GAMES
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has two leads because Ubisoft execs believed women don’t sell: Both Syndicate and Origins also originally featured women leads more prominently
- Ubisoft fires PR director over harassment allegations: Stone Chin denies allegation of sexual assault, claims it was not linked to Ubisoft’s decision to terminate his employment
- French union preparing collective lawsuit against Ubisoft amid abuse allegations: Solidaires Informatique invites victims of sexism and abuse to join as it seeks to take publisher to court
- Ubisoft CEO: When informed of misconduct in the past, “we made tough decisions” – Yves Guillemot says certain individuals “betrayed trust,” while Frédérick Duguet defends representation in publisher’s games
- Ubisoft has a five pronged plan to address the studio’s culture of misconduct
- A record quarter at Ubisoft can’t distract from its troubled studio culture
- Ubisoft is keeping its next-gen games priced at $60, for now
- The writing team for Voltage’s Lovestruck is on strike over pay, working conditions
- Lovestruck dev Voltage defends conduct following writers strike
- Voltage Entertainment says striking writers group “is not a union”: Group of 21 Lovestruck writers wants better pay, but Voltage says freelance contracts preclude collective bargaining
- Despite gov’t approval, Google rejects Attentat 1942 from Google Play Store in Germany
- Google blocks anti-fascist game for containing references to Nazis: “Stores and platforms have to deal with hateful content, if reviewers took a closer look at Attentat 1942 for just a moment, they would find out we are not that”
- German regulator won’t ban Coin Star after all
- Deadly Premonition 2 dev claims transgender content “fixed”: A patch has altered a sequence criticised for treatment of a transgender character, but issues remain elsewhere in the game
- Deaf accessibility in video games
- Twitch Stops U.S. Army From Linking To Recruitment Page Under Guise Of Xbox Controller Giveaway
- Twitch orders end to US Army giveaway promotion on its channel: Alleged controller giveaway reportedly sent users to a recruitment page with no mention of a contest
- ISFE, EGDF express concerns over CJEU ruling on EU to US data transfer: Both organizations call free data transfer “crucial” to the EU games industry
- Government responds to the DCMS Select Committee’s Report on Immersive and Addictive Technology
- EA’s new $30 online-only game: An uphill slog in a free-to-play world
- EA to update Madden NFL 21, making Washington a “generic team”: Following team’s decision, EA will also ditch name and logo until new ones are chosen
- Video game streaming
- GameStop will require face masks for customers; reportedly won’t enforce it: Employees say if customers refuse to wear masks, they are to complete transactions “quickly as possible”
- Wales Interactive quietly pulls announcement for FMV game about female streamer abuse: Publisher says Gamer Girl was designed to raise awareness of the toxicity women face online
- Metacritic counters review bombs by eliminating launch-day user reviews
- Metacritic now delays user reviews until more than 24 hours after games launch: Company says the decision was not influenced by backlash and review bombing against The Last Of Us Part II
- How to design better communities: Kitfox Games’ Victoria Tran explained how the right ruleset can lead your community away from toxicity
- Numinous Games announces The Playability Initiative for accessible gaming: New initiative to partner with AbleGamers, disabled communities for new, adaptive game
- Cloud gaming “will take the biggest hit” from 5G delays caused by Huawei ban: But analysts tells GamesIndustry.biz mobile market “will thrive with or without 5G”
- GDC Survey: One third of game businesses suffering decline amid COVID-19 pandemic: Decline is offset by similar numbers seeing business improve, but 25% of developers have been hit financially
- Developing Bake It under quarantine: Kwalee’s head of development Simon Platt on the processes and tools needed to make and ship a new product during lockdown
- 63% of UK games businesses report no risk of closure during COVID-19 pandemic: Meanwhile, 80% do not expect to make redundancies and 56% are still recruiting despite difficulties
- Ghost of Tsushima comfortably beats Paper Mario to No.1 | UK Charts: But Paper Mario The Origami King enjoys the biggest launch in the series to date
- Please insert disc: Microsoft Flight Simulator will spread across ten DVDs
- ‘We believe in generations:’ PlayStation argues cross-gen games risk stifling innovation
- As the PS5 draws near, PlayStation promises there’s ‘still a ton of life in’ the PS4
- Microsoft resets expectations ahead of Xbox Showcase: “No business, devices or similar news, just games,” says Xbox marketing head Aaron Greenberg
- Microsoft is adding xCloud to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in September
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets free xCloud game streaming in September
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get Project xCloud access from September: Platform holder announces cloud streaming will soon be added to subscription service in supported countries
- Xbox backs off Game Pass on every platform goal: Phil Spencer says other consoles “aren’t really that interested in having a full Xbox experience on their hardware”
- No Man’s Sky has added 1 million new players since Xbox Game Pass launch
- Can Xbox One continue on as gaming’s “low-end” console option?
