While California still irons out the details of its highly anticipated Consumer Privacy Act and leaves data brokers holding their breath about whether it will include a private right of action, last week Nevada just took the lead from its Western neighbor in giving...
When 330,000 Yards of Lace Still Isn’t Enough This is a copyright case involving lace designs. Yes, lace designs. Have I mentioned before the tremendous breadth of the subject matter of copyright? The same law that protects “Thank You, Next” and random medical...
In studying for my CIPP/E Certification, I had to learn about a myriad of treaties and directives that existed in Europe prior to the GDPR. One of those was Convention 108, the first legally binding international instrument in the area of data protection. Convention...
The Perils of Believing People Are Generally Honest This is the sort of case that keeps lawyers up at night and, if taken seriously, increases litigation and litigation-avoidance costs. It’s the sort of case that makes lawyers ask, “Is this just a bizarre...
The Dilemma: You Can’t Take It. But You Don’t Think the Company Can Survive. Imagine you’re an engineer in a company that relies heavily on the technology you’ve developed and keep developing for the company. Although you make good money from it, it’s also...
The Real Lesson from the Kardashian-Kroma Trademark Dispute So this is about that trademark case against the Kardashian sisters, which is what has made it newsworthy. However, since most of aren’t Kardashians, and are more likely to be in the position of the other...
