TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

StreamSafely: How it All Began The people who came up with the StreamSafely campaign and still run it today are collectively known as Ctam Cable Marketing Association Inc. , As the current member list shows, cable marketing has considerable scope. or CTAM for short. ” Under the heading The Cable Industry v. million expenses, $1.1

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

The delegation of additional work onto the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) contradicts the voters’ clear instructions. Furthermore, voters directed the CPPA to focus on privacy matters, but the bill would task the CPPA with non-privacy matters. The CPPA cannot meet the voter-directed schedule.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 13, 2021

The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Below are some of the key questions to think through to assess issues related to data use (privacy) and cybersecurity in esports.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A design is that aspect of a product that constitutes its ornamental or visual features. An Industrial Design (ID) may be deemed as a process of designing a product that focuses on the functionality and manufacturability of the product apart from just the appearance of it. HOW IS AI RESTRUCTURING THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MARKET?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Can the existing UK Age-Appropriate Design Code tell us anything about what AB 2273 might look like in practice? That creates a different, but not less problematic, vector for privacy and security violations. I did a media interview regarding AB 2273 that I thought was worth sharing here. Two key differences. I doubt it.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 15, 2021

While smart toys can certainly be useful educational tools for children, they also present some potential privacy risks and could invade what is traditionally a private space. designed with machine learning to assist children in educational learning by moving and performing tasks). So how do we balance these risks with the benefits?

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LexBlog IP

MAY 4, 2023

Threat actors may design their malware to target a particular online platform, including building in more sophisticated forms of account compromise than what you’d typically expect from run-of-the-mill malware.”

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2024

The Berne Convention underscores the national treatment of foreign authors, allowing Union states to protect designs through various means. In EU law, the Design Directive and Regulation govern the relationship between copyright and design protection for works of applied art.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, those arguments were more theoretical than empirical; there weren’t a lot of high-profile examples of a mass-market consumer service deploying this strategy. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. It seems like any privacy lover should vigorously and publicly oppose those requirements.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 22, 2022

One especially problematic bill is AB 2273, the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC). AB 2273 claims to protect kids’ privacy, but instead it counterproductively puts children’s sensitive data at greater privacy and security risks. The AADC requires businesses to adopt protective practices for children.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In our latest Privacy and Security Roundup , we cover the Senate-passed bill that includes nearly $2 billion in national cybersecurity funding, recent sanctions by the SEC on investment advisors and broker-dealers, a new initiative that aims to improve defense planning and information sharing between the public and private sectors, and more.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 15, 2022

Plaintiff, Tori Belle Cosmetics LLC (“Belle Cosmetics”), sells its cosmetics and false eyelashes through a network of salespeople, allowing each salesperson to earn a portion of any revenue generated by any salespeople they recruit to join their sales network, i.e., a multi-level marketing business.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2022

Monday, I covered AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code. Age and identity authentication have numerous downsides and tradeoffs, including creating privacy and security risks for minors. The affirmative defense (which partially negates liability if a government-designated censor approves the service offering) is miscalibrated.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Interesting Patents | Rolex: A New Era in Wristwatch Design: Minimizing Frictional Wear with Innovative Fixing Device by Founders Legal Interesting Patents | Thursday, May 11, 2023 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Doe’s negligent design claim similarly aims to hold Snap liable for communications exchanged between Doe and Guess-Mazock. I know there are many people who support that outcome; indeed, that’s the inevitable effect of California’s proposed Age-Appropriate Design Code. This claim is also barred by Section 230.

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Traverse Legal Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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IPilogue

MARCH 15, 2023

The Standard also suggested numerous domains of well-being and accompanying indicators that system designers should be concerned with. Ethics and Systems Design The IEEE Standard Model Process for Addressing Ethical Concerns during System Design is also frequently cited.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

09/22/22 – Data Privacy. Although these measures intend to encourage healthier consumption habits, they affect the use of intangible assets such as trademarks and traditional copyrighted characters for branding purposes, discouraging the advertising and marketing industry. 09/22/22 – Industrial Designs.

