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Samsung and Jay-Z are close to creating a music streaming service that the rapper could make $20 million from.
Two recent decisions from CARU remind marketers of the ground rules for kid's ads showing active outdoor play.
The Nevada legislature approved AB360 to allow the governor, upon recommendation from the Nevada Gaming Commission, to enter into compacts with other jurisdictions to expand the reach of Nevada’s legalized interactive gaming.
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that next term it will consider what is required to establish standing to sue for false advertising under Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act.
The Jamaican Ministry of Finance and Planning has issued a Request for Proposals for the Award of Integrated Resort Development Orders.
"Fox News" called on Scott L. Vernick to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold the police practice of taking DNA samples from those arrested but not convicted of a crime.
New 2013-2016 Compensation Rate Sheets, Tables and other supplemental rate-based materials have been drafted, verified and agreed to by the industry and the union.
Perhaps the single most difficult analytic question facing sports law today is how to regulate the likenesses and marks of sports players and teams respectively.
From professionals involved in software, to executives and lawyers, many individuals have widespread concerns over cybercrime and cybersecurity.
This essay is about a common provision in contracts for the sale of art, namely, that legal title does not pass to the buyer until the purchase price is paid in full.
This essay addresses provenance issues in the context of a sale.
In late February, the Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau invited comments from the public on changing its long-standing policy concerning foreign entities or persons owning more than 25% of a U.S. broadcast company.
SAG-AFTRA members voted by an overwhelming 96% to approve the 2013 Commercials Contracts.
The California Legislature has enacted a new law that requires restaurants to post public notices regarding slavery and human trafficking or face stiff penalties.
When the FTC released its revised Green Guides last October, the Agency provided detailed guidance on a number of topics but declined to provide guidance on the claim of "sustainability."
Before any discussion of the merits, Judge Brody must resolve one threshold issue: preemption.
Maybe there were a handful of media observers who, late in 2012, thought the recent on-line threats to the traditional broadcast television model would be settled quickly; they would be wrong.
A recent National Advertising Division decision demonstrates that the self-regulatory body expects advertisers to substantiate any generic superiority claims against all major competitors.
InsidePrivacy.com recently published a "survey of data security surveys" that came to troubling conclusions—that data security weaknesses remain incredibly common across industries, despite being easily avoidable.
Darrell D. Miller, chair of Fox’s entertainment law department and managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office, was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 7th annual Power Lawyers list, which serves as a handbook featuring the industry’s most effective problem-solvers.
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Employers find it increasingly difficult to balance the competing interests of an employee's privacy against the employer's security in relation to the evolution of technology and social media usage.
Assume you are a business owner. You purchased certain computer software last year which you hoped would improve productivity, but which you now realize your business no longer uses or needs.
Those loyal readers of this blog know that the focus tends to be on what your company can and cannot do regarding social media use by potential employees or current employees, but this discussion shall focus on former employees.
As the use of social media by companies has become nearly ubiquitous companies have begun to grapple with the implications of social media use by both the company and its employees.
A federal court in the Western District of Wisconsin has now expanded the reach of the TCPA beyond auto/predictive dialers, holding in Nelson v. Santander Consumer USA that the federal statute may apply to calls even if an auto/predictive dialer is not used to initiate them.
The California governor's office has just taken action that will make California much more competitive with New York and other states in seeking foreign investment capital to create jobs and facilitate construction financing for hotels and other projects.
A detailed social media policy specifically addressing the ownership of social media accounts is key to a corporation’s ability to maintain ownership of an employee’s account after the employee leaves the corporation.
Recently, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has come under fire for what some may call the company’s "no ugly chicks" approach to marketing and retail.
On May 22, 2013, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed into law House Bill 2654, making Oregon the tenth state to enact a law prohibiting employers from accessing employees' private social media sites.
The number of states enacting social media password protection
laws has risen once again, as such legislation continues to gain
traction across the country.
