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June 07, 2021 - European Union
Click Yes to Accept: Fairness and Transparency in Consumer Contracts in Europe
By: Alistair Maughan and Mercedes Samavi
Companies contracting with consumers have to take care to ensure their agreement terms are enforceable. In one of the first post-Brexit decisions on issues in an online consumer contract, a UK court recently showed that principles of fairness and transparency remain vital in the
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June 03, 2021 - Copyright
Mitigating User Content Risk After EU Copyright Directive
By: Christiane Stuetzle
Partner Christiane Stuetzle, senior associate Patricia Ernst, and research assistant Susan Bischoff authored an article for Law360 covering how online content service providers must act to mitigate risks and avoid liability under the European Union’s Copyright Directive, created in an effort to strengthen the rights of
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May 24, 2021 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union
Draft EU Regulation for Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines of up to 6% of Total Annual Turnover (client alert)
By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst
After the presentation of a general “European Approach to Artificial Intelligence” by the EU Commission in March 2021, a detailed draft regulation aimed at safeguarding fundamental EU rights and user safety was published today (“Draft Regulation”). The Draft Regulation’s main provisions are the following:
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May 18, 2021 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation
Ninth Circuit’s Snap Decision Limits Section 230 Immunity
By: J. Alexander Lawrence
A recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Lemmon v. Snap provides a reminder that while Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides broad immunity to the owners and operators of websites and mobile apps, that immunity is not without
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April 12, 2021 - Privacy
Much-Anticipated Supreme Court Ruling Limits the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Definition of an Autodialer
By: Julie O'Neill
The Supreme Court has issued its much-anticipated ruling in Facebook v. Duguid , impacting many pending Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) cases nationwide and providing guidance to the many businesses that engage in calling and texting campaigns. The TCPA generally requires an individual’s prior
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March 29, 2021 - Privacy
Who Do You Know? Contacts Access and Data Privacy Issues in Burgeoning Social Media Apps.
By: Julie O'Neill
We’ve all been there: How many times have we downloaded a new social media app, only to have one of the sign-up steps ask for access to our contacts or address book? While on the surface the request seems innocent enough – the whole
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January 20, 2021 - Contracts, Terms of Use
Role Reversal: Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer’s Attempt to Enforce Updated Arbitration Provision in Website Terms of Use
By: Aaron P. Rubin
In Stover v. Experian Holdings , the Ninth Circuit decided an issue of first impression for the circuit, holding that a party’s single visit to a website four years after her original visit—when she agreed to an online contract containing a change-of-terms provision—is not
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January 11, 2021 - Patent, IP
Two Great New Blogs!
Morrison & Foerster’s Appellate Group has created two unique blogs containing invaluable information: The Federal Circuitry blog takes a data-driven look at the Federal Circuit; and The Left Coast Appeals blog offers an empirical window into the Ninth Circuit’s workings, monitors the Ninth Circuit’s
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January 06, 2021 - Endorsement Guides, Antitrust, UK, Section 230 Safe Harbor
Social Links: Internet law under Biden; new tech-laws around the world; the UK’s Endorsement Guides
By: Anthony M. Ramirez
Experts anticipate that the incoming Biden administration will be tough on tech. What does that mean for the future of §230 of the Communications Decency Act? The antitrust suit against Google? This NPR piece makes some predictions. Human rights activists are outraged over a
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November 05, 2020 - FTC, FCC, Copyright, Section 230 Safe Harbor
Social Links: Avoid becoming a social-media-scam victim; does stream-ripping site violate copyright law?
By: Julie O'Neill
Reports of social media scams that have caused users to lose money had tripled by the end of 2020’s second quarter, resulting in the loss of $117 million during the first two quarters of this year alone. Romance scams and supposed economic relief offers
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Click Yes to Accept: Fairness and Transparency in Consumer Contracts in Europe

By: Alistair Maughan and Mercedes Samavi

Mitigating User Content Risk After EU Copyright Directive

By: Christiane Stuetzle

Draft EU Regulation for Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines of up to 6% of Total Annual Turnover (client alert)

By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst

Ninth Circuit’s Snap Decision Limits Section 230 Immunity

By: J. Alexander Lawrence

Much-Anticipated Supreme Court Ruling Limits the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Definition of an Autodialer

By: Julie O'Neill

Who Do You Know? Contacts Access and Data Privacy Issues in Burgeoning Social Media Apps.

By: Julie O'Neill

Role Reversal: Ninth Circuit Rejects Consumer’s Attempt to Enforce Updated Arbitration Provision in Website Terms of Use

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Two Great New Blogs!

Social Links: Internet law under Biden; new tech-laws around the world; the UK’s Endorsement Guides

By: Anthony M. Ramirez

Social Links: Avoid becoming a social-media-scam victim; does stream-ripping site violate copyright law?

By: Julie O'Neill