- Microsoft ending production of Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition
- Xbox One minus two: Microsoft kills console versions before Series X launch
- Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital discontinued ahead of Xbox Series X: Only the Xbox One S remains in production as Microsoft pulls the plug on its high-end and disc-less current-gen consoles
- Microsoft halts sale of 12 month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions
- Xbox Series X won’t support Kinect hardware, games
- Xbox closes Q4 with gains in hardware revenue, record engagement
- Microsoft’s gaming revenues jump in Q4 of FY20 due to ongoing lockdowns: After several flat or down quarters in a row, Xbox content and services revenue up 65%
- Layoffs at Microsoft as it begins new fiscal year: Reports suggest less than 1,000 people affected, currently unclear whether this includes any at Xbox
- Cloud streaming: complement, not competition, to next-gen consoles: Microsoft’s decision to bundle xCloud as part of Games Pass Ultimate is the smartest decision anyone has made in cloud streaming so far
- Microsoft migrates ‘Minecraft’ from Amazon Web Services to its own Azure: Since 2014, developer Mojang had used AWS servers for Minecraft Realms.
- Ubisoft’s holiday next-gen games will be the same price as current-gen: However, the publisher leaves the door open for a price hike next year
- Ubisoft reports record bookings despite light Q1 release slate: Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, Rainbow Six Siege performing well in pandemic; Ubisoft Forward had more concurrent viewers than any of publisher’s E3 briefings
- Stadia’s ‘Click To Play’ – the future?
- Rocket League goes free-to-play: Game will launch on Epic Games Store; Steam version will no longer be available for new users
- Rocket League’s free-to-play transition is a red card for its Steam listing
- Rocket League will tone down its Steam presence following free-to-play shift
- Crossfire dev Smilegate opens Barcelona studio to develop triple-A projects
- Smilegate opens new Barcelona studio: Spanish office to be focused on AAA titles, beginning with an open-world console game
- Paradox acquires Surviving the Aftermath developer Iceflake Studios
- Paradox buys Iceflake Studios: Finnish company becomes the ninth developer in the Paradox family
- TinyBuild nabs Hello Neighbor dev team, plans to invest $15M into the franchise
- TinyBuild acquires Hello Neighbor developers: Team will now be called Eerie Guest Studios, indie publisher will invest more than $15 million into franchise
- Nazara Technologies buys majority stake in Paper Boat Apps: Indian firm raises stake to 51%, values the educational game developer at around $20m
- Nintendo isn’t throwing in the towel on mobile just yet: Annual report positions mobile business as a key target area in company’s long-term strategy
- Mobile dev Carbonated raises $8.5 million in seed funding
- Carbonated raises $8.5m in seed funding: Developer started by ex-EA, Zynga vets working on mobile real-time PVP game Madworld
- Mobalytics closes $11.25m Series A round: Almaz Capital and Cabra VC lead investment in the startup’s “personal gaming assistant” and analytics platform
- Nexon OC shuts down: Company says studio’s in-development projects didn’t fit with overall focus
- Investment health check: Growing your studio from seed to Series A: In the first of two articles, Sheridans’ Tim Davies outlines four key steps to prepare your company for investor scrutiny
- VGames raises over $30m for Israel and Eastern Europe-focused investment fund: Fund founded by Eitan Reisel to focus on early-stage game studios
- Reaching Chinese gamers through internet cafés
- Ring Fit Adventure sprints to the US top 10 in June thanks to stock increase – NPD: The Last of Us Part 2 debuts at No.1, sees second-highest launch month dollar sales for a Sony-published game ever
- Roblox now has a social Party Space for online hangouts
- Adopt Me: The most popular game you’ve never played – Josh Ling on the rapid rise of the biggest game on Roblox — millions in revenue, 50m monthly users, and a team set to reach 100 people by the end of 2020
- How to guarantee your pitch will be rejected: Publishers and investors share advice on the common mistakes to avoid in your presentation when you’re pitching
- Polish studio Far From Home launches with close-to-home support network: CEO Blumenfeld explains why the “AA+” development studio is using alternative stock exchange NewConnect to support big ambitions
- Drive-in esports arenas planned for Horizon malls in the US: Four cities in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Texas to launch centers for both viewership and competition
