What’s in a (User)Name?
What’s in a (User)Name?
By: Aaron P. Rubin
As consumers increasingly communicate and interact through social media platforms, courts have had to grapple with how to apply existing laws to new ways of com
What’s in a (User)Name?
As consumers increasingly communicate and interact through social media platforms, courts have had to grapple with how to apply existing laws to new ways of com
YouTube disallows ads on anti-vax content; privacy bills aim to extend children’s protections from Internet harm, secure users’ control over data
New York is now one of the 43 states where “revenge porn,” the posting of explicit photographs or videos to the Internet without the subject’s consent, is punis
The Cookie Wall Must Go Up. Or Not?
One of the next big items in Europe will be the expansion of “ePrivacy,” (which, among other things, regulates the use of cookies on websites). While the ePriva
Thank You, Next Enforcement: Music Video App Violates COPPA, Will Pay $5.7 Million
The cost for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been steadily rising, and companies subject to the law should take heed. Last we
Time to Hit Pause: Copyright Infringement on User Generated Platforms – When Is the Platform Provider Liable for Damages?
In 2019, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) is expected to clarify one of the key open issues in EU copyright law: the extent to which online platforms such a
Social Links: Settlement declares fake “likes” illegal; Pinterest’s impending IPO; a bill to criminalize “social media extortion”
In what is being described as “the first settlement to deem such sales illegally deceptive,” New York Attorney General Letitia James has entered into a settleme
California AG Hosts Two More Public Forums on CCPA in Riverside and Los Angeles
The California Attorney General continued its series of public forums regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), with forums last week in Riverside (
California Attorney General Holds First California Consumer Privacy Act Public Forum
In anticipation of preparing rules to implement the California Consumer Privacy Act, the California Attorney General recently announced six public forums that h