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[Overheard at NFT.NYC2023: Five Key Takeaways]( Mayer Brown Despite the past year’s market challenges, there was no shortage of enthusiasm among the more than 6,000 attendees at NFT.NYC2023 in April. The… [Data Protection update - April 2023]( Stephenson Harwood LLP Welcome to the Stephenson Harwood Data Protection bulletin, covering the key developments in data protection law from April 2023. Cybersecurity was… [Companies That Manage Special District Websites May Ultimately Be Liable For ADA Compliance]( Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP Special districts are independent, governmental agencies or entities established to deliver specialized services to the community, including health… [Holidays and Marketing May Not Always Be a Perfect Match]( Baker & Hostetler LLP The other day I was trying to make heads or tails of a new Federal Trade Commission announcement when I heard the familiar sound indicating that a… [Video Privacy Protection Act claims are on the rise]( Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP Plaintiffs are becoming increasingly creative in their attempts to seek relief involving alleged privacy violations resulting from their online… [FTC Proposes Placing Tougher Restrictions on Facebook Collection of Data on Minors]( Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP FTC filed proposed modifications to an Order requiring Facebook to implement an "effective privacy program" regarding the collection of data on users… [District Court Authorized Defendant Served — By Tweet]( Dechert LLP Your motion to serve the influencer defendant by tweet is hereby GRANTED. On May 2, 2023, in a class action lawsuit brought by FTX investors against… [Think Twice Before Putting Your Disclosures Behind a "More Information" Link or an "i"]( Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) The Federal Trade Commission has been raising lots of concerns lately about the ways in which advertisers are using (or misusing) online disclosures… [9 Issues to Look for in the Payment Provisions of a Contract]( Outside GC LLC Virtually all contracts have payment-related provisions which can span a wide variety of ancillary issues, including invoicing, disputes over… [Court Authorizes Service of Process by Twitter on Crypto-Influencer]( Baker McKenzie There has been much publicity over the lawsuit brought against celebrities such as Tom Brady and Larry David for their endorsement of FTX. In that… [ENISA identifies gaps in approaches to the cybersecurity of AI]( DLA Piper In March, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) released a report, “Cybersecurity of AI and Standardisation,” which details the… [Federal Court Finds That Plaintiffs Aren’t “Subscribers” Under The Video Privacy Protection Act]( Covington & Burling LLP On April 24, 2023, a judge in the Southern District of New York dismissed a putative class action alleging that Scripps Network LLP (“HGTV”)… [Maryland’s Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax Not Dead (Yet)]( Maryland Greenberg Traurig LLP In October 2022, a Maryland circuit court judge struck down Maryland’s first-in-the-nation Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (“Digital Ad Tax”)… [Interfacing Designs]( Saidman DesignLaw Group PTAB declined to incorporate functional requirement as the basis for determining subject matter eligibility of a design patent claim directed to the… [相由AIç”Ÿï¼šæµ…è°ˆæ·±åº¦ä¼ªé€ ï¼ˆDeepfake）与个人形象权]( King & Wood Mallesons 2023å¹´2月，一段由AI生成的知名播客主持人乔·ç½—æ ¹ï¼ˆJoe Roganï¼‰æŽ¨é”€ç”·æ€§è¡¥å“çš„æ·±åº¦ä¼ªé€ ï¼ˆdeepfakeï¼‰å¹¿å‘Šåœ¨æŸç¤¾äº¤å¹³å°ä¸Šç–¯ä¼ ã€‚è¿™â€¦ [Is Medical Device Software a “Product”?]( Crowell & Moring LLP Many medical device companies are accustomed to defending product liability litigation, and the applicability of product liability law to traditional… [US Lawmakers Continue Legislative Focus on Children’s Online Privacy and Social Media Use]( Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP On April 26, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers proposed a new piece of legislation that would impose additional guardrails around the… [State AGs and the INFORM Consumers Act: Key Takeaways]( Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP With a new law on the books aiming to protect consumers from fraudulent online sales, it’s a good time for online Marketplaces, third-party sellers… [Communications Decency Act Developments in Light of Roland, Taamneh, and Gonzalez]( Buchalter Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) was enacted in 1996 to provide websites with immunity from liability arising from posting… [Online Sellers Be Ware: Senate Reintroduces Digital Country-of-Origin Label Legislation]( Crowell & Moring LLP On May 3, 2023, Senators Tammy {NAME}, D-Wis., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, introduced the ‘‘Country of Origin Labeling Online… [5 Takeaways from the Dominion v. Fox Settlement]( Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC Now that the dust has (sort of) settled at Fox News and the anchors have played a bit of musical chairs, it’s time to unpack the historic $787.5… [California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act - and the looming state patchwork of online child protection laws]( California DLA Piper Since its passage in September 