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Recent Posts from Digestible Law

• Despite Flurry of Claims, California Courts Gift Retailers With Narrow Interpretations of Song-Beverly Credit Card Act: Some Tips for Compliance Under Recent Rulings

  If you are a retailer with brick-and-mortar stores in California and accept credit cards for payment, take note.  You may want to take a few simple steps to avoid liability for an increasing number of…

• Senator Dodd proposes even more dramatic financial services regulation

  Sen. Dodd rolled out his vision of consumer financial services regulatory reform this week and, among other things, it threatens to further consolidate oversight of banks into a single federal agency.For Dodd's press release and links…

• House Votes to Speed Up Credit Card Act

  House members, angered by the "abuses" by card issuers, have voted to accelerate the implementation of the protections of  the Credit CARD Act of 2009.

• Consumer Affairs Office Files Final Amendments to Massachusetts Data Security Regulations

  Today, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation ("OCABR") filed its final amendments to the state's data security regulations, which impose specific requirements on entities for safeguarding the personal information of Massachusetts residents. The…

• FTC Delays Red Flags Enforcement until June 1, 2010

  On Friday, October 30, 2009, the FTC announced that it was delaying enforcement of its Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010.

• Facebook Wins $711 million Judgment Against Spammer Sanford Wallace

  Today, United States District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel awarded Facebook $711,237,650 in damages against Sanford Wallace, one of the world's most notorious spammers, commonly known as the "Spam King." Earlier this year, Wallace engaged in…

• Data Breach… Crisis? or Not a Crisis?

  Leading insurance broker Marsh is hosting two joint panel discussions with Perkins Coie, featuring Of Counsel Susan Lyon in Seattle and Associate Joseph Cutler in Portland, speaking on the latest updates in data security laws…

• Coursepack Vendor an Infringer Even Though Students Pressed the “Copy” Button

  It is fairly settled law that copying scholarly articles to include in a coursepack for students in a university class is not fair use.  E.g., Princeton Univ. Press v. Mich. Doc. Servs., Inc., 99 F.3d…

• Can You Hear Me Now? The FTC Settles with the "Safe Harbor Six." Time To Review Your Company's Compliance

  On October 6, 2009, the FTC announced its second enforcement action under the EU Safe Harbor Program in four months.  Six companies that had certified in the EU Safe Harbor Program allowed their certifications to…

• Susan Lyon Quoted on Data Security Breach Prevention

  Perkins Coie Of Counsel Susan Lyon was quoted in a recent story posted on CreditCards.com, a publisher of original consumer credit card related news.