43(B)log

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

May 18, 2021) This would make a great student note topic: Is disparate impact “unfair” under state consumer protection laws? But, the court reasoned, “Schulte mistakes gender-based marketing for gender discrimination. Conopco, Inc., 20-2696 (8 h Cir. The court here implicitly says no, without ever confronting the question directly.

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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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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For example, from the intro: “Texas has designated the Platforms common carriers; they no longer have a right to discriminate against different views in their role as public conduits.” ” That’s a word salad to me. It continues: First, it assumes the Platforms are not common carriers – they are.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 16, 2022

Sometimes the FTC will do reports on its own initiative (such as the recently announced pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) study ), but other times, Congress will, through legislation, require the Commission to prepare a report on a specific topic, and that is often done as part of the agency appropriation process.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The resolution also signals the FTC’s interest in addressing emerging issues related to AI, such as bias, discrimination, privacy, security, and transparency. The FTC has previously issued guidance and reports on these topics and brought enforcement actions against companies that misused or misrepresented their AI capabilities.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 15, 2024

It also covered topics including job security and workplace discrimination against expectant workers. Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act made it illegal to discriminate against people because they are pregnant by amending the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 31, 2021

The decision rejected HTC’s argument that the non-discrimination portion of the FRAND commitment required Ericsson to give HTC the same licensing terms as given larger mobile device manufacturers, because that would convert the ETSI FRAND commitment into a most-favored-licensee approach that ETSI had refused to adopt.

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Trading Secrets

JUNE 9, 2023

Limiting Physician Speech: Sharp Curtailments Existing law already makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against any employee for inquiring about, discussing or voluntarily disclosing his or her wages to another employee. Enforcement and Applicability: A (Brief) Reprieve for Employers The provisions of sections 7.8

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 9, 2023

Limiting Physician Speech: Sharp Curtailments Existing law already makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against any employee for inquiring about, discussing or voluntarily disclosing his or her wages to another employee. Enforcement and Applicability: A (Brief) Reprieve for Employers The provisions of sections 7.8

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Then it moved on to the inevitable topic of appeal. iv) Third, whether volume discounts said to have been applied to the largest InterDigital licensees (60%-80%) have any economic justification or are FRAND or whether they result in discrimination against smaller licensees [446 ii)] & [495]-[507].

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Michael Geist

APRIL 6, 2022

An eligible news business is is defined as either a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization (a definition from the Income Tax Act) or a business that meets similar requirements as the QCJO (general interest news content production, 2 or more journalists, operate in Canada, news not limited to a specific topic).

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Further, the actor must not discriminate by health care provider type and size, based on whether the requestor is an individual or whether the requestor is a competitor. If you’re interested in getting updates on developments affecting health information privacy and HIPAA related topics, we invite you to subscribe to the blog.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 2, 2023

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a joint statement on “Enforcement Efforts Against Discrimination and Bias in Automated Systems.” Algorithmic Discrimination Protections : Individuals should not face discrimination by algorithms, and systems should be developed and utilized in an equitable manner.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

To comprehensively understand the key implications of robojournalism, copyright lawyers should also take a close look at the topic from the angle of media and communications studies. Media and communications perspective. In particular, we studied the implications of robojournalism for journalists, publishers and readers/consumers.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

“social media platforms arbitrarily discriminate against disfavored speakers, including speakers in Florida. Virtually every Internet service curates third-party content topically or thematically, such as message board topical threading. The Florida law doesn’t ban censorship; it IS censorship.

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43(B)log

MARCH 25, 2024

NIFLA says that abortion is a controversial topic, making disclosures about abortion controversial; but NetChoice said that “ disclosures of social media censorship decisions” were not controversial. Now do the long history of state and private discrimination against nonwhites.] For similar reasons, the warnings were uncontroversial.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The cultural background of harassment and abuse originates from the presence of power imbalances tied to various social and personal factors, leading to discrimination. Abuse of power dynamics – Some coaches, trainers or any other person in authority abuse their powers to coerce sports persons to engage in unwanted sexual activities.

