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Year(s) in review – IT, Internet, AI, IP, Privacy & Blockchain

Barry Sookman

I had the pleasure of presenting the annual Year in Review of IT/Internet law to the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group on June 6, 2024. … The post Year(s) in review – IT, Internet, AI, IP, Privacy & Blockchain appeared first on Barry Sookman. It was great to see a packed-in person event of IT lawyers after COVID.

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ERA IP-focused events and courses return with 25% discount for IPKat readers

The IPKat

Over the next few months, the following will take place and IPKat readers will have an opportunity to enroll with a 25% discount in the registration fees: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law Trier, 1-5 July 2024 This course will provide a thorough introduction to European intellectual property law.

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Another Court Finds an “Enforceable Browsewrap.” MAKE IT STOP–Hawkins v. CMG

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

This is a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case against a media website, so you have good reason to wonder about the legitimacy and sincerity of the case. 2024 WL 559591 (N.D. The named plaintiff created a WSBTV account by opting to log in using Facebook. Case citation : Hawkins v. CMG Media Corp.

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Putin Outlaws Anonymity: Identity Verification For Online Services, VPN Bypass Advice a Crime

TorrentFreak

Other plans, involving everything from state licensing of pirate platforms to the unblocking of previously blocked pirate sites, would’ve been comical had it not been for the death and destruction wreaked in Ukraine. Registering on Russian internet platforms using foreign email systems such as Gmail or Apple will soon be prohibited.

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Courts Still Have No Clue How to Determine Who Owns Social Media Accounts–JLM v. Gutman

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court explains that, despite the license, Gutman could use “her name for noncommercial purposes, including personal social-media accounts.” Gutman , 2024 WL 172609 (2d Cir. 17, 2024) Selected Related Posts : Who Owns Social Media Accounts?–In Case citation : JLM Couture, Inc.

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Open AI’s vison for a social contract – of things to come…

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash On 7 May 2024, Open AI published its approach to data and AI (ADAI). More from our authors: International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice, Second Edition by Charlotte A. This statement sets out OpenAI’s vison for a ‘social contract for content in AI’.

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Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule

LexBlog IP

Understanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule by Josh Slovin The New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rule: A Step towards Greater Transparency in US Businesses Privately-owned companies in the United States have long enjoyed a great degree of privacy about their internal affairs, particularly as to the identities of their owners.