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Copyright ownership transfers must be in writing
November 8, 2021 - If you are hiring an independent contractor to create copyrightable subject matter, and you want to own the copyright in the resulting work product, be . . .
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How do we attribute value to an NFT?
October 6, 2021 - How do we attribute value to an NFT? We can analyze this question from a number of perspectives. To start, we could draw a . . .
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Online retailer’s use of photo of products it did not sell was not an unfair or deceptive act
July 27, 2021 - Defendant online guitar retailer used on its website a photo of premium guitar necks – products that the online retailer did not sell. Plaintiff – . . .
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DMCA anticircumvention case over copied YouTube videos moves forward
July 26, 2021 - Defendant fired plaintiff over two videos advocating for COVID-19 workplace protections that plaintiff posted on YouTube. Around the time of the termination, the employer allegedly . . .
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No contract formed via URL to terms and conditions in hard copy advertisement
June 8, 2021 - Online terms of service found at URL in hard copy advertisement were not enforceable. Plaintiff visited a Subway restaurant. One of the Subway employees referred . . .
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What must social media platforms do to comply with Florida’s Senate Bill 7072?
May 24, 2021 - The media has been covering Florida's new law (Senate Bill 7072) targeting social media platforms, which Governor DeSantis signed today. The law is relatively complex . . .
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Does Section 230 apply to claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act?
May 24, 2021 - Plaintiffs sued defendants, claiming that defendants violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including inaccurate criminal information on background check reports defendants produced and . . .
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Murdered Uber passenger’s mom can keep her case in court and out of arbitration
May 18, 2021 - An Uber driver murdered plaintiff's son. So plaintiff - the Uber user's mom - sued Uber for wrongful death. The lower court threw out the . . .