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AI Reporter - August 2024

Benesch on 8/16/2024

Google and Microsoft are spearheading the Coalition for Secure AI, focusing on supply chain security and mitigation strategies. Whether this attempt at self-regulation will ultimately succeed is unknown, as it overlaps with...more

Stories To Watch In 2021

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/12/2021

Happy New Year to all. To kick off 2021, I’ve provided quick takes below on some of the bigger stories we’ll be watching- WME v. WGA- Just before Christmas, CAA closed a deal with the Writers Guild regarding phasing...more

US Supreme Court Grabs Attention of Tech Giants as Past Immunity Granted by Section 230 Is Called Into Question

Jackson Walker on 10/31/2020

While this was a big week for the United States Supreme Court with the confirmation of Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Clarence Thomas’ written statement following the Court’s October 12, 2020, decision in...more

Businesses and Commercial Real Estate Owners May Need Copyright Public Performance Licenses

Whitman Legal Solutions, LLC on 11/11/2019

What Rights Does Your Music License Agreement Give You? Many people believe that when they pay for a subscription to a music subscription service, such as Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, or Google Play Music,...more

FCC Grants Google Fiber Limited Waiver of User Interface Accessibility Rule

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/3/2019

The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, which updated the Communications Act to provide persons with disabilities access to new technologies, spawned numerous rulemakings at the Federal...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - July 2019 #3

McGuireWoods Consulting on 7/19/2019

This Week: House, Senate Judiciary Subcommittees continue to scrutinize online platforms, House Oversight examines federal government’s approach to cloud services, Senate Committee holds hearing on electric battery...more

Financial Daily Dose 6.7.2019 | Top Story: Markets Keep Eye on US Jobs Report

Robins Kaplan LLP on 6/7/2019

Jobs Report Friday again! Lots to look for in the numbers this month, especially considering the economic uncertainty that’s defined the past few weeks....more

Financial Daily Dose 5.21.2019 | Top Story: FCC Approves T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

Robins Kaplan LLP on 5/21/2019

FCC Chair Ajit Pai gave his agency’s stamp of approval to the pending $26 billion T-Mobile/Sprint merger on Monday, helping move the deal towards completion based on pledges from the companies to develop “a robust 5G network...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/19/2018

OMB official Kathleen Kraninger is likely to face serious questions as she takes to the Hill today to begin confirmation hearings for her surprise nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Why? Her lack of...more

Advertising Law - March 2017 #2

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 3/16/2017

Privacy Policy, Notifications Mandatory Under Updated Google Rules - On March 1, Google updated its Play Store policies with a host of changes that took effect on March 15, including a requirement that app developers post...more

No Neutrality Here — Thursday’s FCC Vote Highlights the Enduring Struggle Between Tech Companies and ISPs Over “Net Neutrality”

Butler Snow LLP on 3/1/2017

The tech industry’s divide over “net neutrality” deepened when the FCC voted this past Thursday to suspend key Obama-era net neutrality requirements for broadband internet service providers (“ISPs”). The FCC’s net neutrality...more

Connected Cars are Coming. Quickly

Hogan Lovells on 1/20/2017

One of the highlights at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the parade of new connected vehicle technologies. Automakers and their suppliers rolled out a number of innovative capabilities that promise to shape...more

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – 1/29/16

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 2/1/2016

It’s been a week when virtual reality news reigns supreme, with the technology shown off in medicine, film and entertainment, and as part of Apple’s future plans. The FCC has even suggested a spectrum designation for it. Oh,...more

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/19/2015

In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

Privacy, Security, Risk: What You Missed At IAPP Conference

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/15/2015

Earlier this month, privacy and security professionals from around the globe gathered for “Privacy. Security. Risk. 2015”—the second joint conference between the International Association of Privacy Professionals and the...more

Advertising Law - July 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/24/2015

FTC And Florida AG Team up Against Medical Alert Systems - Together with the Florida Attorney General, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Lifewatch for allegedly using deceptive robocalls to urge older...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/3/2015

In This Issue: - DOJ Issues Cyber Preparation and Response Guidance - RadioShack’s Plan to Auction Customer Data Highlights Issues Over Treatment of Such Data as an Asset - Google v. Vidal-Hall and...more

Cross-Device Tracking: The New World

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/27/2015

Facebook does it. Google does it. It’s everywhere in the mobile ad ecosystem. And your smartphone does it often than you know, according to a study released on Monday by Carnegie Mellon....more

FCC Opens Utility and Telephone Poles to Google

Stinson LLP on 3/13/2015

The Federal Communications Commission has finally released its long awaited Open Internet Report and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order establishing a new policy on the status of broadband Internet access service...more

Public Comment Period Open on FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposed Rules

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/21/2014

A few weeks ago, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler set off a firestorm when he announced the FCC would consider adopting rules that would allow cable and telephone companies to charge Internet content providers (such as Amazon,...more

Google Street View Class Action Survives: Ninth Circuit Holds Wi-Fi is Not "Radio" Under Wiretap Act

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 1/2/2014

In the latest development in the Google Street View case, the Ninth Circuit once again upheld the lower court’s decision that Google’s collection of unencrypted Wi-Fi does not fit within an exception to the Wiretap Act that...more

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