2022, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA or Act) has generated considerable controversy. Modeled… [MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter]( Morrison & Foerster LLP Morrison Foerster's State + Local Government team is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and… [FTC proposes to impose sweeping restrictions on tech company's ability to profit from youth data]( Jones Day On May 3, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued an Order to Show Cause against Meta for alleged violations of Meta's 2012 and 2020… [Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals holds Internet Tax Freedom Act prohibits New Orleans tax on online storage service]( Louisiana Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP On January 12, 2023, the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals held that sales of remote personal electronic storage capacity services were not subject to… [TMT Talk: Episode 74: Disputes in Virtual Worlds]( Audio Baker McKenzie The metaverse continues to be a trending topic across industries but is still largely undefined as businesses have yet to grasp the full potential of… [New Advisory Opinion Extends FARA to Online Networks and Service Providers]( Morrison & Foerster LLP In an Advisory Opinion released last week by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, DOJ adopts a… [Marvel Looks to Identify Anonymous Reddit Users]( Klemchuk LLP After a disappointing box office by Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (“Ant-Man”), Marvel Studios looks to shift the blame to anonymous Internet… [Let’s Chat: Influencers and Brands Testing the Waters of Generative AI Must Navigate Data Privacy and FTC Issues]( Venable LLP Generative AI is creating previously unimaginable possibilities for influencers and brands to engage with consumers. Rather than merely posting on… [Ransomware Attacks: Who You Gonna Call? - TechStrongTV CISO Talk Episode]( Video Baker McKenzie Every CISO knows it’s not a matter of ‘if’ a cybersecurity incident will occur, but ‘when.’ Fortunately, there’s one name at the top of every CISO’s… [Q&A: misleading advertising practices in USA]( Crowell & Moring LLP This article looks at the key legal and practical issues surrounding misleading advertising practices in USA. [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Five Recent Trends in the Consumer & Retail Sector]( White & Case The Consumer & Retail sector has seen some significant new trends in the last few years. In part these have been driven by changes in consumer… [DAS ì ‘ê·¼ì½”ë“œ 발급 ì‹ ì²­ ì „ì— 외국으로의 ì „ë¦¬ì¶œì›ì— 대한 ë¹„ë°€ìœ ì§€ 심사청구를 ì„ í–‰í•´ì•¼ í• ê¹Œ?]( DEQI Intellectual Property Law Corporation ìš°ì„ ê¶Œ 증명서류의 디지털 액세스 서비스(Digital Access Service, 이하 DAS)는 ì„¸ê³„ì§€ì ìž¬ì‚°ê¶Œê¸°êµ¬ êµ­ì œê´€ì²­(WIPO)이 êµ¬ì¶•í•˜ê³ ê´€ë¦¬í•˜ëŠ”, 각 êµ­ 특허청 간의 í˜‘ë ¥ì„ 통해 ì „ìžì  교환방식으로 ìš°ì„ ê¶Œ 증명서류를 획득하는 ì „ìž 서비스이다… [New era for UK consumer protection]( Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) The new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will, according to the government, “crack down on rip-offs, protect consumer cash online and… [Newsletter Franchise & Distribution - No 33]( Taylor Wessing Le 8 février 2023, la Cour d’appel de Paris a rendu une série d’arrêts condamnant Domino’s Pizza, en tant que franchiseur, dans un litige l’opposant à… [FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 5 May 2023]( Herbert Smith Freehills LLP The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have jointly launched the fourth edition of the G20 TechSprint… Other top stories [FTC Warns Companies about Generative AI]( [HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes Coming in 2023: Five Steps to Prepare]( [FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 27 April 2023]( [The Future of AI in the Pharmaceutical Industry]( [What ChatGPT Is and Why It May Affect Your Data]( [Prosecutors Secure Conviction in First Ever NFT Criminal Insider Trading Case]( [EU-US data transfers: LIBE Committee to stop debate over adequacy decision due to concerns over insufficient privacy safeguards]( [Data Privacy Update: Several U.S. States Enact Privacy Legislation in 2023]( [Q&A with Louis Tompros: Did Ed Sheeran copy Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On”?]( [2023 state-by-state artificial intelligence legislation snapshot]( International developments [ChatGPT Use: Things You May Need to Know]( [ACCC sweep finds 81% of influencer posts may be misleading]( [Best Practice Guide to Outside Counsel Management]( [Cryptocurrency is “property” under Hong Kong law: Part 1 - what are the key implications and what is the judicial position in Mainland China?]( [Generative AI vs privacy compliance: Who doesn’t like a happy ending?]( [Can a ‘lonely guy in a garage’ use AI to run misinformation campaigns which outdo the Russians?]( [Shariah rules and crypto disputes: UAE court judgment and official Fatwa invalidate cryptocurrency transaction]( [Europe designates 19 platforms as gatekeepers under Digital Services Act]( [åŠ å¯†è´§å¸è¢«é¦™æ¸¯ç‰¹åŒºæ³•é™¢è®¤å®šä¸ºâ€œè´¢äº§â€ä»¥åŠä¸­å›½å†…åœ°å¯¹æ­¤é—®é¢˜çš„å¸æ³•ç«‹åœº]( CN [Austria: New Federal Electronic Announcement and Information Platform]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Disclaimer]( | [Privacy policy]( | [Contact]( [Law Business Research]( [© 2006-2023 Law Business Research](