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FCC Adopts New Rule That Dramatically Changes the Prior Express Written Consent Requirement under the TCPA

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is an incredibly dangerous statute. Designed to crack down on rogue telemarketers, the TCPA has become—in the words of the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission...more

Perkins Coie

Be Kind, Don’t Rewind: The VPPA’s Reemergence in Privacy Class-Action Litigation

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After years out of circulation, class-action lawsuits asserting claims under the Video Protection Privacy Act (VPPA) are now back in reruns. But early critical assessment is mixed, so it remains to be seen whether VPPA-driven...more

Kerr Russell

Common Mistakes That Can Attract Copyright Trolls

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In order to avoid being a victim of a “copyright troll,” businesses need to be vigilant about the content they post on social media, websites and other promotional materials...more

Carlton Fields

New Wave of Deaf and Blind Californians Suing Websites

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Is your website suitable for the blind or deaf? If not, you may well be sued in California even though your business is elsewhere....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Obituary Piracy Assessed

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Thomson v. Afterlife Network Inc., 2019 FC 545, is a Federal Court decision in which the Court considers the existence of copyright in obituaries used in an e-commerce context....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Car Ad Websites Slightly “Scraped” in Copyright Case, Court Puts Brakes on Statutory Damages Minimums

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On April 6, 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Court) provided insight into how courts will approach the scraping of websites and assessing statutory damages for copyright infringement in Trader v. CarGurus. The...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court Article III standing case

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The CFPB, together with the DOJ, has filed a second amicus brief in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in which the issue is whether a plaintiff who cannot show any actual harm from a...more

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