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Exploring the Nebulous Boundaries of Trade Dress Image

Exploring the Nebulous Boundaries of Trade Dress

Nicole D. Galli

Now that we are in the digital age, questions have been raised about the trade dress of websites and apps.

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Legal Tech: Demystifying Social Media Discovery Image

Legal Tech: Demystifying Social Media Discovery

Todd Heffner

Social Media Escapes an Easy Definition, But You Know It When You See It While it would be helpful to understand the technical details of collecting data from various social media platforms, what's more important is what parts of social media might be relevant to a dispute and what that means for both the requesting and producing parties.

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EU E-Commerce Proposal Aims to Eliminate Barriers; Calls for E-Signatures and Net Neutrality Image

EU E-Commerce Proposal Aims to Eliminate Barriers; Calls for E-Signatures and Net Neutrality

Simon Taylor

The European Union has put forth an ambitious proposal for how countries can eliminate barriers to e-commerce and protect businesses and consumers engaged in online transactions. But parts of the proposal, published as part of a World Trade Organization initiative that includes the U.S. and China, are likely to face opposition.

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Social Media Influencers: Basic Tax Issues

Robert M. Jason

This article discusses the basic tax issues facing social media influencers, who have become an important element in the entertainment industry.

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Are Online Reviews Threatening Your Online Reputation?

Melanie Trudeau

An attorney's reputation may be one of the most important factors that clients consider before hiring counsel. In today's world of online reviews, managing your reputation can be challenging. How should you manage online reviews to ensure your reputation and trustworthiness are intact?

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Photographs on the Internet: Circuit Courts Examine Copyright Infringement Image

Photographs on the Internet: Circuit Courts Examine Copyright Infringement

Kyle-Beth Hilfer

Two recent circuit court cases clarified copyright infringement of photographs on the Internet. Both cases serve as cautionary tales for those who takes photographs for their websites from the Internet without investigating copyright rights.

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Navigating the Two Sides of Amazon's Take-Down Process

Edward Weisz & Alanna Miller

In this article, we explain how copyright, trademark and patent infringement issues unfold on Amazon by describing the process for rights holders to report infringement, and the impact of successful infringement take-down requests.

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Marketing Tech: 7 Habits of Effective Online Marketers

Larry Bodine

The advantage of online marketing is that it is one-to-many, as opposed to in-person marketing which is one-to-one. By adopting the seven habits of effective online marketers, CMOs can generate more business for their law firms.

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Online Extra: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law

Simon Taylor

<b><i>Technology Platforms Such As Google, YouTube and Facebook Had Opposed the Changes, Which Will Require Them to Compensate Publishers, Artists and Musicians</b></i><p>EU lawmakers have approved controversial new copyright rules that aim to make it easier for content rights-holders to make money when their content is used on digital platforms but could force large platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to make changes to their operations.

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BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law Image

BREAKING NEWS: Europe Passes Controversial New Copyright Law

Simon Taylor

EU lawmakers have approved controversial new copyright rules that aim to make it easier for content rights-holders to make money when their content is used on digital platforms but could force large platforms such as Google, Facebook and YouTube to make changes to their operations.

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