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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 (982,310 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Google’s Privacy Policy Can’t Save it From Smartphone Spying Claim: California Privacy Laws Tested in Suit Alleging Big Tech is Letting Subcontractors Listen in on Your Conversations]( California Squire Patton Boggs It was not long ago when we were first spooked to see advertisements in our browsers directed at things we were talking about “offline” moments… [Social Links: Online censorship in China; Florida legislation to thwart gang activity online; influencers criticized for breaking quarantine rules]( Florida Morrison & Foerster LLP China’s “internet police,” who coordinate online censorship, have become especially busy since the coronavirus outbreak. Inspired by homicides that… [Zoom Reaches Agreement with New York Attorney General to Resolve Privacy and Security Issues]( New York Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Previously, my colleague Tanya Forsheit wrote a cautionary tale, “A Big Zooming Mess,” about the Zoom video conferencing service whose rise in… [Michigan Auto Dealerships Are at Risk of Cyber Attacks During the COVID-19 Crisis—Here’s How to Combat Against the Threats]( Michigan Brooks Kushman PC Auto dealerships are, unfortunately, a favorite target of cyber criminals. This is due to the fact that dealerships collect, process, and store large… [United States: FTC Sends Warning Letters to US and Foreign Companies Regarding Unsupported COVID-19 Claims]( Baker McKenzie The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent Warning Letters to ten companies in recent days, instructing them to cease making any claims that their… [Apps and IRL Businesses Get Called Out by DAA]( Baker & Hostetler LLP Watchdog group again recommends enhanced disclosures, other fixes… [Zoom to Implement New Security Measures in Deal with NY Attorney General]( New York Mintz Amidst multiple investigations into the privacy and security practices at Zoom Video Communications (“Zoom”), New York Attorney General Letitia James… [“I’m Yours” Not Theirs: Jason Mraz Settles Dispute Over Beer Ad’s Allegedly Unauthorized Use of Performance Footage on Instagram]( Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP It’s not all fun in the sun for MillerCoors LLC and The BeachLife Festival, LLC. The parties recently settled a lawsuit with Jason Mraz for… [Using E-Signatures in Court — The Value of an Audit Trail]( Fenwick & West LLP ​​ From antiquity through the middle ages, the authenticity of a document’s signature was confirmed by using a signet Ring pressed into a wax seal… [California AG Urges Consumers to be Vigilant While Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic]( California Jackson Lewis PC With California’s mandatory COVID-19 stay-at home orders impacting some 40 million people by forcing the vast majority of them to connect remotely to… [COVID-19: Crisis management lessons from the financial services industry]( PRO Compliance Justine Sacarello, head of legal risk management at Lloyds Banking Group, considers why crisis management is most effective in a company that balances a trusting culture against flexible business models. [Blizzard Takes New Stance on Custom Game IP]( Banner Witcoff Following the release of the remastered edition of Blizzard Entertainment’s classic real-time strategy game “Warcraft 3” as “Warcraft 3: Reforged,”… [COVID-19: Does Your Cyber Policy Cover Remote Working Cyber Risks?]( K&L Gates Working from home has quickly become the new normal, but it may also be the reason your cyber insurer denies coverage for the next cyberattack. With… [Ten due diligence keys to unlock value from your software-as-a-service contract]( Thompson Coburn LLP Much has been said about due diligence when investing in or acquiring a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business. However, the increased reliance on… [DSIR Deeper Dive: The Ransomware Epidemic]( Baker & Hostetler LLP Ransomware is among the most common and persistent threats faced by organizations of all sizes. In 2019, the ransomware threat landscape worsened in… [You may avoid coronavirus contacts, but you can’t avoid online contracts]( Thompson Coburn LLP While people have moved their activities online to avoid coronavirus contacts, we can be pretty sure they aren’t avoiding coronavirus-era contracts… [Maryland Enacts Sports Betting Legislation, ‘Stripped-Down’ Due to COVID-19]( Maryland Greenberg Traurig LLP On March 18, 2020, the Maryland legislature passed sports betting legislation (Senate Bill 4) that was much changed (reported as "stripped down" or… [How to bring an intermediary to justice in a domain name dispute]( World Trademark Review A year on year increase in the number of domain name disputes and the uniformity in the courts' approach to resolving such conflicts is giving… [Online counterfeiting and consumer safety: commentary on the March 4, 2020 hearings before the U.S. House of Representatives]( IP Twins On March 4, 2020, several members of the Consumer Protection and Trade subcommittee (energycommere.house.gov/subcommittees) — a branch of the Energy… [CARU, U.S. Senators Call for FTC Review of Children’s Privacy in Digital Advertising and Edtech]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP On May 11, 2020, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) issued a public statement in support of a bipartisan call by six U.S. Senators for the… [Essential Strategies to Combat the Evolving Threat of Fraud]( K2 Intelligence/Financial Integrity Network Fraud presents a constant threat to companies around the globe—and that risk is growing as perpetrators become... [Something to Smile About: NAD Provides Guidance on Key Claim Substantiation Issues in Recent Decision]( Venable LLP A recent decision from the National Advertising Division (“NAD”) regarding claims made by SmileDirectClub, LLC (“SDC”) in online advertising for its… [Facebook Shops are Here!]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Facebook announced today the launch of Shops, new functionality that allows businesses to set up an online storefront accessible via Facebook and… [Automatic Renewal Programs: Reducing Risks During the COVID-19 Pandemic]( Venable LLP Although the coronavirus pandemic has impacted every business over the past few weeks, companies offering negative option and subscription programs… Event notice [Brand Enforcement USA 2020]( World Trademark Review San Francisco, 5 October 2020 [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Broadcasting & OTT Part 2: Demographic Change, Micropayments and Piracy]( Audio Bird & Bird LLP We hope you enjoy our second podcast below, which focuses on what seismic demographic change might mean for the content industry: demographic change… [The international covid-19 response: an overview]( Herbert Smith Freehills LLP The European Energy Handbook usually reports on regulatory, legal and market developments in the European energy sector. However, these are not usual… [International online education programs: A global regulatory perspective]( Audio Hogan Lovells The COVID-19 crisis has prompted many universities and education providers to deliver courses online, across Borders, to serve the international… [Balancing online and offline enforcement]( Rouse & Co International It’s no surprise that consumers across the world are turning to online shopping in greater numbers than ever during the pandemic. These purchasing… [Covid - 19 Legal Issue Compendium]( Morgan Lewis On a daily basis, Morgan Lewis lawyers are advising on the full range of legal, regulatory, and commercial issues that are continuing to impact… [Esports: a new market for travel businesses after COVID-19?]( Bird & Bird LLP eSports - or competitive video gaming - has been around for a number of years, however the advent of streaming technology, social media and games… [UDRP: the CIIDRC is operational and there are already great decisions!]( IP Twins By resolution of May 3, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Domain Names (ICANN) approved the Canadian… Event notice [How To … Handle Employee Social Media Criticism]( Barnes & Thornburg LLP Online, 2 June 2020 [Exploring domain name genericness: what to expect from the Supreme Court’s decision in the BOOKING.COM case]( Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Online, 16 June 2020 Other top stories [How combining blockchain technology and AI could benefit patent analysis]( [COVID-19 Issues for Return to the Workplace]( [Can AI Be Considered an Inventor? 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