| Judge Slams Copyright Troll Attorneys |
| A federal judge has referred a band of copyright troll attorneys to their respective state and federal bars for their “moral turpitude unbecoming of an officer of the court.” The judge also referred the attorneys to the U.S. Attorney’s office in California and the Internal Revenue Service for their scheme that “outmaneuvered the legal system” in their pursuit of copyright infringement claim, a news article by Balough Law Offices, LLC. |
| FTC Offers FAQ Guide for Revised COPPA Rule |
| A 92-question and answer guide is
available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to help businesses and
parents understand the new rule for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection
Act (COPPA), which go into effect July 1, 2013. |
| Unauthorized Use of Mother and Daughter Image Violates Right of Publicity Act |
The
use of a mother and her daughter’s images without their written permission on
the cover of a media kit used to generate advertising revenue for a monthly
publication violates the Illinois Right of Publicity Act, an Illinois appellate
court found.
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| Court Orders Halt to Internet Directory Listing Scam |
A scam that induces businesses to pay for listing in a
useless online marketing directory has been temporarily enjoined and the
company’s United States assets frozen in a court action brought by the Federal
Trade Commission (FTC).
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| Illinois Commerce Commission Must Consider Public Comments |
The Illinois Commerce Commission must consider comments made
by ratepayers at public forums and on the Commission’s own website before setting
new utility rates.
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| Buying Competitor's Names As Keywords Does Not Violate Wisconsin's Privacy Law |
A
personal injury law firm can buy search terms using the names of a competing
law firm’s partners without violating Wisconsin’s privacy laws because the use
of the names is “non-visible,” an appellate court found, a new article by Balough Law Offices, LLC.
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| FTC Hits HTC Mobile Devices for Serious Security Flaws |
Mobile
devices made by HTC America, Inc. contain serious security flaws, which allow
the phones to send their own text messages, send personally identifiable
information to third parties, and even activate the microphone to listen to
conversations, according to a proposed consent decree with the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC).
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| Outtakes From Documentary Are Protected by Reporter's Privilege |
| The outtakes from a documentary film produced by Ken Burns and others on the Central Park Five are protected from discovery under the First Amendment, an article by Balough Law Offices, LLC. |
| Cheese Wiz: Which Cracker Barrel Is It Anyway? |
| Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC has sued Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. to stop it from selling its products in retail stores, a news article by Balough Law Offices, LLC. |
| FTC Urges Mobile Apps to Disclose to Consumers What Data Apps Collect |
| Mobile
apps should disclose in easy-to-understand language what data they collect and
how the data is used, and they should consider a do-not-track mechanism, the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recommended in a staff report adopted by the
FTC. |