- Former Faze Clan executives launch new esports organization Xset: Co-founder Greg Selkoe wants to recruit more women and people of color, have a “clear social mission”
- A new skull has been added to Halo 3 after 13 years
- Designing the real-time stealth and combat of Desperados III
- Blog: Looking at the response to accessibility in The Last of Us Part II
- Blog: Game composers and the importance of themes – Part 2
- Blog: How modern roguelikes are becoming more accessible
- Blog: Macro and micro narrative storytelling
- Video: Uses and abuses of analytics in games
- Video: Using machine learning, live telemetry & computer vision to manage communities
- Don’t Miss: Talking evocative games with thatgamecompany’s Jenova Chen
- Don’t Miss: Frog Fractions 2 and the art of surprising players expecting to be surprised
- The Asus ROG 3 is the ultimate Android gaming phone that nobody asked for
- Dreams wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Festival: Media Molecule and Thatgamecompany picked up two prizes each at the online event
- Why Ian Livingstone is building a school: Industry veteran on the ethos behind Livingstone Academy and why “there’s no point teaching children like robots”
- U.S. Patent no. 9,861,896: Method and system for an integrated platform wide party system within a multiplayer gaming environment
DIGITAL
- Twitter accounts of prominent figures hacked
- Hackers obtained Twitter DMs for 36 high-profile account holders
- The importance of the Twitter hack should not be missed (Andres Guadamuz)
- Thieves Breach Twitter Security to Commandeer Famous Accounts
- Who’s Behind Wednesday’s Epic Twitter Hack?
- Holy Hell Were We Lucky That Twitter’s Big Breach Was Just A Bunch Of SIM Swapping Kids; Can We Please Encrypt DMs Now?
- Twitter and the way of the hashtag
- QAnon conspiracy kicked off Twitter as platform bans thousands of accounts
- Court Can’t Compel Twitter to Shut Down Trump’s Account (Eric Goldman)
- If Twitter Shuts Down Trump’s Account For Repeat Infringement Then Will Trump Fans Finally Realize That Copyright Is The Problem?
- The Trump Administration Has Given The CIA Free Rein To Engage In A Cyberwar
- Tech Policy In The Time Of Trump: Mid-2020 Edition
- A Case Where The Courts Got Section 230 Right Because It Turns Out Section 230 Is Not Really All That Hard
- Content Moderation Case Study: Can An Open Encyclopedia Handle Disinformation? (2005)
- Facebook Cannot Separate Itself From the Hate It Spreads: The social network doesn’t just ‘hold a mirror up to society’— it does something much more powerful and concerning
- Facebook overrides fact-checks when climate science is “opinion”
- Facebook Bans Content Promoting Conversion Therapy
- Copyright Trolling Evolved: Okularity Accused Of DMCAing Social Media Accounts, Then Demanding MILLIONS To Reinstate
- Content Moderation Case Study: Dealing With Misinformation During A Pandemic (2020)
- Russia-linked hackers accused of targeting COVID-19 vaccine developers
- Emojis Keep Teen Out of Jail–State v. DRC (Eric Goldman)
- Time to tackle market dominance of tech giants says CMA
- The end of 30%? | Opinion: The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Apple — will this be the end of the App Store’s 30% revenue share?
- Amazon Will Now Let You Create Your Own Streaming Service, Using Twitch Technology
- Amazon.com: more transparency, less counterfeits
- Can a Blawg Be Liable for Defamation? Not Likely (Whew!)
- Google Bans Advertising for Spying Products and Services
- Google Strengthens Clickbait Advertising Policy
- Google Prohibits Ads Promoting COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
- Why some self-driving startups reject Google’s “moonshot” approach
- Online platforms required to deal with business users fairly and transparently from 12 July 2020
- How SVODs Are Leveraging Facebook And YouTube To Grow Their Audiences
- Snap Sees Slowdown In User, Revenue Growth, Says Originals Now Reach 75% Of U.S. Gen Z Population
- US investors try to buy TikTok from Chinese owner
- Facebook To Launch TikTok Competitor ‘Reels’ Globally In August
- TikTok Drops New Creator-Starring PSAs To Help Users Recognize Misinformation Online
- TikTok Plans To Hire 10,000 U.S.-Based Staffers Over Next 3 Years, Company Says
- Charli And Dixie D’Amelio Drive Hollister’s New ‘Jeans Lab’ Campaign To 2.5 Billion TikTok Views In 6 Days
- Influencer Marketing Firm CreatorIQ Closes $24 Million Funding Round
- Student-Athletes & NIL: The Next Rising Class of Social Media Influencers
- Do old social media posts constitute advertising? And when is a question a claim?
