In a previous post, I wrote about a new California law addressing online privacy rights of minors. That law (California Business & Professions Code Section 22580 to 22582), which took effect on …
New Limits On Online Advertising to Minors
Website and mobile app operators everywhere need to be aware of a new California law dealing with online advertising to children that took effect on January 1, 2015. The law protects any minors under …
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Cybersquatter Protection 201 – UDRP
This is the second part of a series on trademark and cybersquatting. In the first part, I wrote about the Trademark Clearing House, an essential resource for trademark owners who want to protect their …
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Cybersquatter Protection 101
Any business with a valuable trademark has to worry about domain names and cybersquatting. This has become even more important with the sharp increase in generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Recently …
FTC Slaps Yelp on Children’s Online Privacy
You might think that only companies that operate websites directed at children need to worry about complying with COPPA, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. A recent case involving Yelp, the …
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Internet Sellers Take Note: The Mail Order Rule Isn’t Just for Mail
Are you familiar with the “Mail Order Rule?” The rule, put out by the Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) way back in 1975, basically prohibits mail-order sellers from soliciting orders unless they …
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If You Have Nothing Nice To Say…
Then say it online in California. On September 9, California governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that prohibits businesses from having customers sign agreements to not post disparaging online …
Children’s Online Privacy Compliance – Part 2
In my last post, I discussed how to determine if your website or mobile app collects personal information from children under the age of 13, which would make it subject to the Children's Online …
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Children’s Online Privacy Compliance – Part 1
Today I start a multi-part series on compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, commonly known as "COPPA." COPPA is a federal law governing the online privacy rights of children …
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Employer Access to Employees’ Social Media
A fast-growing area of employment law is the subject of employer access to the social media accounts of employees and applicants. Since the first legislation on the subject passed in 2012, 16 states …
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