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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 (666,085 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Taking Stock in Blockchains]( Delaware Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Corporate lawyers and software developers have been watching eagerly as the State of Delaware takes steps to enable Delaware corporations to issue… [Hot-Button Issues Facing the FCC—More than Net Neutrality]( Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP While Net Neutrality remains the highest profile issue involving the Federal Communications Commission, the FCC continues to receive a significant… [A Long Journey Through “Silk Road” Appeal: Second Circuit Affirms Conviction and Life Sentence of Silk Road Mastermind]( Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP On May 31, 2017, the Second Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in the “Silk Road” case, United States v. Ulbricht, (15-1815-cr) (2nd Cir. May… [No surprise about cyber risks in V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) - Think “Driverless Cars”!]( Gardere A New York Times report that protecting driverless cars from cyber attacks is the "primary challenge will be preventing hackers from getting into the… [Blockchain Technology: Balancing Benefits & Evolving Risks]( Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani The “blockchain” has the potential to transform the way financial institutions process transactions and corporations conduct business. While first… [First Federal Trial on Website Accessibility: Winn-Dixie Violates ADA]( Fredrikson & Byron PA On June 13, Judge Robert Scola, Jr. released his Verdict and Order following a non-jury trial: the defendant Winn-Dixie violated Title III of the… [Will insurers Wanna Cry? On the legal repercussions of the global cyber attack]( Signature Litigation Cybersecurity is an unwelcome problem that few businesses have ever wanted to discuss. Until now. After severely affecting parts of the NHS and… [Growing Patent Claim Risks in Cloud Computing]( Kemp IT Law With increasingly recognised benefits of security, flexibility and Reliability, cloud computing continues to carry all before it. Its aggregation of… [Lawyers & Social Media - Part 1]( Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter Social media has revolutionized how lawyers communicate with clients and advertise their services. But technological advances bring not only… [E-tailers Rejoice as Decisions Limit Lawsuits in Federal Court for Alleged Violations of New Jersey’s Controversial Consumer Protection Law]( New Jersey Morrison & Foerster LLP Online retailers are breathing a little easier since a New Jersey federal court handed down two decisions making it more difficult for plaintiffs to… [Ransomware Makes Cybersecurity One of Your Biggest Concerns]( Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP Imagine sitting at your desk and opening an e-mail that appears to have come from a trusted contact. You click on a link in the e-mail and within… [Pacemakers (Think IoT) are not Cybersecure, does that bother you?]( Gardere Last week Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts published a research on the security of pacemakers. In all they identified over 8000 vulnerabilities in… [Vermont Becomes Second State to Legalize Daily Fantasy Sports in 2017]( Vermont Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP On Thursday, June 8th, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed into a law a bill that legalizes and regulates the operation of paid-entry fantasy sports… [First Public Accommodations Website Accessibility Case Goes To Trial In Florida]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP The first trial under the ADA about the accessibility of a public accommodation’s website took place last week in the Southern District of Florida. [Forging a Legal Firewall: Recent Decisions May Shield Retailers from ADA-Based Website Inaccessibility Claims]( Goulston & Storrs PC In a post published earlier this year, we commented on a surge of lawsuits being filed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)… [Latest Updates To Ediscovery for Defendants Cheat Sheet]( Reed Smith LLP This is our quasi-annual update to our cheat sheet about ediscovery for defendants. Essentially that means using discovery to obtain access to what… [OCR Publishes Checklist and Infographic for Cyber Attack Response]( Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC OCR released a simple checklist and infographic last week to assist Covered Entities and Business Associates with responding to potential cyber… [Thornberry Acquisition Reform Bill Contemplates DoD’s Use of Online Marketplaces to Purchase COTS Products]( Holland & Knight LLP Imagine if a DoD agency could purchase commercial-off-the-shelf products of any value simply by placing an order at an Amazon-like website - no need… [Expanded “Physical Presence” Codification Bill Introduced in House]( McDermott Will & Emery On, June 12, 2017, the No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017 was introduced by Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) with House Judiciary… [Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Releases Updated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool]( Hogan Lovells The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently released an updated version of its Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT), which… [Legal Aspects of the Internet of Things - June 2017]( Kemp IT Law Whilst there is still no formally accepted definition, the Internet of Things (IoT) is generally understood as everyday things, objects and devices… [Nation’s First Website Accessibility ADA Trial Verdict Is In and It’s Not Good for Places of Public Accommodation]( Epstein Becker Green After years of ongoing and frequent developments on the website accessibility front, we now finally have - what is generally believed to be - the… [Communications Decency Act Shields Facebook from Anti-Terrorism Act Liability]( Holland & Knight LLP The "Good Samaritan" (which is the statutory language used by Congress) provision of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA, codified at 47 U.S… [FTC Settles Claims Against Trampoline Companies Over Online Reviews]( Reed Smith LLP The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") last week agreed to settle charges levied against the marketers of Infinity and Olympus Pro brand trampolines… [Cybersecurity Executive Order escalates cybersecurity to greater priority - top points about critical infrastructure]( DLA Piper LLP President Donald Trump recently signed an Executive Order on cybersecurity, "Strengthening the Cybersecurity Federal Networks and Critical… [Battle Over Game Lives Moves Forward]( Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP A consumer who claimed he was