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Advertising Law -- May 03, 2013

Manatt and ERA to Lead Teleseminar on Compliance with FTC’s New Dot Com Disclosure Guides - The Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited changes to its “Dot Com Disclosures” set forth a number of new directives,...more

Around the Virtual Word: March 25-29, 2013

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - RUMOR: Google Is Launching An Augmented Reality Based E-Book Line - Valve Can't Pull Plug...more

Advertising Law -- Mar 21, 2013

In This Issue: Manatt Advertising Litigation Team Twice Defeats Efforts to Enjoin TurboTax Television Commercials; Sen. Rockefeller Tries Again with Do Not Track; NAD: Price Match Offer by Toys “R” Us Needs a Change;...more

Advertising Law -- Feb 08, 2013

In This Issue: Manatt Partner Linda Goldstein Invited to Speak at ERA’s Great Ideas Summit; Lance Armstrong’s Confession Leads to Legal Action . . . Will Endorsers Follow Suit?; “Business Coaching” Defendants Settle with...more

CRTC Invites Canadians To Comment On Wireless Code

On Data Privacy Day (January 28), the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) amended its notice regarding a mandatory code for wireless services and invited Canadians to comment on the proposed...more

Bringing CASL into Focus - Recent Efforts to Clarify Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation

Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) have received numerous stakeholder submissions and inquiries in relation to Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and its two...more

Congress Fixes Loophole in the Economic Espionage Act (EEA)

On December 28, 2012, President Obama signed the Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 (“the Act”) into law. The Act makes clear that the Economic Espionage Act (EEA) applies to trade secrets related to products...more

Facebook and Netflix now “in a Relationship”; Obama Signs Bill Updating Video Privacy Law

On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed into law H.R. 6671, an amendment to the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (VPPA) codified at 18 U.S.C. § 2710, which will permit companies, such as Netflix, to obtain advance...more

President Signs Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments

On January 10, President Obama signed H.R. 6671, which amends the Video Privacy Protection Act to facilitate compliance for modern video service providers. The Act was originally passed in 1988 to limit the disclosure of...more

Network Interference: A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon (2nd Edition)

In October 2009, we published the first edition of this White Paper, focusing primarily on social media issues in the United States. The response was overwhelming and far beyond our expectation — clients, friends, press and...more

Around the Virtual World - December 17, 2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Union Facebook Page Not Picket Line Extension: NLRB Judge - Parody New York Times Twitter...more

Lawyers Guide to iPhone iPad iOS 6

Lawyer's Guide to the iPhone / iPad and iOS6. Recent studies show iPhones are dominating the legal landscape. Learn to use your iDevice like a pro using this "missing manual." Published in Dec 2012 Palm Beach Bar Bulletin....more

Privacy Commissioner Releases Videogame Guidance

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has released a Guidance Document for videogames, with particular relevance to online games which require users to provide personal information as a condition of accessing the...more

Music Stars' Website Cited For Improperly Collecting Children's Information

The operator of websites for Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by improperly collecting personal information from children under 13. Artist Arena, LLC...more

Around the Virtual World - August 30, 2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Bait and Switch? @TextInstagram Transfers Followers to Personal Account - Twitter Tweaks...more

Advertising Law -- August 9, 2012

In This Issue: Uniform Ads a Slam Dunk for NBA Teams; FTC Asked to Investigate Gatorade “Flu Game” Ad How Did Kirstie Alley Lose 100lbs? False Ad Suit Claims It Wasn’t Diet Drug; California, Feds Up the Pressure on...more

Around the Virtual World - June 4, 2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - App Makers' Privacy Policies Leave Users In The Dark: Panel - Social Media Policies At GM,...more

Around the Virtual World - May 18, 2012

A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - Magid National Study Finds Social Networking Gaming Growth is Slowing - Internet Gaming On The...more

Georgia Governor Signs Sweepstakes Bill, Myspace Settles Privacy Charges with FTC

Georgia's governor signed Senate Bill 431, a bill intended to regulate Internet cafes by prohibiting "any promotion involving an element of chance which involves the playing of a game on a computer, mechanical device, or...more

European IP Bulletin -- Issue 88, March 2012

In This Issue: Copyright - Pub Landlords Found to Infringe the Premier League’s Copyright: Pyrrhic Victory After All?; The Protection of Football Fixture Lists Under the EU Database Directive; The “Innocent”...more

Advertising Law -- March 8, 2012

In This Issue: *Jordan's Suit Not a Slam Dunk *Mobile App Makers Reach Agreement with California AG *"Free" Offers Result in $359 Million FTC Settlement *White House Issues "Bill of Rights" for Consumer...more

Celebrity Tweeters: Here's How to Keep From Getting Sued

Attorneys from Pryor Cashman’s Entertainment and Media Group and Intellectual Property Group provide regular, monthly columns on The Wrap’s “Hollyblogs” forum. Pryor Cashman’s most recent publication, concerning useful...more

Third Degree Films, Inc. v. Does 1-259

Motion to Sever / Quash the Subpoena / Issue Protective Order

A California corporation filed a copyright infringement action in the Northern District of Florida against 259 John Doe Defendants. Plaintiff issued an unknown number of subpoenas seeking information about the identities of...more

Key Moments In Social Media Law

January 17, 1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court decides Sony v. Universal, finding that Sony was shielded from copyright liability arising from infringing uses of its Betamax video recording device where such device was capable of...more

DoJ Reverses Position on Scope of Wire Wager Act

On December 23, 2011, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (the “OLC”) released an opinion that the Wire Wager Act (18 U.S.C. § 1084) applies only to interstate transmissions of wire communications that relate...more