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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 (646,882 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [New Jersey Fantasy Sports Regulations Coming Soon?]( New Jersey Klein Moynihan Turco LLP The New Jersey Assembly’s Appropriations Committee has passed a bill aimed at establishing fantasy sports regulations to govern fantasy sports… [Data Security and Cybercrime in USA]( Navigator Sidley Austin LLP A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in USA... [Proposed Cybersecurity Legislation Offers Opportunities for Technology Companies]( Holland & Hart LLP The United States benefits greatly from the use of cyber technology to facilitate every aspect of modern life - to operate the government, critical… [Ohio Revises Law Regarding Powers of Attorney + Access to Digital Assets]( Ohio Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter This past January Governor Kasich signed House Bill 432, which will become effective on April 6, 2017. This legislation is an omnibus probate bill… [Health App Developers Settle with NY AG over Misleading Claims]( New York Day Pitney LLP Three health-related mobile application developers, Cardiio, Runtastic and Matis, are required to pay a combined $30,000 in penalties, change… [Electronic Discovery & Information Governance - Tip of the Month: Protecting Information on Cloud-Based File Sharing Services]( Litigation Mayer Brown LLP A company is in the process of setting up a cloud-based file sharing service. The general counsel is concerned about, among other things, protecting… [Website Accessibility Under the ADA, A New Federal Court Ruling Helps Banks]( Alabama California Litigation Duane Morris LLP Since late last year, many banks in California, New York and Pennsylvania have received demand letters from two law firms that claim the websites of… [“Oh Yes [the Court] Did” — District Court Grants Motion to Dismiss ADA Complaint Until the DOJ Issues Implementing Regulations and Renders Technical Assistance]( California Litigation Blog Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP On March 20, 2017, U.S. District Court Judge S. James Otero for the Central District of California in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza LLC, granted defendant… [Challenging Personal Jurisdiction In Online Conduct Cases]( California Missouri Litigation Vedder Price PC Last month, Judge Edmond Chang of the Northern District of Illinois rejected Google’s arguments that application of the Illinois Biometric… [Privacy & Cybersecurity Update March 2017]( California Litigation Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP As we reported in our February 2017 Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) privacy rule… [Mobile Health Oops! New York Takes Action While Federal Regulators Falter]( New York Arent Fox LLP A recent string of advertising and privacy crackdowns on mobile health apps should have developers on high alert as regulators are scrutinizing… [The Need for Speed: FCC Circulates Proposal to Accelerate Broadband Deployment]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP On March 30, 2017, the FCC released a draft of a combined Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comment designed to… [Did You Know...Federal District Court Dismisses Website Accessibility Claims Because Of Lack Of Due Process]( California Litigation Nossaman LLP On March 20, 2017, a federal district judge in the Central District of California issued a big win for businesses dealing with the recent onslaught of… [FTC Nets $500,000 Settlement for Alleged Consent Order Violation Related to Online Data Collection Practices]( Blog Baker & Hostetler LLP On March 17, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a $500,000 settlement with Upromise, a membership reward service… [Brand new cybersecurity regulations are now in effect in New York: How might they affect your organisation?]( New York Corrs Chambers Westgarth New cybersecurity regulations which have just come into effect in New York will provide for specific and prescriptive requirements for the financial… [Court Dismisses Website Accessibility Case as Violating Due Process, Since DOJ Still Has Not Issued Regulations]( Litigation Bryan Cave LLP Recent court decisions from California and Florida may provide ammunition to retailers battling claims that their websites and mobile applications… [Ad Groups Push for FCC Privacy Rule Reversal]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP The drama surrounding the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules continues. Part of an Order passed last year along party lines under… [Taylor & Lieberman: Ninth Circuit finds No Coverage under Crime Policy for Client Funds lost in Social Engineering Fraud]( Litigation Blog Blaney McMurtry LLP In the recent decision of Taylor & Lieberman v. Federal Insurance Company, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a decision of the U.S. District… [New Mexico passes data breach notification and protection bill]( New Mexico Blog Baker & Hostetler LLP Then there were two. On March 16, 2017, the New