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Online Extra: Google Pushes the Bounds of Fair Use ' and Wins

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's decision in The Authors Guild v. Google ' a case that, the court said, "tests the boundaries of fair use" ' held that a Google database including millions of books was protected by fair use.

Online Extra: FanDuel and DraftKings Hit with About 40 Class Actions

FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc. are facing about 40 class actions claiming that the online daily fantasy sport sites fraudulently enticed customers into participating in illegal gambling.

Online Extra: Cartoon Network Not Liable for Using Video Gamer's Likeness

A federal judge in Trenton has dismissed a suit filed against The Cartoon Network by a video gamer who was parodied on one of the network's programs.

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A Collection of Moves in the Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Areas

Online Extra Anthem Fires Back at Data Breach Suit

Anthem Inc., the nation's second largest health insurer, has taken its first swing at narrowing litigation stemming from a major data breach affecting about 80 million customers.

Online Extra: Facebook Wins Appeal Over Social Ads

Facebook Inc. won an appeal on Oct. 30 over the company's use of minors' names and likenesses in its "social ads" program.

Online Extra: Sony Settles Suit Over Hacked Data

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. will pay up to $8 million, including $3.5 million in attorney fees, to settle claims tied to the infamous 2014 hacking scandal, according to proposed terms filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Online Extra: Cyber Attacks Demand Rapid Response, ACC Panel Says

Be ready and act fast. That's the advice a panel on cybersecurity attacks at the Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting last month told in-house lawyers.

Online Extra: California Leads the Way in Digital Privacy

Last month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a crucial law with groundbreaking implications for privacy, the Internet and free speech. Sacramento's adoption of the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act, also known as CalECPA, makes California the largest state to adopt digital privacy protections including both the content of messages and location data.

Online Extra: Millennials Distrust Data Protection Methods Employed By Common Online Services: Study

As digital natives, millennials have a major stake in how information is stored and protected by the organizations they share it with. But despite having contributed a vast amount of data to the global ecosystem (in some cases since before they could walk), it turns out that members of Gen Y feel that businesses and government organizations fail to meet their expectations when is comes cybersecurity.

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