SCOTUS Confirms Willful Infringement Not Required to Award Trademark Profits -
On April 23, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a plaintiff can win a profits remedy without showing that the defendant...more
Earlier this month, a Nashville jury awarded sportscaster Erin Andrews $55 million after she sued the companies that franchise, own and operate a hotel, alleging that the hotel improperly gave her private information to...more
On December 15, the European Commission put forward the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which—subject to formal adoption by the European Parliament in 2016—will replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive, the...more
The End of Safe Harbor -
In a decision that could significantly impact those doing business in the United States and Europe, the European Union's highest court ruled on October 6, 2015, that the U.S.-E.U. Safe Harbor...more
10/8/2015
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European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Facebook ,
International Data Transfers ,
Ireland ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
Website privacy policies are a ubiquitous fact of web life, intended to allow users to easily understand the personal information being collected by a website and how that site uses and shares that information. Over time,...more
Beware: Even if your company substantially complies with the Privacy Principles of the US-EU Safe Harbor, failure to annually re-certify can land you in hot water.
Twelve US businesses—ranging from sports teams, to...more
In last month’s Technology Advisory, I described recent actions of the California Attorney General designed to improve privacy protections for users of mobile applications. This included an agreement the California Attorney...more
2/12/2013
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CalOPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Mobile Ad Networks ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Privacy Protection Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy on the Go ,
Privacy Policy ,
Transparency
California has long been a leader in privacy legislation. That position was strengthened recently when the California Attorney General filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against a company for its failure to include a privacy...more