New Tribunal Created for Unauthorized Streaming Services -
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2020 and a law on penalties for certain digital transmission...more
1/20/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Biometric Information ,
Bitcoin ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Iran ,
Law Enforcement ,
Nanotechnology ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations
Loeffler, Cotton Release Bill to Hold Tech Companies Accountable for Child Exploitation, Allow Victims to Sue -
"It would amend the US code to strip Section 230 protections from tech companies."
Why this is important:...more
12/22/2020
/ Amazon ,
Biometric Information ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
DoorDash ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Nanotechnology ,
Section 230 ,
SpaceX ,
User-Generated Content ,
Website Owner Liability
Brexit Effects on Trademarks Beginning January 1 -
Trademark owners with registrations in EU where the UK is designated should soon receive notification for treatment of registrations and applications following the Brexit...more
12/3/2020
/ 3D Printing ,
Amazon ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRISPR ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Retention ,
eBay ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
RICO ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Vaccinations ,
Van Buren v United States
U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start -
"John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more
10/4/2020
/ Amazon ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Blockchain ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Commodities ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Currency ,
Dismissals ,
Due Process ,
Dunkin' Donuts ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Executive Orders ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Free Speech ,
General Motors ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Internet Retailers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Merchants ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
Networks ,
New York ,
Oracle ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Payment Tokens ,
Phishing Scams ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Ransomware ,
Rewards Programs ,
Shopify ,
Tesla ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration ,
Twitter ,
User-Generated Content ,
Wal-Mart ,
Warner Music Group ,
WeChat ,
Wrongful Termination
The Editors' Note -
Welcome to the third issue of Decoded, Spilman's e-newsletter focusing on technology law, including data security, privacy standards, financing technologies, and digital-based means of conducting...more
8/7/2020
/ Advertising ,
Amazon ,
Amazon Marketplace ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Banks ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cell Phones ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Craigslist ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Drones ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FCC ,
Federal Crimes ,
Fines ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Geolocation ,
Hackers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
OCC ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Product Recalls ,
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ,
Robots ,
Sellers ,
Settlement ,
Social Media ,
State Legislatures ,
T-Mobile ,
Twitter ,
Unauthorized Transactions