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Patently-O

JUNE 7, 2023

The company’s substantial business activities in Texas, which include marketing, selling, and servicing the accused products, did not significantly impact the 1404(a) jurisprudence in this case. In 2022, Virtru Corporation sued Microsoft for infringing three of its data privacy patents: US8589673, US8874902, and US9578021.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

False urgency is a marketing tactic that creates a false sense of scarcity to pressure consumers into making a purchase, often resulting in dark patterns, limited stock, and unexpected delivery. The DoCA had illustrated 10 practices as dark patterns. They are: 1.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff is focused on one “trick” this spooky season: Designing user interfaces to trick or manipulate users into taking actions they would not otherwise approve of, or putting obstacles in place to discourage consumers from exercising certain rights. Design Elements That Induce False Beliefs.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Whereas this final page bolds certain important information about the trial membership, for instance, that prospective members can “Cancel anytime” and that they will be provided “1 month (and 45 credits) to book any classes [they] want,” no such bolding is applied to the text notice linking to the Terms and Privacy Policy. ” OK boomer.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is the latest entry in a long-running legal battle between Hayley Paige Gutman, a bridalwear designer, and JLM Couture, her one-time employer. The court explains: They describe steps in the process of fashion design and capture much (if not all) of the creative output that Gutman might produce in her role as a designer.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Introduction Uptik in Threat Letters & Legal Actions: A Wake-Up Call for Companies Using Meta Pixel In recent years, the digital landscape has become a battleground for privacy rights, with Meta Pixel at the epicenter of numerous legal disputes. alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act among other claims.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

In the ongoing legal battles over print-on-demand services, RedBubble and (more recently) Printify have sometimes achieved favorable results by disaggregating all of the functions and acting solely as a marketing agent for the disaggregated vendors. Pixels appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Cite to Ohio State v.

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Olartemoure Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This growing trend reflects a broader effort to closely examine and mitigate the market power held by these corporate giants. Abuse of dominant position, in the context of antitrust and competition law, refers to the improper and anti-competitive practices undertaken by a company that holds a dominant market position.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This action follows the FTC’s September publication of “ Bringing Dark Patterns to Light ,” a report demonstrating companies’ increased use of design practices known as “dark patterns” to influence consumers buying behavior (the “Staff Report”). The FTC’s latest enforcement action confirms that message. What are dark patterns?

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The IPKat

AUGUST 19, 2021

New Balance claims that Michael Kors’ use of a letter ‘N’ on footwear is confusingly similar to New Balance’s trade mark and trade-dress protected design of its sneakers. The companies on the List will be subject to stricter and more frequent inspections by market authorities. Foss Blog pondered privacy concerns when using Apple apps.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The plaintiffs claim it was a spoof app designed to steal cryptocurrency worth $5k in Diep’s case and $500k in Nagao’s case (ouch). “plaintiffs’ computer fraud and privacy claims are based on Apple’s reproduction of an app, Toast Plus, intended for public consumption, via the App Store. ” Oops.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

6th Edition of Advertising & Marketing Law: Cases and Materials (with Rebecca Tushnet). Comments to the CPPA’s Proposed Regulations Pursuant to the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020, Aug. Comments on the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Rulemaking , May 2022. Books and Academic Articles. NetChoice LLC v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

I see potential legitimate trademark defenses for the design. Although Meta contends that it posted its term updates on users’ Facebook pages, there is no indication that those terms related to anything other than privacy concerns. Meta appeared first on Technology & Marketing Law Blog. Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It could also undercut the commercial market for books and works already created; this is because, on demand, the Products are able not only to summarize books in detail, chapter by chapter, but also to regenerate the text of books (§ I.B.110-111). 4th 1149 (9th Cir.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For some time now, dark patterns have been quite the trending topic for both marketers and privacy professionals. In any event, the report does provide at least some additional insights that may help marketers to avoid unlawful dark patterns. First up are the design elements that induce false beliefs.

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IP and Legal Filings

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

When Mahindra launched the XUV700 with autonomous driving features in India last year, there was a huge uproar in the Indian car market. In conclusion, a specifically tailored act suitable for the incubation of autonomous vehicles into the Indian market has to be enacted keeping in mind various Indian scenarios.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2022

The dispute is between bridalwear designer Hayley Paige Gutman and JLM Couture, a bridalwear company. Gutman and JLM employees worked together to strategize as to how best to leverage the social media platforms to market the HP brands.” Gutman’s personality and personal life, these were part of the overall marketing strategy for JLM.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 21, 2023

By design, generative AI improves upon its technology by incorporating user prompts in its training data. Repurposing AI-generated content in externally facing communications, like marketing and customer communications, or incorporating AI-generated source code into company codebases can present copyright infringement problems.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

It hurts the kids by depriving them of valuable social outlets and educational resources; it hurts adults by requiring age (and likely identity) verification to sort the kids from adults; and the age/identity verification hurts both kids and adults by exposing them to greater privacy and security risks. What the Bill Says. Child = under 18.

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