For entrepreneurs, the movie The Social Network teaches one clear lesson (for which the movie ticket, even with popcorn and parking, will be far less expensive than a real-world fight with one's partners): The failure to properly document the ownership of a new company leaves the door open for all involved to spend thousands of dollars in legal fees to sort the mess out later.
During the past two years, the collection of personal information through a consumer's online activities has expanded to unprecedented levels. This is due, in part, to a proliferation of new devices through which consumers disclose personal information, and also to increasingly sophisticated behavioral analytics. In response, regulators and legislators are beginning to consider more closely whether comprehensive federal data-privacy legislation is appropriate. This article explores these unfolding developments and the challenges they present to regulators, consumers and the online business community.
If you are a technology or intellectual property lawyer and the phrase "social network" does not send chills up your spine, you aren't paying attention. The fundamental currency among users of social networking services is shared information; the greater the perceived value of the information, the higher the status of the user. Thus, social networks are an intellectual property minefield.
Recently, a number of small entities and e-mail service providers have sought to use the CAN-SPAM Act to profit from the receipt of spam, but have faced increased scrutiny from federal courts. This article discusses the CAN-SPAM Act generally, some notable spam judgments, and recent decisions interpreting the standing requirements under the federal statute.
Since 2009, the legal landscape relating to PPC keyword triggers has continued to evolve, with a number of events that will please those of us who believe that the use of a trademarked term to trigger a PPC ad is not inherently a trademark infringement.
A Long Island court has answered a question raised last year after New York finally joined the other 49 states in permitting no-fault divorce: What would become of pending fault-based divorce actions?
Recent key rulings of interest.
What's happening in neighboring states.
An upstate judge has become the second to rule that a trial is required if a party disputes the factual underpinnings of a claim under the state's new no-fault divorce law.
With the advent of New York's recently amended legislation permitting Family Courts to issue orders of protection in certain bullying cases, attorneys in family practice have a new reason to assist clients with these matters.
