1. ContractsCopyright

    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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  2. Blockchain

    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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  3. Unfair Competition

    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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  4. CopyrightDMCA

    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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  5. Contracts

    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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  6. Uncategorized

    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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  7. Uncategorized

    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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  8. Contracts

    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 . . .

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