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Trading Secrets

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. California and Washington have new laws prohibiting employers from using employee agreements that prohibit the disclosure of certain conduct the employee believes is unlawful, such as illegal harassment or discrimination.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The breadth of our discussions encompassed a spectrum of critical topics: FTC Proposes Rule Banning Use of Non-Competes. California and Washington have new laws prohibiting employers from using employee agreements that prohibit the disclosure of certain conduct the employee believes is unlawful, such as illegal harassment or discrimination.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Our members are leading European scholars and academics from various European countries seeking to share their views with the public and decision makers and to pursue the overall public interest on all topics concerning the authors’ rights, neighboring rights, and related matters.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 17, 2022

Topics and speakers. With an eye on recent Supreme Court cases, this session will discuss current trends in employment law including sexual harassment, same-sex discrimination, disability laws, and workplace safety oversight. Click here to download the brochure.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Section 230 also preempted Title II discrimination claim. Related topics * Patel v. Facebook, 2021 Cal. LEXIS 80089 (Cal. Superior Ct. June 21, 2021). Facebook qualifies for Section 230 in account termination case. ” * Defense Distributed v. See Complaint at ¶¶ 7, 10, 11; see also id. Alphabet Inc., 2023 WL 4056327 (Ind.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

For further information on this topic please contact Kriton Metaxopoulos at A & K Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm by telephone (+30 210 725 7614) or email ( k.metaxopoulos@metaxopouloslaw.gr ). The A & K Metaxopoulos & Partners Law Firm website can be accessed at www.metaxopouloslaw.gr.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 25, 2022

The opinion tackles one of the hottest topics in Internet Law: do UGC services engage in editorial functions protected by the First Amendment? Up to this point, I think the panel’s ruling has been pretty straightforward and obvious, even though it rejects the voluminous pro-censorship FUD directed towards these topics.

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The continued blocking of Plaintiff based on the content of her tweet is impermissible viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. City Government Can’t Remove Off-Topic Comments From Its Social Media Page–Kimsey v. For example, remember the Los Angeles Carmageddon , which anticipated hugely snarled traffic?

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 31, 2022

.” However, with the increased use of AI systems comes the increased risk of possible bias and discrimination. The AI Bill of Rights promotes the following policies to overcome algorithm discrimination and other automated system biases. These include certain proposed “rights” of U.S.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 12, 2022

For example, the fourth meme references government spending priorities, and that’s a major social topic. However, I cannot get over how Hernandez engaged in these topics in a blatantly anti-Muslim fashion. Employee’s Discrimination Claim Can’t be Salvaged by Coworker’s Allegedly Inappropriate Facebook Post — Brown v Tyson Foods.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Giving it a non-discrimination veneer does not advance the ball.” Those points get some engagement throughout the briefs, but each of them merited a standalone brief rather than the overlapping pileup on other topics. Such a law plainly triggers (and flunks) strict scrutiny. ” Amicus Briefs. State’s Reply Brief.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2023

I hope you enjoy these 2,800 words on legal topics you assumed were definitively resolved over a dozen years ago.] The Unruh Act is California’s flagship anti-discrimination law. The court says the Unruh Act doesn’t apply to discrimination based on “political affiliations.” I’m slowly catching up.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Unlike the bars on registration at issue in Tam and Brunetti , the PTO’s ban on registration under Section 1052(c) does not discriminate against speech based on the viewpoint expressed. Rather, the PTO bars registration whether the mark praises, criticizes, ridicules, parodies, or is neutral toward the famous person. 3d at 1364-68 (Dyk, J.,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JULY 28, 2022

The court says the trustees came close to viewpoint discrimination. “Alternatively, the Trustees could have established and enforced clear rules of etiquette for public comments on their pages, including rules against lengthy, repetitive, or off-topic comments.” Ziegenhorn.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Depending on the topic, a post by the University can generate thousands of comments, many arriving simultaneously or in quick succession. These factors, along with a policy of lenity in borderline cases, unsurprisingly results in a number of arguably off-topic remarks appearing in the comment threads.

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