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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 (813,480 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Automatic Renewal Law Awaiting Mayor Approval in Washington D.C.]( District of Columbia Klein Moynihan Turco LLP Washington D.C. is in the process of enacting the Structured Settlements and Automatic Renewal Protections Act of 2018 (the “Act”). In part, the… [Media literacy in a time of misinformation: A Q&A with Don Corrigan]( Thompson Coburn LLP “Misinformation” was named the word of the year for 2018, and it’s clear we’ve entered a media world where separating truth from falsity can be… [Federal Court Tosses False Advertising Suit Over Angie’s List Rankings]( Kansas Reed Smith LLP A Kansas federal court granted Angie’s List’s motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit alleging false advertising, finding that most of plaintiff’s… [Social media job postings and age discrimination]( Pepper Hamilton LLP The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) makes it illegal to discriminate against workers over the age of 40 in employment advertising… [3rd Circuit: Enrollment packet e-signature requires student to arbitrate claims]( Buckley Sandler LLP On January 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit held that a student (plaintiff) attending an online school (defendant) consented to an… [Washington D.C. Proposes Auto-Renewal Bill]( District of Columbia Reed Smith LLP Washington D.C. is seeking to impose new burdens on businesses offering goods and services with automatic renewal provisions. The bill was submitted… [Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Considerations in Due Diligence]( Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC Data privacy and cybersecurity concerns are changing the way potential investors and acquirers evaluate a target company through due diligence. Data… [Sisvel and RPX ink major wi-fi SEP licensing deal]( IAM A ground-breaking agreement between Sisvel and RPX will provide a sub-set of the defensive aggregator’s subscribers access to the 500 SEPs that make… [Federal Appellate Courts Ring In the New Year by Taking Up Website and Mobile Application Accessibility]( Epstein Becker Green As expected given the extreme volume of website accessibility lawsuits filed over the last few years, in the first few weeks of the new year, United… [Telecommunications Client Update - January 2019]( Phillips Lytle LLP The Race to Deploy Next Generation (5G) Telecom Networks: What Are the Governments of Australia and the United States Doing? Ubiquitous access to… [2018 E-Discovery Year in Review]( Winston & Strawn LLP In 2018, courts and litigants continued to grapple with how to apply the 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules, including how the renewed focus on… [Data Privacy: The Current Legal Landscape 2018 Reviewed]( Troutman Sanders LLP Over the last few years, an increased focus continues on the right to privacy and the debate on how to best implement privacy tools that are balanced… [Advertising Law Guides | Sweepstakes and Skill Contests: The Legal Basics]( Florida New York Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP While companies may run promotional giveaways all the time, the legal issues involved can trip up even the most careful legal practitioner… [Advocate General Finds Search Engine Operators May Limit the Scope of Right to Be Forgotten to the EU]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP On January 10, 2018, Advocate General Maciej Szpunar (“Advocate General”) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued an Opinion in… [International Cross-border Cybercrime Investigations: Recent Developments]( Nyman Gibson Miralis Cybercrime is typically global in nature, with malicious cyber actors operating all over the world and transcending geographical boundaries. Of the… [Government Shutdown Delays Start of Webcasting Royalty Proceeding]( Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP In our summary of January regulatory issues for broadcasters, we suggested that the Copyright Royalty Board this month might start WEB V, the next… [GDPR Perspective: Where Does Facial Recognition Stand in the World?]( HERDEM Attorneys at Law Monitoring and surveillance technologies are not a new concept, in fact the law enforcement has been using different methods to monitor people for… [Politicians in Cyberspace: Fourth Circuit Holds That First Amendment Bars Officials From Blocking Users On Social Media]( New York Poyner Spruill LLP The Fourth Circuit has held that a Virginia politician who temporarily barred a constituent from her Facebook page violated the First Amendment. The… [A Prescription for Protecting Patients]( O'Melveny & Myers LLP Every business is vulnerable to cyberattacks, but health care companies are entrusted with people’s most sensitive information. For that reason, they… [DOJ Indictment Alleges Theft of Hundreds of Gigabytes of Corporate and Government Data in Attacks Targeting Managed Service Providers]( Morrison & Foerster LLP In a new stunning example of the scale and sophistication of online cybercrime, just before the holidays, DOJ charged two hackers