Digestible Law
Digestible Law is "a blog dedicated to Internet law, incorporating the Perkins Coie Internet Case Digest."
Author: This blawg is sponsored by Perkins Coie, a law firm based in Seattle, Wash.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • Internet Law • Media & Communications Law • Science & Technology Law
Recent Posts from Digestible Law
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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New FTC Guidelines for Endorsements and Testimonials: Traditional Advertising and Now . . . Blogs
The Federal Trade Commission recently adopted important changes to the agency’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The Guides' core principles remain unchanged, but they are now being applied to nontraditional…
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UK Court Serves Writ via Twitter
Earlier this month, the British High Court made history by issuing an injunction via Twitter to stop an anonymous Twitter user from impersonating right-wing political blogger and lawyer Donal Blaney. The Twitter account in question,…