Mexico state legislature passed a bill requiring that New Mexico residents be notified if their… [U.S. House of Representatives Approves Repeal of FCC’s Broadband Privacy Rules, Awaits Signature by President Trump]( Paul Hastings LLP Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives approved Senate Joint Resolution 34, a joint resolution repealing the Federal Communications… [It’s Official: Privacy and Security Rules from Wheeler Era Repealed]( Blog Davis Wright Tremaine LLP On Monday, April 3, President Trump signed a bill repealing the privacy and security rules introduced in the FCC’s October 2016 Order. Under the terms… [Voting Rights Gone in a Snap Unequal Voting Rights Back in the Spotlight]( Delaware Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP The recent initial public offering of Snap Inc.'s Class A common shares marked the first-ever IPO-related listing of common stock without voting… [Chicago Short-Term Rental Ordinance Does Not Implicate First Amendment: Federal District Court]( Illinois Litigation Blog Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC Two weeks ago, a federal court in Illinois denied a request for a preliminary injunction against the City of Chicago’s recently-enacted short-term… [Congress Rolls Back FCC Broadband Privacy Rules: What Does It Mean?]( Blog DLA Piper LLP This week the US House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval of the US Federal Communications… [German government to fight online hate speech - Fines up to EUR 50 million]( Beiten Burkhardt The German Federal Ministry of Justice has presented a draft for a new legislation against hate speech and fake news on social networks. The… [Bank Website ADA Litigation Update]( Litigation Blog Bryan Cave LLP Court Dismisses Website Accessibility Case as Violating Due Process, Since DOJ Still Has Not Issued Regulations Recent court decisions from… [The Risks of File Sharing Sites - Is using DropBox like leaving a document on a park bench?]( Litigation Porter Hedges LLP File sharing sites such as DropBox have become commonplace, allowing users to upload and access electronic documents from a variety of locations… [Email Restrictions: Good Idea But Don’t Hold Your Breath America]( Blog Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA Employers are always looking for ways to improve work-life balance for their employees. The objective, of course, is to reduce employee burnout and… [NY Court of Appeals decides Facebook lacks standing to challenge subpoenas]( New York Litigation Nixon Peabody LLP On April 4, 2017, the New York state Court of Appeals ruled that Facebook lacks legal grounds to seek to quash subpoenas for contents of the personal… [Amendments proposed to Delaware's corporate law to facilitate use of distributed ledger technology to manage company registers]( Delaware Gilbert + Tobin The Corporate Council of the Delaware State Bar Association's Corporation Law Section has released a proposed piece of legislation that, amongst… [Internet Vino Veritas: Rules and Guidelines for Social Media Efforts Related to Alcohol Sales]( Blog Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Every day, businesses extend more of their services to the internet in an effort to cater to millennials and upcoming generations of consumers. Those… [Upromise Penalized for Violating FTC Privacy Order Over Rewards Program]( Blog Reed Smith LLP Upromise found itself in front of the Federal Trade Commission answering very tough questions earlier this month. The inquiry was related to a 2012… [Statements on Public Social Media Can Be Protected Under SLAPP Laws]( California Litigation Blog Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo California’s SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) laws are intended to prevent litigation filed for the improper purpose of… [#Justiceforbradswife: Responding to viral social media]( Blog Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP Though you may find it hard to believe, there are some things that southern comfort food and a glass of sweet tea just can’t smooth over. Restaurant… [Nevada Leads the way on esports wagering]( Nevada Dickinson Wright PLLC Perhaps the hottest topic in gaming today is the growth of professional esports. Esports are - essentially - professional video game tournaments and… [The rise of anti-RegTech?]( Blog King & Wood Mallesons In this post, we describe two examples of technology being used by businesses to evade regulations and frustrate regulators - a phenomenon that we… [FCC Chairman Pai Announces Plans to Require All Lifeline Providers to Seek Licenses from States—LBP Process to be Eliminated]( Blog Davis Wright Tremaine LLP On March 29, 2017, FCC Chairman Pai announced plans to initiate a proceeding at the FCC to eliminate the Lifeline Broadband Provider (“LBP”)… [A Farewell to the FCC Broadband Privacy Rules]( Litigation Blog Sidley Austin LLP On April 3, 2017, President Trump signed the bill repealing the Federal Communications Commission's much-debated broadband privacy rules. The House… [MoFo IP Newsletter - April 2017]( Litigation Morrison & Foerster LLP On February 22, 