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Is it defamation to accuse someone of sending a bogus DMCA takedown notice?
December 29, 2020 - Esports aren't only about 21st century video games. Apparently there is a relatively robust community of Tecmo Bowl enthusiasts who - though the game is . . .
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Intellectual property issues in a speaker’s agreement
October 26, 2020 - https://youtu.be/TJR6Qad12Mc Let's say you're going to host a conference -- these days that would be an online conference -- and you want to invite people . . .
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How do you identify an anonymous hacker?
October 14, 2020 - An unknown person allegedly hacked plaintiff's information systems and temporarily rendered plaintiff's email system inoperable. Not knowing who to sue, plaintiff sued a number of . . .
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Can you violate the CFAA by deleting data on your own computer?
October 12, 2020 - The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has a provision that makes it unlawful to “knowingly cause the transmission of a program, information, code, or . . .
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Why get a copyright registration?
October 7, 2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSMfYzQXvN4 A work of authorship is protected by copyright at the moment it is created. If you take a photo or write some software or . . .
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Why parties should enter into nondisclosure agreements
September 23, 2020 - https://youtu.be/_rtszKD-aUI Nondisclosure agreements (or NDAs) are important contracts. There are a number of reasons why parties may want to enter into them. The first reason . . .
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Section 230 immunity protected Twitter from claims it aided and abetted defamation
September 22, 2020 - Twitter enjoyed Section 230 immunity for aiding and abetting defamation because plaintiffs' claims on that point did not transform Twitter into a party that created . . .
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How Portland has not demonstrated long-term commitment to a ban on facial recognition technologies
September 10, 2020 - Portland, Oregon yesterday passed a ban on facial recognition technology. Officials cited two primary reasons for the ban. First, current facial recognition technologies less accurately . . .
