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[National Advertising Division Recommends Cox Discontinue Implied Superior Reliability Claim for Cox Internet]( BBB National Programs Inc Acting on a challenge by AT&T Services, Inc., the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs recommended that Cox Communications… [Protecting Trademarks and Brands in the Metaverse]( Chip Law Group Broadly speaking, the Technologies companies refer to when they talk about “the metaverse” can include virtual reality—characterized by persistent… [FCC Broadband Data Collection Filing Window Closes March 1, 2023]( Davis Wright Tremaine LLP The FCC Broadband Data Task Force announced that the second Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing window opened on January 3, 2023, and the required… [Record-breaking Fine: Epic Games, Inc. And FTC Agree to Settlements Totaling $520 Million Dollars for U.S. Privacy Law Violations]( Varnum LLP On December 19, 2022, Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic Games”), one of America’s largest videogame and software companies, announced that it reached a… [CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Standardize Electronic Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signature under HIPAA]( Crowell & Moring LLP On December 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would adopt standards under the Health Insurance… [Back to the Future: How a 30-Year-Old Statute From a Time When Video Rentals Were a Thing Is Driving a New Wave of Class Action Lawsuits]( Duane Morris LLP Perhaps you are old enough to recall when consumers used to have to go to video stores like Blockbuster Video to rent a movie. And perhaps you recall… [U.S. AI, IoT, CAV, and Privacy Legislative Update - Fourth Quarter 2022]( Covington & Burling LLP This quarterly update summarizes key legislative and regulatory developments in the fourth quarter of 2022 related to Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)… [Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - January 20, 2023]( Ankura Consulting Group, LLC PayPal has begun sending out notification letters to individuals impacted by a security incident that occurred in early December 2022. On December 20… [Indiana bill would adopt social media tax]( Indiana Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP Representative J.D. Prescott (R) introduced Indiana HB 1517, which would impose a surcharge tax on social media providers. HB 1517 is similar to… [When It Comes to Cybersecurity: Be Prepared!]( Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP As has been the trend for some time now, organizations across all industries and sectors are increasingly at risk of being targeted by bad actors… [Online Retail Marketplaces and Third-Party Sellers Face Enhanced Regulations]( Michael Best & Friedrich LLP The exponential growth of online Marketplaces and internet retail sales has created great benefits for consumers, and connected many legitimate small… [FTC Obtains Record Penalties from Video Game Company Amidst Growing Privacy and Consumer Protection Enforcement Trends]( O'Melveny & Myers LLP On December 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC") announced that Epic Games, Inc. ("Epic")—creator of the well-known video game… [Online Marketplaces: It’s Time Track, Verify and Disclose Seller Info]( California Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP A new set of California laws will require online Marketplaces to gather verifiable identifying information about high volume third party sellers, or… [Plaintiffs Set a New Record for Website Accessibility Lawsuit Filings in 2022]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP 2022 was another record setting year for website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court. The total number of lawsuits filed in federal court… [Digital tax bytes - Weekly update]( Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP OECD officials stated during a webinar presentation that the global tax deal could raise over $230 billion in revenue annually from the adoption of… [Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - January 24, 2023]( Ankura Consulting Group, LLC Security researchers have noted a recent uptick in phishing campaigns utilizing Microsoft OneNote attachments to spread malware. Phishing emails… [Top 10 Advertising and Marketing Issues for 2023]( Davis+Gilbert The top advertising and marketing issues this year are largely focused on one theme: Protection. Marketers will need to be aware of various trends… [Anti-Wiretap Class Actions Against Website Operators Surge, but Proper Consent Can Reduce Risk]( Video Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Attorneys Barry Benjamin, Vita Zeltser, John Brigagliano, and Zain Haq discuss how anti-wiretap class actions against website operators surge, but… [DOJ’s Ad Tech Antitrust lawsuit: Some Comments on Google’s Public Response]( Hausfeld LLP On 24 January 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) formally charged Google with having monopolized the ad tech markets for publisher ad servers, ad… [Security fiascos: FTC pursues corporate executives for companies’ alleged failures]( Reed Smith LLP The recent Drizly case signals the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) efforts to punish executives whom the agency deems culpable for their… [Spotlight: key transactional issues in tech M&A in USA]( Paul Hastings LLP This article reviews the most consequential issues faced by parties to M&A transactions in the tech sector in USA, including common deal structures, agreement terms and financing. [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Technology, media and communications annual review 2023]( Osborne Clarke It has been a turbulent year in the technology, media and communications (TMC) sector to say the least. This time last year, we highlighted the… [Intellectual property and open innovation in the Cloud]( Deloitte Legal Establishing and maintaining a state-of-the-art IP strategy is becoming ever more critical, as companies are moving to the Cloud and Cloud-powered… [See you in the metaverse]( Deloitte Legal With the recent rebranding of a certain social media giant, the word “metaverse” has started cropping up more and more in various contexts, from… Other top stories [Do AI generators infringe? 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