2017, the Supreme Court in a landmark decision held that the supply of a single component of a multicomponent invention for… [Resolution to Rescind Broadband Privacy Rules Passes House]( Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP On the heels of the Senate vote last week that approved a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to invalidate broadband privacy rules adopted by… [Stop Spreading the News: A Five-Step Guide to Handling Unlawful Content Posted on Social Media & Other Public Platforms]( K&L Gates The depth and breadth of social media platforms, and the global reach of those platforms, have empowered people around the world. From Facebook to… [House Approves Joint Resolution to Repeal the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Rules and FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for April Open Commission Meeting]( Blog Squire Patton Boggs On March 28, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution (S.J. Res. 34) passed by the Senate last… [Judge Dismisses ADA Website Lawsuit]( California Litigation Blog Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP In September 2016, we published an alert that a group of plaintiff's ADA lawyers had threatened a number of businesses - including hotels - with… [Judge Marrero Imposes $1,000 Sanction for Double Spacing Fudge]( New York Litigation Blog Steptoe & Johnson LLP In a brief order Thursday, Judge Marrero imposed a sanction of $1,048.09 against a party that deliberately broke his individual rule requiring briefs… [Senate votes to remove privacy regulations on user data]( Nixon Peabody LLP The United States Senate moved Thursday to undo regulations from the Obama administration that would have forced internet service providers to seek… [Special report: Will the Internet of Things need new patenting/licensing strategies?]( Litigation Hogan Lovells The Internet of Things (IoT), which will connect billions of devices in coming years, may offer incredible opportunities for businesses and consumers… [There is No Such Thing as “Free Golf Balls”: The FTC Continues Crackdowns on Negative Option Marketers]( Blog Venable LLP We love golf, cooking, and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (“ROSCA”), so when the FTC brings a case involving all of this, we are… [Telling a tall tale: reports of demise of privacy obligations are greatly exaggerated]( Litigation FisherBroyles LLP There has been a good deal of public discussion of pending legislative action to relieve internet service providers of the obligation to obtain… [Judge Nathan Tosses Yellow Cabs’ Fifth Amendment Takings Claim Over Uber Regulatory Treatment]( New York Blog Steptoe & Johnson LLP Last week, Judge Nathan dismissed a challenge by a group of yellow taxi medallion owners to New York City’s regulatory treatment of Uber and similar… [Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast - Interview with Joshua Corman and Justine Bone]( Blog Steptoe & Johnson LLP Episode 157 digs into the security of the medical Internet of Things. Which, we discover, could be described more often than we’d like as an internet… [Retailers — Can You Be Liable for Cartel Behaviour for Using Pricing Software and Algorithms?]( Bryan Cave LLP A key issue regulators are grappling with is what antitrust liability can attach to retailers who use price matching software or other algorithms to… [Congress Repeals FCC 2016 Privacy Order via Congressional Review Act]( Blog Kelley Drye & Warren LLP On April 3, 2017, President Trump signed into law a Congressional joint resolution eliminating new broadband and voice privacy rules set forth in a… Event notice [The Connected Product Intensive: A Framework for Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Seminar]( Keller and Heckman LLP San Francisco CA, 2 - 3 May 2017 [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Data security and breach notification in Germany]( Navigator Mayer Brown LLP A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Germany [Data security and breach notification in Estonia]( Navigator SORAINEN A structured guide to data security and breach notification in Estonia [Collection, storage and transfer of data in Latvia]( Navigator SORAINEN A structured guide to collection, storage and transfer of data in Latvia [Data Security and Cybercrime in Canada]( Navigator Dentons A structured guide to data protection and cyber security in Canada... 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However, with the volume of new… [Domeinnaamextensie .africa vanaf vandaag beschikbaar voor registratie]( NE Novagraaf Op 4 april 2017 is de ‘sunrise periode’ voor de nieuwe .africa-extensie ingegaan, wat inhoudt dat merkhouders in de gelegenheid gesteld worden hun… [.feedback Gets Just That]( Stobbs IP ICANN’s action against .feedback domain registry operator Top Level Spectrum demonstrates that with brand owner intervention, domain acquisition does… [How Can I Protect My Franchise’s Intellectual Property?]( LegalVision Every franchise relationship is built on the value of intellectual property (IP) assets. 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