tricked into promoting an online game, only to see his motivation in the form of extra lives disappear, can move forward… [The Retail Experience Economy: The Behavioural Revolution]( Squire Patton Boggs UK retail is currently experiencing significant structural change. Evolutionary processes have guided economic value from commodities to goods… [First Federal Court Rules That Having An Inaccessible Website Violates Title III Of The ADA]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP Today’s first impression trial verdict finding retailer Winn-Dixie liable under Title III of the ADA for having an inaccessible website suggests that… [Senators Seek Hearing on Sinclair-Tribune Merger]( Squire Patton Boggs On June 5, a group of Senators including Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), and Corey Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to Sen. John Thune… [Fighting Negative On-Line Reviews by Ex-Employees]( Pepper Hamilton LLP A former employee has posted a negative review about our company on a social media website. Is there anything we can do about it?... [Department of Homeland Security and FBI Release Alert Regarding North Korean “Hidden Cobra” Cyber Attacks]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP On June 13, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security published an alert regarding malicious cyber activity by the North Korean government, known as… [Even GOOGLE Can Google After All]( Fish & Richardson PC In a well-reasoned opinion, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Google trademark has not suffered death by genericide - even if… [Judge Finds for Plaintiff in First Public Accommodations Website Trial]( Greenberg Traurig LLP In what we believe is the first trial on the issue of whether a website is covered by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), on June… [Small Defense Contractors, Are You Ready For NIST SP 800-171?]( Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP The Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services Rule was the subject of two interim rules published Aug. 26, 2015 (80 FR 51739)… [A Glimpse into a Tangled Future: Implications of an Increasingly Connected World]( McCarthy Tétrault LLP Looking forward to living in a house that reduces your workload by mowing your lawn? What about having your front door beam you photographs of… [Ransomware Attack Justifies Cybersecurity Warnings]( Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP As lawyers, we are notorious for anticipating a “list of horribles” as a mechanism to warn potential parties and provide guidance about ways to… [Marketer In Hot Water for Inconspicuous TCPA Consent Language]( Klein Moynihan Turco LLP A recent decision issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has brought renewed emphasis to the importance of… [A Picture of a Chipmunk is Worth a Thousand Words—and about $2,000. Did You Know Your Choice of Emoji Can Have Legal Consequences?]( Ryley Carlock & Applewhite Technology moves fast. The law…does not. Our legal system relies on history and precedent, and so it takes time (sometimes a lot of time)... [NYS Cyber Regulation Countdown: “Risk Assessment” - Now or Later?]( New York Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP New York financial institutions are faced with a tough, and potentially costly, choice. Conduct a risk assessment now to help guide their… [Retailers Selling Goods Through the Internet Face ‘Digital Access Barrier’ Litigation Under the ADA]( Greenberg Traurig LLP Plaintiff class-action lawyers in Massachusetts have filed recent lawsuits in federal court under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act… [Telecom Alert - FirstNet SPOC Meeting; FAA Rural Tower Update; EWA Suggests Part 90 License Reforms; David Redl NTIA Confirmation Hearing; Advanced Tel, Inc. Penalties; Webinar: Drafting Telecom Services Agreements - Vol. XIV, Issue 24]( Keller and Heckman LLP FirstNet and AT&T held a “kick-off” meeting in Dallas last week to discuss the upcoming rollout of state plans with state points of contact (SPOCs)… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Electronic marketing and internet use in Malta]( GVZH Advocates A structured guide to electronic marketing and internet use in Malta [Cyber Security: The New Hidden Risks of M&A Deals. Italian perspective]( De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani Studio Legale The cyber security is widely recognized as one of the major challenges for the Governments all over the world, which consider the cyber security as… [IT & Outsourcing Bulletin - June 2017]( Herbert Smith Freehills LLP In one of the most dramatic and widespread cyber attacks to date, on Friday 12 May 2017, a worldwide ransomware attack known as "WannaCrypt" or… [Mommy, My Doll is Spying on Me: U.S. Manufacturer’s Doll Labeled an Espionage Device by German Regulators]( Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter On February 17, 2017, Germany's Federal Network Agency banned a doll called “My Friend Cayla” due to the fact that the toy is basically an espionage… [UDRPs: Keeping the Faith in Bad Faith]( Stobbs IP Zeca’s failed UDRP complaint (D2017-0158) provides a reminder to rights holders that a longstanding history of trading and trade mark registrations… Other top stories [Consumer Financial Data Aggregation & the Potential for Regulatory Intervention]( [Court Finds Work Product Doctrine Protects Data Breach Records]( [Banks Settle Data Breach Suit for $5.2M]( [Unfunny is not a crime]( [Best Practices for HIPAA Compliance and Beyond]( Video [New Regulations on Online Protection for Children]( [Be Proactive Now: Commercial Construction Quickly Joining List of Industries Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks]( [ACA Retaliation Claim Survives Despite No Complaint About ACA Provisions]( [Are Anti-SLAPP Statutes The Elephant In the Room?]( [Upper Court Underwhelmed by Overstock]( International developments [Data Security and Cybercrime in the United Kingdom]( [French Data Protection Authority Clarifies Responsibilities for the Use of Cookies in Online Advertising]( [Be Careful What You Wish For: Social Media Background Checks and Privacy Laws]( [Blockchained to the rhythm: what are ‘distributed ledgers’ and could they help the music industry and copyright?]( [Integrated IP Enforcement - A practical toolkit for Asia]( [BrandWrites - May 2017]( [The challenges under the new Philippine data privacy regime]( [Belgian Privacy Commission Report Gives GDPR Guidance]( [Bitcoin regulation in New Zealand: A dense fog]( [Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf: manufacturer cannot ban retailer from use of price comparison engines]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Disclaimer]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Contact]( [Globe Business Publishing]( [© 2006-2017 Globe Business Media Group](