with stealing… [Internet, Cyber and Copyright Group’s December 2018 Newsletter]( New York Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz We are pleased to provide you with our Group’s newsletter for December, featuring leading Cyber, Privacy and Copyright regulation, case-law and… [SEC Risk Alert Provides Electronic Messaging Guidance to RIAs]( Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (the “OCIE”) recently issued a risk alert (the “Alert”) regarding electronic messaging by… [Privacy Tip #172 - The Weather Company App Collects and Monetizes Users’ Geolocation Information]( Robinson & Cole LLP A lawsuit filed late last week by Los Angeles City Attorney Michael Feuer alleges that TWC Product and Technology LLC (TWC), the company behind The… [Circuit Reverses Internet Ban Condition of Supervised Release As Substantively Unreasonable And An Excessive Limitation on Liberty, Not Reasonably Related To The Offense]( Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP In United States v. Eaglin, the Second Circuit (Cabranes, Carney, and Vilardo, by designation) considered and rejected two conditions of supervised… [The U.S. Department of Justice Restores America’s Wire Act By Opinion]( Dickinson Wright On January 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a new opinion memorandum from the Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) regarding its… [DOJ Does High “Wire Act” - Flip Flops on Legality of Online Gambling]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP The Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued an opinion (DOJ Opinion) that reverses its 2011 Memo, in which it opined that the prohibitions of the Wire… [Court Backs Facebook’s Refusal to Comply with Criminal Defendant’s Subpoena]( Vinson & Elkins LLP Must companies that provide electronic communication services, like Facebook, comply with a subpoena from a criminal defendant? In a decision… [Facebook page is a government forum]( Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP A federal appellate court recently affirmed a lower court decision that a Facebook page created by Phyllis Randall, the Chair of the Loudoun County… [Illinois BIPA Suit Dismissed for Lack of Article III Standing]( Illinois Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP As we previously reported in February 2017, an Illinois federal judge denied a motion to dismiss two complaints brought under the Illinois Biometric… [Accountability Program Tackles Opt-Outs, Disclosures in New Decisions]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP In its latest decisions, the Online Interest-Based Advertising (IBA) Accountability Program tackled the issues of privacy disclosures and consumer… [Green Light for <.com> Domain Names Price Increase]( MSA IP Verisign and the U.S. Government have agreed on extending the Cooperative Agreement. The extension allows <.com> registry operator - Verisign to raise… [Restaurants on Wheels]( Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP In a 2017 interview, Nigel Travis, former CEO of Dunkin’ Brands, stated that “delivery will be the next wave” in the restaurant industry and that it… [New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Publishes Sports Wagering Regulations for Public Comment]( New Jersey Duane Morris LLP On January 9, 2019, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) published a set of regulations related to sports wagering and online sports… [Ninth Circuit Allow the Robles v. Domino’s Website and Mobile App Accessibility Lawsuit to Move Forward]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP Ninth Circuit overturns district court's dismissal of website accessibility lawsuit on due process and primary jurisdiction grounds, remands case to… [The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council: What it Means for Multi-Level Marketers]( Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Earlier this week, the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DS-SRC) opened its doors for business. Its objective is to provide independent… [Copyright Royalty Board Final Decision on Rates for Business Establishment Services]( Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP In one of those year-end decisions that got lost in the holiday rush, in late November, the Copyright Royalty Board issued its final ruling on the… [Making the NLRB Great Again (Part 3)]( Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Since President Trump’s election, we have been tracking possible changes in direction under a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)… [Third-Party Data Collection and Consent in Mobile Applications]( Dechert LLP Recent legislative hearings in the United States and Europe have focused on the means by which large third-party data collectors track individuals via… [Five Companies Settle Privacy Case With NY AG Over Apps]( New York Reed Smith LLP The New York Attorney General settled cases with five companies - Equifax, Western Union, Priceline.com, Spark Network and Credit Sesame - for having… [Dude, where’s my data? The OPC’s privacy guidance to cannabis retailers and purchasers]( Torkin Manes LLP With much fanfare, recreational cannabis became legal in Canada