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Does the United States Patent Office Protect Unpublished Applications When Searching the Internet and Artificial Intelligence...

Short answer: Yes, but… Short answer: Yes, but… Many practitioners in sensitive technology areas file patent applications with non-publication requests or may abandon their applications if examination is not going well...more

White & Case LLP

In Landmark Decision, D.C. Federal Court Holds Google Maintained an Illegal Monopoly in Internet Search and Advertising Markets...

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On August 8, 2024, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued his much anticipated and long-awaited opinion in the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) case challenging Google's...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

The New Term “Slop” Joins “Spam” in Our Vocabulary

Introduction - As the granddaughter of two Alabama farmers, the word “slop” evokes images of something with little value. In today’s digital landscape, avoiding AI-generated content is nearly impossible, akin to dodging...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

How to Remove a News Article from Google and the Internet

Have you ever been the subject of a negative news article?  If you have, that news article likely shows up at the top of your search results, even if it is old and outdated...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

How AI Is Changing the Internet

This Internet has gone through many revolutions, technical and otherwise.  Each time it has emerged stronger and more robust than before. One can trace the origins of the Internet to the connection of four computers in 1969....more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

Tools for Local SEO: Manage Your Law Firm Online

We always say that your law firm website is your most important office location. While that still rings true, ensuring your actual office locations are listed correctly across the Internet is an important part of local search...more

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15 Questions To Ask Your Potential Law Firm SEO Company

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SEO for Law Firms: 15 Questions to Ask When Hiring an SEO Company for Law Firms - Search engine visibility is critical. In an increasingly digital world, potential clients are likely to find your law firm by performing...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

De-indexation of Defamatory Materials: Five Takeaways From a Recent Québec Superior Court Decision

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On March 28, 2023, roughly six months before the right to request de-indexation takes effect in Québec, the Superior Court of Québec ordered Google to pay $500,000 to A.B., a prominent Québec businessman, for failing to...more

The Volkov Law Group

Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Sues Google (Again) for Monopolization of the Digital Advertising Market

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In a significant action, DOJ’s Antitrust Division filed a complex complaint against Google charging it with a long-time scheme over 15 years to monopolize the digital advertising market. DOJ was joined by Attorneys General of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #353 – Scammers Using Search Engine Advertisements to Defraud Users

The FBI recently released a Public Service Announcement that all online shoppers should read. The Announcement outlines a scary scheme by cyber criminals, who “are using search engine advertisement services to...more

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A Beginner’s Guide to Keyword Research for Law Firms

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Keyword research is the foundation of an SEO strategy and other digital marketing efforts. Effective keyword research is essential if you want to reach a relevant audience online – or even be found online at all! Keyword...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DuckDuckGo Profits on Privacy

2021 was a rough year for many businesses, but there was at least one winner: in a recent blog post, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo reported a record growth of over 46 percent and now claims to serve more than 27...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Maryland Is First State to Enact Digital Advertising Tax

Maryland enacted a state tax on digital advertising gross revenues on February 12, after overriding the governor’s veto. The passed law, which is the first of its kind in the United States, imposes “a tax on certain annual...more

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Maryland Passes Digital Advertising Tax, Now Being Challenged in Court

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The Maryland state legislature voted on February 12 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto and thus enacted the Digital Advertising Act, the first tax of its kind in the United States. Other states such as Indiana, New York,...more

Akerman LLP - SALT Insights

What Will Come of Maryland’s Unique and Controversial Digital Advertising Tax?

On February 12, 2021, overriding the Governor’s veto, Maryland enacted a first-of-its-kind tax “Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax” that has already sent shockwaves through the industry....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.22.2021 | Top Story: Google Threatens to Pull Search From Down Under Over Proposed Law

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Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the entirety of the Australian continent “if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.” Facebook...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s Monopolization Claims Against Google (Part II of III)

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The Justice Department’s landmark monopolization case against Google is interesting.  The case represents yet another attempt to apply well-established antitrust principles in a rapidly-changing, dynamic technology market....more

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Russia Update: State Duma Adopts Bill Increasing Fines for Violation of Data Protection Laws

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On 21 November 2019 a bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws passed the last hearing at the State Duma. This likely means that the bill will become...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.16.2019 | Top Story: Aramco Seeks Valuation of $1.7B, Well below Original Goal

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Saudi Aramco’s slow trickle of IPO-related information continued this weekend, including its goal of setting overall company market value at a staggering $1.7 trillion. The figure, though massive, is still well short of the...more

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The European Court of Justice Issues Two Important Decisions Clarifying the Scope of the Right to Be Forgotten and ISPs' Liability

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We routinely hear from United States citizens who want advice on how to remove photographs, newspaper articles, videos or personal information about themselves from the internet. Originally published by the European...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

The Right to be Forgotten in an Era of Instant Notoriety

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*Trigger Warning*: This article includes mentions of suicide. It could be the start of a Law & Order episode. In August, a pedestrian in Manhattan’s East Village noted a driver sitting inside a parked car. The driver was...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Russian Lawmakers Move to Be Able to Ban Use of VPNs and Similar Access Tools

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Russia has adopted a new law further toughening the country’s Internet-blocking regime and introducing a number of restrictive measures applicable to intermediaries providing access to blocked websites, IT networks, and...more

Dechert LLP

US Court Shields Google from Canadian Court Order in Search Delisting Dispute

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In Google LLC v. Equustek Solutions Inc.,1 a United States district court enjoined the enforcement of an order by the Supreme Court of Canada that directed Google to remove content from Google search results. The Canadian...more

Fenwick & West LLP

California Court Holds That Orders Demanding Global De-indexing Threaten Free Speech

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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a lower court order ordering Google to de-index a website from its global search results. In its decision, the Canadian high court rejected Google’s arguments that such an...more

McManis Faulkner

Boo! “Witch” one should you have, HTTP or HTTPS?

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With Halloween season here, it’s important to be aware of the spooks on the web. It is a scary online world, and now more than ever is the time to take measures to strengthen the security of your website....more

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