- Lilly Singh Unveiled As Co-Owner Of Pro Women’s Soccer Team Coming To Los Angeles
- Judge Denies Netflix’s Request To Dismiss Discrimination Lawsuit From Comedian Mo’Nique
- ‘Extraction,’ ‘Bird Box,’ ‘The Irishman’ Among Netflix’s Top 10 Most-Watched Original Film Debuts Ever
- Netflix’s Q2 Report: 10 Million New Subscribers, Production Delays For 2021, And Content Head Ted Sarandos Is Now Co-CEO
- Insights: Netflix Is Still Winning The Streaming Wars, But That Might Start Getting More Difficult Soon
- HBO Max, Peacock Already Losing Major Launch Titles Like ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘The Matrix’ Trilogy (Report)
- NBC’s Peacock Topped App Charts On Release, Besting The Debuts Of Quibi, HBO Max (Report)
- Rapper Logic Signs Seven-Figure Streaming Deal With Twitch
- Vox Media Lays Off 70 Employees, As Coronavirus Continues To Grind Away At Revenues
- Petnet ‘Smart’ Feeder Customers Are Stuck In ‘Internet Of Broken Things’ Purgatory
- Consumer IoT – European Commission initiates inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things sector
- Woman Who Refused To Wear Mask At Starbucks Wants Half The $100k In Tip Money Barista Got From GoFundMe Campaign
- Is It OK to Embed Instagram Photos? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- Instagram Opens Up New ‘Shop’ Tab For Users In The U.S.
- We Shouldn’t Call Michelle Obama’s (And Joe Rogan’s) Proprietary Exclusive Audio From Spotify A ‘Podcast’ Any More
- Spotify Rolls Out Native Video Podcast Capability To H3h3 Productions, Rooster Teeth, The Misfits Podcast, More
- Podcast Advertising Remains Resilient In Face Of COVID, Will Surpass $812 Million This Year (Study)
- FinCEN warns of virtual currency social media scam
- DOJ Indicts Cyprus National Who Apparently Hacked Ripoff Report And Deleted Negative Reviews
- Tech And COVID-19: MLB Rolls Out Remote Cheering Function In Its MLB App
- Hands-on: The $300 Kano PC, a “build-it-yourself” Chromebook competitor
- Socialism’s DIY Computer: The Galaksija computer was a craze in 1980s Yugoslavia, inspiring thousands of people to build versions in their own homes. The idea was simple – make technology available to everyone.
- Mediated trust: A theoretical framework to address the trustworthiness of technological trust mediators (Balázs Bodó)
- The Political Power of Platforms: How Current Attempts to Regulate Misinformation Amplify Opinion Power (Natali Helberger)
- Seeing the forest for the trees: Visualizing platformization and its governance (José Van Dijck)
- Governing smart mobility: policy instrumentation, technological utopianism, and the administrative quest for knowledge (Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren, Alexander Paulsson)
- Re-assembling the surveillable refugee body in the era of data-craving (Martin Lemberg-Pedersen, Eman Haioty)
- Commission launches sector inquiry into the Internet of Things for consumer related products and services
- European Commission launches a Sector Inquiry into the Consumer Internet of Things
A.I.
- European Artificial Intelligence Policy: Mapping the Institutional Landscape
- Can Algorithms Tackle the ‘Infodemic’?