on October 17, 2018. On December 17, 2018, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of… [California’s Email Marketing Bill AB-2546 Has Died]( California Klein Moynihan Turco LLP We have been providing our blog readers with regular updates on the status of California State Bill AB-2546 (the “Bill”). The latest: As of November… [Top 10 Trends for Legal and Beyond in 2019]( Exigent 2019 will change the industry - but not from within, and oddly not through technology alone. Are you ready? If you thought that the rise of Legal… [Effective Management of Cybersecurity Risk in Transactional Due Diligence]( Epstein Becker Green According to a report by West Monroe Partners, Approximately 40% of companies engaged in corporate transactions reported finding a cybersecurity… [Current Telecom Developments]( Paul Weiss As the partial government shutdown entered its third week with no agreement to fund the federal government in sight, the FCC was forced to suspend… [California Regulates Internet of Things]( Morgan Lewis Every January, electronics manufacturers descend upon Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to showcase their latest and greatest… [Data Privacy: The Current Legal Landscape 2018 Reviewed Annual Edition Report January 2019]( Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania Troutman Sanders LLP Since the European Union (“EU”) adopted Article 29 in 1997, a debate has raged… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Electronic marketing and internet use in India]( Kochhar & Co A structured guide to electronic marketing and internet use in India [Electronic marketing and internet use in Canada]( Stikeman Elliott LLP A structured guide to electronic marketing and internet use in Canada [Telecoms privacy and data security provisions in Switzerland]( Meyerlustenberger Lachenal A structured guide to privacy and data security provisions for telecoms services in Switzerland [Electronic marketing and internet use in Hong Kong]( Mayer Brown A structured guide to electronic marketing and internet use in Hong Kong [Data Security and Cybercrime in France]( ADSTO A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in France [Electronic marketing and internet use in China]( Mayer Brown A structured guide to electronic marketing and internet use in China [Data Security and Cybercrime in Colombia]( Baker McKenzie A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in Colombia [Data Security and Cybercrime in Finland]( Dittmar & Indrenius A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in Finland [OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Mistakenly discounted rates a regular occurrence; Report discloses rampant disclosure of personal information by travel apps]( Garvey Schubert Barer Details emerged this past week about Cathay Pacific’s unprecedented discounting of first class and business class tickets on certain flights. In some… [Is it time to rationalise your domain name portfolio?]( Novagraaf Domain name management usually sits outside the IP department with marketing and/or IT teams. Those departments may have been schooled in the need to… [What the future holds in store for brand professionals: exclusive insights from the 2019 INTA president]( World Trademark Review This week, the International Trademark Association (INTA) officially announced the election of David Lossignol as its 2019 president and chair of its… [The Laws of AI and Machine Learning]( Taylor Wessing AI has the potential not only to change, but to newly define large parts of how we live, interact and do business;… Other top stories [Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues to Watch in 2019]( [Copyrighted Works Added to the Public Domain for the First Time This Millennium]( [Who Owns That Dance Move?]( [National Federation of the Blind Sues Epic Systems: New Chapter in Accessibility Litigation for Employers and Technology Vendors]( [It’s Blacked Out, But is it Really Redacted?]( [Creating a Meaningful and Standardized Contract Risk Assessment Plan]( [Directors and Officers Settle Over Yahoo Hack: A New Chapter in Derivative Litigation?]( [U.S. Copyright Office Provides Clarity On Single Application Eligibility]( [California and European Privacy FAQs: If a Service Provider has already agreed to a Data Processing Addendum that complies with the GDPR, is a business required to renegotiate the contract again for the CCPA?]( [12 Attorneys General Sue for 2015 Breach in First Case of Its Kind]( International developments [Recognition of well-known trademarks in internet industry]( [Data Security and Cybercrime in Sweden]( [The EU sheds light on the impact of the GDPR on Non-EU entities]( [Electronic marketing and internet use in Italy]( [E-signatures: is the law catching up with technology?]( [Electronic marketing and internet use in Belgium]( [Electronic marketing and internet use in Japan]( [How The GDPR Changed Data Privacy In 2018]( [A Comprehensive Guide to Electronic Signature, from a Legal Perspective]( [Employees Behaving Badly: Just Cause Termination for Conduct Outside the Workplace]( Event notice [How far can brands control the online resale of their products? 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