LexBlog IP

APRIL 3, 2023

Despite the hearing’s focus shifting away from the specific topic of NIL, many of the witnesses and representatives advocated for a federal NIL standard to provide clarity and uniformity for college athletes. “The current NIL chaos means student-athletes are left to fend for themselves,” said Rep. .”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Depending on how long it takes the Fifth Circuit to issue the opinion (and with the injunction in place, I’m fine if they want to drag their feet), it’s possible/likely that Florida will appeal the 11th Circuit ruling in NetChoice v. Florida et al. Florida and Other #MAGA States. Attorney General first. Eric Goldman.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

He also represents clients before the IRS and the Florida Department of Revenue. Topics Session 1: A Strategic Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions Gain insight into various transaction types, including mergers, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

All of the submitters are repeat players from the Florida litigation. This is why I see the Texas and Florida litigation as a generational battle over the Internet’s soul–and the future of free speech. Amicus Briefs. Plaintiffs’ reply brief. Case after case rejects this unlawful assertion of government power.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The American Intellectual Property Law Association recently completed its Trade Secrets Summit in Miami, Florida. The topics for the conference included: A legislative update. Best practices for identifying trade secrets in litigation. Developments in trade secret trials and changing trends. Arbitration of trade secret disputes.

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Herbert Smith Freehills

APRIL 12, 2022

Born and bred near Fort Lauderdale in south Florida, Kossak’s first great love was volleyball. At the University of Florida he took a double major in economics and history with a view to teaching and becoming a volleyball coach. Some people might watch a few YouTube videos or read up on a topic. Not Kossak.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The American Intellectual Property Law Association recently completed its Trade Secrets Summit in Miami, Florida. The topics for the conference included: A legislative update. Best practices for identifying trade secrets in litigation. Developments in trade secret trials and changing trends. Arbitration of trade secret disputes.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2024

After the miniseries was seen by millions earlier this month, private prosecutions – which allow alleged victims of crime to prosecute their own criminal cases – are now a topic of national debate. The Brit was on holiday in Florida and didn’t return to the UK for another three months.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 3, 2022

District Court for the District of Florida, a healthcare product manufacturer’s claim of trade secret misappropriation against a competitor and a customer was thrown out on summary judgement. In a recent decision from the U.S. at *4-6, 15. § 1836 et seq. (“DTSA”), and asserted other related claims.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Tanner commented “this guy sucks,” but the post “contained no profanity, and it was on topic with the substance of the post.” “While not entirely on topic, this comment also abided by the page’s terms and conditions.” ” The Facebook page administrator initially deleted the comment.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2022

From 1 May 2014 onwards, PM has cooperated with the company Navarr Enterprises Inc, based in Florida, United States. For further information on this topic please contact Kriton Metaxopoulos or Irini Daroussou at A & K Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm by telephone (+30 210 725 7614) or email ( k.metaxopoulos@metaxopouloslaw.gr

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 12, 2024

The lawsuit was first filed on May 16 in the Northern district of Florida in Pensacola and alleges that administrators and school board members in the Escambia County School District are in violation of the First Amendment as well as the 14th Amendment—the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

After their initial courtroom success in 2014, Flo & Eddie suffered a series of defeats, as both the New York Court of Appeals and the Florida Supreme Court held that their states’ common-law copyrights did not include public performance rights. 16, 2013), and under Florida common law in the Southern District of Florida (Sept.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 22, 2023

The California legislature is competing with states like Florida and Texas to see who can pass laws will be more devastating to the Internet. Instead, the CJPA takes an asinine, ineffective, unconstitutional, and industry-captured approach to this critical topic. For more on this topic, see Ashutosh A. The CJPA is none of that.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These choices constitute “editorial judgments” which are protected by the First Amendment… the Hateful Conduct Law requires social media networks to disseminate a message about the definition of “hateful conduct” or hate speech—a fraught and heavily debated topic today. Florida Attorney General Case citation : Volokh v.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 2022

