The privacy law landscape in the US is fragmented and changing quickly. The federal government has passed laws governing privacy only in very specialized areas, such as children’s privacy (COPPA) and …
New California Law Requires Disclosure When Using A Chatbot
Beginning on July 1, 2019, a new California law will require websites that use chatbots to clearly disclose that it is a bot communicating online, and not a person. The use of online chatting with …
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Vermont Passes Strictest Subscription Renewal Law
Companies that offer subscriptions that renew automatically now have to pay attention to tiny Vermont, which just passed the strictest automatic renewal law in the country. Several states, including …
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California’s Subscription Renewal Law About To Change
On July 1, 2018, California's subscription auto-renewal law is about to change in a couple of important ways. This law applies to e-commerce vendors who sell to consumers on a subscription basis, …
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New Federal Law Prohibits “Anti-Yelp” Contract Terms
Congress recently passed a new law that restricts a company’s ability to include an “anti-Yelp” type of non-disparagement provision in a standardized contract. The new law, called the Consumer Review …
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Copyright Office To Require Online Registration of DMCA Agents
If you have a website with any user-generated content, you want to take full advantage of the protection provided by the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA). This has two components. The first is …
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Website Protection from Copyright Infringement Claims
If you operate a website, you may have to worry about copyright infringement claims. This is particularly true if you have a blog, or if you allow visitors to post photographs, music clips, videos, or …
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“WE WILL NEVER SELL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION”
Famous last words. How many times has a company told you they would never sell your personal information, in order to get you to sign up, give them your name, your email, your phone number? It sounds …
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Online Privacy Rights for Minors
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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