- Science Fiction, Science Fact, And AI Consciousness with Beth Singler
- Big data and modern slavery
- Video: An overview of knowledge representation in game AI
- Regulating human control over autonomous systems
- Robots, Automation, and Employment: Where We Are (Lukas Wolters)
- Resisting the Algorithmic Boss: Guessing, Gaming, Reframing and Contesting Rules in App-based Management (Joanna Bronowicka, Mirela Ivanova)
COMMUNICATIONS
- Ajit Pai urges states to cap prison phone rates after he helped kill FCC caps
- FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked
- FCC approves call blocking safe harbors
- FCC Adopts Safe Harbors to Encourage Phone Companies to Block Illegal Robocallers
- AT&T claims a phone made in 2019 will stop working, urges users to upgrade
- Verizon Has To Walk Back Bogus 5G Coverage Claims
- Charter Spectrum’s Bullshit ‘Broadcast TV’ Fee Soars To $16.45 Per Month
- Attorney General’s Office Achieves Victory on Maine Broadband Privacy Law
- Interim Rule Implements Section 889 Ban on Contractors Using Technologies from Certain China-Based Companies
- Rule Banning Chinese Telecommunications Equipment is Released
- August Is Coming: Interim Rule Banning Federal Contractor Use of Certain Chinese Technologies Takes Effect August 13th\
- New Rule Expands U.S. Government Contracting Ban on Targeted Chinese Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Suppliers
- UK to remove Huawei from UK 5G networks by 2027, bans Huawei from supplying new 5G equipment
- What’s New in 5G – July 2020
- If Thumbs Are Required, It’s Not an Autodialer
- Study: Community Broadband Drives Competition, Lowering Costs
- The Political Defence of the Commons: The Case of Community Networks (Félix Tréguer, Melanie Dulong de Rosnay)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- “No one can own the law” – United States confirms copyright protection does not extend to works of legislators or judges
- Forever(ly) Brothers, Forever(ly) Rivals: The Everly Brothers’ Epic Battle Over Authorship of “Cathy’s Clown”
- Reproduction of infringing content online: who’s liable?
- Yet Another ‘Stranger Things’ Copyright Suit Over A String Of Likely Non-Protectable Elements
- Porn distribution company loses piracy suit appeal against Web host
- Court Reconsiders and Changes Course in Instagram Embedding Case
- Copyright Win Falls Apart at the Seams on Challenge to Registration Validity
- Why Are Pizzerias Arguing Whether Web Browsing Is Copyright Infringement?–Imapizza v. At Pizza (Eric Goldman)
- Court sanctions Liebowitz $103K! Requires service of a copy of the order on all of his clients and filing in all of his cases!! But can the Court do that?
- Copyright Troll Richard Liebowitz Says It’s Really Unfair That He Should Have To Tell Clients And Courts How Frequently He’s Been Caught Lying In Court
- Using Music in Podcasts – Talk to the Copyright Holders – Why You Can’t Rely on Your ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange Licenses
- Amendments to Mexico’s Copyright Legislation, in a Nutshell
- “I told you NO, you can’t have their number…” – CJEU confirms IP Enforcement Directive does not require disclosure of email addresses, telephone numbers or IP addresses
- Trademark Licensing in Canada: Everything You Need to Know You Can Learn From The Hells Angels
- That’s Not My Employment Law Group! A Trademark Battle Between Two Law Firms.
- Lady Antebellum Changes Name to “Lady A” and Files Trademark Lawsuit
- British Amateur Gymnastics Association v UK Gymnastics Ltd [2020] EWHC 1678 (IPEC)
- XOXO mark fails to distinguish, says General Court
- Trademark Law Alert – “LADY A” Case Could Present Interesting Issues…or Not
- Brighton & Hove Albion FC seeks trade mark protection for ‘Albion’ – but why?
- Booking.com Remand on USPTO Attorney Fee Issue Portends Closure on Circuit Split
- Stone Brewing, One-Time Battlers Of ‘Big Beer’, Out Here Trying To Cancel Non-Confusing Trademarks
- SCOTUS Alert: Adding “.com” To A Generic Term Can Be A Trademark
- Supreme Court: ‘Generic.com’ Domains Not Necessarily Generic; May Be Federally Registered
- Success for Louis Vuitton in pattern trademark dispute
- Check Mate! Louis Vuitton defends its chequerboard pattern for the second time
- The EU General Court provides clarification on trademarks consisting of slogans, advertising messages, idiomatic expressions
- Loss of gravity for the Moon Boot
- A breakthrough for the luxury trademark ‘Damier Azur’, but the battle is not yet won!
- Nosecco Appeal of UKIPO Decision Dismissed
- No-go for Nosecco following opposition by Prosecco
- Nosecco, Prosecco and the clash between marketing ideas and IP rights
- Still no perfect trademark for ‘perfect’ energy bar
- The Michael Jordan Case and The New Balance Case: The Latest Trend in Chinese Trademark Battle
- Don’t Get Schooled: What You Can Learn from the Wave of Trade Secret Cases That Followed the 2007-2008 Financial Crisis
- In assessing design patent infringement, the devil is in the details
- The Federal Court finds compelled disclosure and review of third-party rebates are ultra vires the Patent Act
- Board Should Fix Obvious Claim Errors in Order to Make a Decision on the Merits
- Necessity of Articulated Reasoning with Rational Underpinning in an Obviousness Rejection
- Aerospace to garden hoses: differing opinions in the English Court of Appeal as to obviousness over obscure prior art
- Functional Limitations vs. Intended Use
- Publication Does Not Necessarily Defeat Joint Inventorship
- Collaboration and Concerted Effort are What Result in Joint Inventorship
- Federal Circuit Upholds Enbrel® Patents and Blocks Biosimilar
- Who owns patents, SEPs and develops standards for smart home technologies?
