The World Cup underway in Qatar this month and the world is watching! Indeed, the theme of the 2022 World Cup group stage is “Football Unites the World”[1]. However, an invitation to the world to watch the games also means there are global opportunities for fraudsters. While millions of fans […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
Supreme Court to Determine the Breadth of Transformative Use
On March 28, 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Second Circuit’s decision in Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith, wherein the federal appeals court denied a defense of “fair use,” finding that if an artist utilizes “existing copyrighted expression of other artists” and it results in a work that […]
Loss of Exemptions Means Additional CPRA Compliance Obligations
The California legislature adjourned the 2022 session without extending certain exemptions set to expire on January 1, 2023, the effective date of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The expiring exemptions include those for employee and transactional business (“B2B”) data as associated with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Such […]
FinCEN Finalizes Rule Requiring Companies to Report Beneficial Ownership Information to U.S. Government
Late last month, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule establishing beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for most U.S. businesses (the “Rule”). The Rule is issued pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and is intended to support the U.S. government’s efforts to crack down on […]
Session Replay Litigation and Privacy
A number of lawsuits have been initiated recently over the use of “session replay” software. Session replay software allows a website to capture a user’s interaction and use of a website. This software can capture a user’s keystrokes, mouse clicks, page scrolls, conversion rates, and more. There are many legitimate […]