In order to properly run a successful business and create a solid brand, fashion companies need to enter into many agreements that span the areas of corporate, real estate, and intellectual property. This article provides...more
Regardless of whether your interest is home goods or hunting, it is undeniable that companies are quickly embracing the rise of digital when offering entertainment and personal services to consumers. Automatic renewal...more
Copyright litigants should take note of the pair of unanimous decisions handed down by the Supreme Court on Monday: Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, No. 17-571, 2019 LEXIS 1730 (Mar. 4, 2019), and...more
3/8/2019
/ Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Office ,
Copyright Registration ,
Expert Fees ,
Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp v Wall-Street.com LLC ,
Judicial Discretion ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Prevailing Party ,
Rimini Street Inc v Oracle USA Inc ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
The Copyright Act
In March, the Senate almost unanimously passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (“FOSTA”). On April 11, President Trump signed FOSTA into law. As the name implies, Congress’ goal is to give law...more
5/1/2018
/ Civil Liability ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Criminal Liability ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
First Amendment ,
FOSTA ,
Immunity ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Prostitution ,
Retroactive Application ,
Section 230 ,
Sex Trafficking ,
Social Media ,
Trump Administration
We are only three months away from the December 31, 2017 deadline for websites and other online service providers to redesignate their DMCA agents under the U.S. Copyright Office’s new online registration system. This is an...more
Perhaps now more than ever before, Twitter takes center stage for social and public discourse. Many have wryly commented that we elected a “Tweeter-in-Chief” with President Trump, due to his prolific tweeting about...more
While President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit is expected to face withering scrutiny over the politically incendiary topics of abortion and gun rights, Jackson Walker attorney Shannon...more
With Election Day less than two weeks away, it’s an interesting time for the First Amendment. Unlike the Second Amendment where party lines appear strong, the 2016 presidential candidates’ stance on First Amendment issues and...more
10/28/2016
/ Citizens United v Federal Election Commission ,
First Amendment ,
FOIA ,
Free Speech ,
Hillary Clinton ,
Journalism ,
Media ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Contributions ,
Presidential Elections ,
Social Media ,
Trump Administration
Last Tuesday, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidated the US-EU Safe Harbor framework in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner. The Safe Harbor provided companies with a self-certification process through the US...more
10/14/2015
/ Binding Corporate Rules ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Surveillance ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Discussion about how something "sucks" is no longer reserved for middle school lunchrooms. Soon the Internet will include a new generic top-level domain ("gTLD") for .SUCKS. The goal of this new gTLD—according to its...more
A SURVEY OF PRIVACY, COPYRIGHT, AND TRADEMARK ISSUES -
Today, even Elvis has a Facebook page, Instagram2 and Google+ accounts, a Twitter handle, a Pinterest board, and a mobile app. The Internet and the mobile...more
11/13/2014
/ Content Marketing ,
Copyright ,
Data-Sharing ,
Do Not Track ,
Entertainment Industry ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Privacy ,
Mobile Apps ,
Music Industry ,
Photographs ,
Social Media ,
Trademarks ,
User-Generated Content ,
Websites
As online businesses and technologies evolve, so do the laws affecting them. On January 1, 2014, a new law amending the California Online Privacy Protection Act ("CalOPPA") went into effect. See CAL. BUS. & PROF. CODE §§...more