published in Federal Register, Triggering Deadlines for Challengers]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP On Thursday, February 22, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published the Restoring Internet Freedom Order (the Order)… [General Counsel Dishes Up Advice on 43 Charges, Including Google’s Decision to Terminate an Employee for Harassment and a Union’s Shadow Facebook Page]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP Either the General Counsel’s office has started spring cleaning a little early or it is working hard to clear its plate before spring break. Either… [New York's Top Court Rules 7-0: "Private" Facebook Posts Subject to Disclosure]( New York Jones Day On February 13, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that a user's "private" Facebook messages and photos are subject to disclosure… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Collection, storage and transfer of data in Italy]( ICT Legal Consulting A structured guide to collection, storage and transfer of data in Italy [Collection, storage and transfer of data in Germany]( Mayer Brown A structured guide to collection, storage and transfer of data in Germany [Data security and breach notification in Austria]( DORDA A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Austria [Electronic marketing and internet use in Finland]( Dittmar & Indrenius A structured guide to electronic marketing and internet use in Finland [Arla recovers castellocheese.co from domain hijacker]( Novagraaf Danish dairy cooperative Arla has recovered the domain name castellocheese.co following a ruling by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center. The… [Blockchain: An Achilles Boot for Self-driving Cars?]( King & Wood Mallesons The move towards autonomous cars will herald a sea change that will reach far beyond the automotive sector alone. What could be more exciting than a… [Digitaler Binnenmarkt - Kommt die neue Urheberrechtsrichtlinie endlich voran?]( Hogan Lovells Am 14. Februar 2018 konnten wir über ein internes Dokument der Ratspräsidentschaft zur geplanten Urheberrechtsrichtlinie berichteten. 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