- Modern methods for improving conventional prior-art searches
- Patentability of Diagnostic Inventions in the United States, Europe and Canada – Part 1
- Patentability of Diagnostic Inventions in the United States, Europe and Canada – Part 2
- Zombie Patents? USPTO Issuing Notices of Abandonment in U.S. National Stage PCT Applications After Filing of an RCE where no Inventor Oath or Declaration or Substitute Statement has been Filed
- Mid-year review of 2020’s major patent cases from across the globe
- Do you need to put in place an escrow agreement with respect to the software and/or source code that you license?
- Ontario Government Unveils Intellectual Property Action Plan Along with COVID-19 Research Projects
- Business Development Bank of Canada Commits $160-Million Fund Geared Towards Canada’s Intellectual Property Development
- IP Litigation Quarterly Update
- Q2 2020 Quick Links (Everything) (Eric Goldman)
PRIVACY
- The impact of Schrems II on Canada: No more onward transfer on the basis of the EU-US Privacy Shield
- US-EU Privacy Shield data sharing agreement struck down by court
- As Expected, US Surveillance Of Social Media Leads To EU Court Of Justice Rejecting EU/US Privacy Shield
- The European Court of Justice invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield: Case-by-case assessment necessary when using EU standard contractual clauses
- Adapting to the Death of Privacy Shield
- Court of Justice of the European Union invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, while standard contractual clauses survive (for now)
- Privacy Shield Is Dead! Long Live Standard Contractual Clauses! For Now…
- Federal judge calls out CSIS for ‘cavalier institutional approach’ to rule of law: Judge calls for comprehensive review after failure to flag info likely obtained illegally
- DOJ: Chinese hackers stole “hundreds of millions of dollars” of secrets
- Latest VPN Security Scandals Show (Yet Again) That VPNs Aren’t A Panacea
- Privacy and civil rights advocates urge federal government to ban facial recognition surveillance
- CBP Updates Privacy Impact Assessment On License Plate Readers; Says Opting Out Involves Not Driving
- Three LAPD Officers Facing Criminal Charges For Faking Gang Database Records
- The Microsoft Police State: Mass Surveillance, Facial Recognition, And The Azure Cloud
- Slack says Microsoft is up to its old tricks, “browser-war” style
- Iranian state hackers caught with their pants down in intercepted videos
- Website Accessibility Under the California Consumer Privacy Act
- There’s a reason your inbox has more malicious spam—Emotet is back
- CBP does end run around warrants, simply buys license plate-reader data
- Injunction Defunction: The Second Circuit Extinguishes Injunctive Relief as a Remedy for Consumer False Advertising Claims
- Recent Court Decision Carries Lessons for Retaining and Using Cybersecurity Consultants to Investigate a Breach
- Can Companies Record Customer Service Calls Under U.S. Law?
- The EU Commission publishes its first evaluation of the GDPR
- Don’t Give Up on Your Digital Privacy Yet: A federal data privacy law is still important. Here’s why.
CREATIVITY
- In brief: prohibited and controlled advertising in Canada
- The importance of the Johnny Depp libel trial
- Banksy’s face-mask themed artwork removed from London Underground
- Second Circuit Wrecks All Sorts Of First Amendment Protections To Keep Lawsuit Against Joy Reid Alive
- Third Circuit Court Of Appeals: F Cheer, Indeed
- California Federal Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss False Advertising Class Action Involving Breyers Natural Vanilla Ice Cream
- Court Deems Vanilla False Advertising Claims Too… Vanilla
- New Florida Law Gives College Athletes Right to Profit from their Name, Image and Likeness
- We harmed him—really we did: NHL hockey team argues unwanted texts it sent actually did injure people because…TCPAWORD
- Advertising a Game of Chance? Contact a Sweepstakes Lawyer
- How Artists Can Support Charitable Initiatives Through Art Sales
- New York City Reopens for Film and Television Production
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