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Third Circuit Again Strikes Down FCC Fleeting Image Fine Image

Third Circuit Again Strikes Down FCC Fleeting Image Fine

Gina Passarella

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit again threw out a $550,000 fine against CBS Corp. for televising Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

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PII: How New Technology Makes It Easier To Maintain Compliance Image

PII: How New Technology Makes It Easier To Maintain Compliance

Todd M. Haley

A study done at MIT found that 87% of the population in the U.S. could be uniquely identified by just three pieces of Personally identifiable information (PII): their five-digit zip code, gender and date of birth. This demonstrates that SSNs, while valuable, is not necessary to identify unique individuals.

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A World of Copyright Confusion on the Web Image

A World of Copyright Confusion on the Web

Craig R. Smith

Keeping track of and complying with copyright laws can be difficult, especially for ISPs and social-media companies that provide services to a global market. Many countries have developed specific legislation to help protect such entities from liability relating to the activities of their users. Unfortunately, the laws are not uniform ' or are not interpreted consistently ' and therefore compliance requires knowledge of the nuances among them.

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NLRB Issues Final Rule on Informing Employees of Their Rights Under the NLRA Image

NLRB Issues Final Rule on Informing Employees of Their Rights Under the NLRA

Gavin Appleby & Tracy Stott Pyles

On Nov. 14, 2011, the final rule issued by the NLRB, entitled Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act, was scheduled to become effective. Due to resistance and apparent confusion surrounding its new employee rights notice-posting rule, the NLRB pushed back the rule's effective date by more than two months.

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Examining the Limits of Online Music Storage Provider Liability Image

Examining the Limits of Online Music Storage Provider Liability

Stephen M. Kramarsky

Cloud storage is ideal for music. Music files are large enough to require substantial storage space, small enough to stream over relatively low bandwidth (such as a 3G wireless connection) and desirable to have available on mobile devices. Unsurprisingly, however, this business model brings with it various legal issues for the cloud storage provider.

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TRACE Report Offers Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement Stats Image

TRACE Report Offers Global Anti-Bribery Enforcement Stats

Sue Reisinger

The anti-bribery group TRACE International, Inc., has released its latest annual report offering in-house counsel detailed data on the pace of enforcement in different countries. The report says the United States more than doubled its formal enforcement actions between 2009 and 2010.

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Internet Service Providers Found Immune over Posted Comments in NY Image

Internet Service Providers Found Immune over Posted Comments in NY

Shari Claire Lewis

The NY court's decision will be cited in CDA cases across the country and is likely to limit, but not eliminate, future litigation against ISPs, as future cases are likely to focus on the extent to which an ISP can be considered a "content provider.

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Connecticut Becomes First State to Require Paid Sick Leave Image

Connecticut Becomes First State to Require Paid Sick Leave

Sheri Qualters

Connecticut will became the first state to require paid sick leave when its new law takes effect Jan. 1, 2012. The new paid sick leave law for service workers could create a host of thorny compliance issues for employment lawyers.

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The Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act Image

The Final Regulations to the ADA Amendments Act

Melissa E. Pierre-Louis

On March 24, 2011, the EEOC issued the final regulations to the ADAAA. The new regulations replace the ADA's prior high level of scrutiny with a standard in favor of broad coverage for individuals seeking protection under the Act.

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<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Individual Mandate</b> Image

<B><I>BREAKING NEWS:</b></i> <b>Eleventh Circuit Strikes Down Individual Mandate</b>

Alyson M. Palmer

The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 12 gave a partial victory to challengers of the 2010 federal health care overhaul, finding unconstitutional the part of the law that requires individuals to obtain health insurance but upholding the rest of the statute.

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