A few days ago, the music companies submitted a 19-page motion to the Florida federal court, asking for various restrictions. Internet terminations are not the only topic of concern. These motions in limine can offer an interesting insight into the biases and framing both camps expect during the trial. No Human Rights Mentions.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion holds that the key parts of Florida’s social media censorship law (SB 7072) likely violate the First Amendment and should remain enjoined. The opinion tackles one of the hottest topics in Internet Law: do UGC services engage in editorial functions protected by the First Amendment? Attorney General (a/k/a NetChoice v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This is a topic I used as a sample exam idea in the 1990s). Perfect Body Image. * The Florida Bar Regulates, But Doesn’t Ban, Competitive Keyword Ads. * Rounding Up Three Recent Keyword Advertising Cases–Comphy v. There’s also a copyright claim for Luxy copying the plaintiff’s TOS/privacy policy. Greenberg v.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Topics and speakers. General Session #1, Lingering Effects of COVID on Florida Employers , presented by Scott Atwood, Esq. From business shutdowns and PPP loans to vaccinations, COVID has presented unique challenges to Florida businesses. Click here to download the brochure.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

Mostly, the judge accepts the R&R with only minor deviations favorable to Craigslist, ending some of the lawsuit and leaving plenty of topics for further proceedings. ” Most of the topics addressed in this ruling will eventually make it to the Ninth Circuit, either in this case or one of the others pending in the court system.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

For a deeper dive on these topics, I encourage you to check out the article’s bibliography of FOSTA-relevant empirical studies. Backpage. * District Court Ruling Highlights Congress’ Hastiness To Pass ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’– Doe 1 v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

I will have more to say on this topic in a very lengthy FOSTA roundup blog post stuck in my queue. . § 1591 claim that survives CDA immunity… the asserted claims against Omegle are premised upon general, constructive knowledge of past sex trafficking incidents.” ” Cite to Doe v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

This lawsuit involves the first rule, which restricts off-topic comments. ” As evidence, the plaintiffs pointed to other off-topic comments that hadn’t been removed. The off-topic rule is, by definition, a content-based restriction on speech. This injunction only applies to the “off-topic” rule.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 21, 2022

This pre-announcement requirement would have the same effect as Florida’s restrictions on updating their TOSes more than once every 30 days ( the 11th Circuit held that restriction was unconstitutional). As my Content Moderation Remedies paper showed, this topic is way more complicated than a binary remove/leave up dichotomy.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As you recall, earlier this year Florida passed SB 7072, a brazenly censorial #MAGA bill. The district court enjoined the law , and Florida appealed to the 11th Circuit. In my last post , I recapped Florida’s appeal brief and the supporting amicus briefs. ends up helping Florida. Appellees’ Brief.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

Students: this post surfaces numerous potential paper topics. 2021 WL 4167054 (C.D. . * More Aftermath from the ‘Worst of Both Worlds FOSTA’. * ‘Worst of Both Worlds’ FOSTA Signed Into Law, Completing Section 230’s Evisceration. * Backpage Loses Another Section 230 Motion (Again Without SESTA/FOSTA)–Florida Abolitionists v.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 13, 2022

” Hawley’s proposal is the latest Republican effort to punish The Walt Disney Company after Disney came out against Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Pay Attention to Me! The good news is that it’s never too late to set the record straight. “Today I’m introducing legislation to strip ?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Paxton) and Florida (NetChoice v. Anything the Supreme Court says on that topic, other than a categorical rejection of the principle, will ignite litigation and regulation like we’ve never seen before. De Young City Government Can’t Remove Off-Topic Comments From Its Social Media Page–Kimsey v. See, e.g., PETA v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In 2021, Florida and Texas passed laws regarding “social media platform censorship.” NetChoice and CCIA filed lawsuits against portions of both laws, and federal district courts in both Florida and Texas granted injunctions. I expect the Florida, and possibly the Texas, laws will produce a Supreme Court opinion this term.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I’ll emphasize these two state laws requiring transparency: Florida requires Internet services to publish their editorial standards and provide mandatory explanations of some editorial decisions. See my RightsCon talk on this topic. Transparency is a “third way” that both parties might agree upon. McManus (4th Cir.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Put the other way, the evidence establishes that University sufficiently attempts to moderate and sufficiently does moderate the comment threads to qualify its Instagram and Facebook pages as nonpublic fora… [Eric’s comment: Florida’s social media censorship law requires “consistent” content moderation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 7, 2023

This can be particularly challenging when this uncertainty is prolonged, and the topic has no clear authority. However, with topics such as 5G telecommunications, it has been more difficult for platforms to quickly identify trustworthy sources of evidence and advice. *

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