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On October 21, New York State passed a new child labor law. This law adds print and runway models under the age of 18 to the definition of "child performers" protected by the New York Labor Law. Read more.
November 5, 2013
A marketer of iPhone accessories and other products recently settled Federal Trade Commission charges that the company made false claims that its products are made in the United States. Read more.
October 29, 2013
Rick Kurnit has been named to Adweek's Top 50 Executives Who Make the Wheels Turn list. He was the only lawyer on a list comprising buyers, sellers, content makers and marketers who are taking a break from tradition and generating revenue as they do so. View Article
October 29, 2013
The Hollywood Reporter listed Andrew Hurwitz as counsel for Josh Radnor, star of How I Met Your Mother and writer and director of two Sundance features. View Article
October 25, 2013
The Wrap quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum in its article about allegations that ABC used an ABC employee to run a fan blog and tweet in support of the show "scandal" without disclosing the relationship. View Article
October 25, 2013
Last month California introduced two amendments to the state's privacy law, the California Online Privacy Protection Act. The amendments establish new requirements for operators of websites, online services and mobile apps that collect personal information about California residents. Read more.
October 21, 2013
In February 2012, the FCC approved and published the amended Telephone Consumer Protection Act regulations, which provide additional protections for consumers concerning autodialed and prerecorded calls. Read more.
October 16, 2013
In the modern media landscape, companies often blend advertisements with news, entertainment, and other content, a practice sometimes referred to as "native advertising." When consumers do not realize that they are viewing advertising or sponsored content both the media and the advertisers generally have an obligation to disclose to consumers that the content is, in fact, sponsored content. Read more.
October 14, 2013
The 2013 edition of Legal 500, a London-based directory of leading lawyers, recommended Frankfurt Kurnit for Media, Technology & Telecoms (marketing and advertising) and Intellectual Property (Copyright). Read more.
October 14, 2013
Popular video game manufacturer Electronic Arts recently settled claims brought against the company by former college athletes over EA's use of athletes' personas in its major game series, NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball. Read more.
October 14, 2013
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz was #25 on Crain’s New York Business’s list of the “Best Places to Work in New York City." Crain's based the results on surveys of 12,494 employees at New York City companies.
October 11, 2013
Super Lawyers listed twenty-seven Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys in its 2013 edition. In addition Super Lawyers recognized Terri Seligman in its "Top 50 New York Women Lawyers List". Read more.
October 11, 2013
The ABA Journal quoted Ronald Minkoff on new and emerging positions in the legal world. View Article
October 3, 2013
The current Federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax exemption amounts are projected to increase in 2014. Here are he projected adjustment, compared to 2012 and 2013. Read more.
October 1, 2013
The Lawyer published Sean F. Kane's article on "Copyright Assignment Termination After 35 Years: The Video Game Industry Comes of Age".
September 30, 2013
Law360 published Sean F. Kane's article, "Evolving Case Law on the Fair Use of Famous Trademarks in Video Games".
August 31, 2013
Facebook introduced significant changes to its terms of service yesterday in an effort to make it easier for businesses to administer sweepstakes, contests and other promotions on its site. Read more.
August 28, 2013
In separate settlements with the FTC, three mattress manufacturers recently agreed to stop making alleged unsupported green claims, including that their mattresses do not contain harmful volatile organic compounds. Read more.
August 8, 2013
Nicole Hyland was quoted by Business2Community on the ethics of social media for practicing lawyers. View Article
July 31, 2013
Increasingly, lawyers are faced with questions about whether they should advise clients about the use of social media. While news reports and ethics opinions have focused primarily on lawyers' social media use, the issue of client counseling has received less attention. Now, a new ethics Opinion by the New York County Lawyers Association concludes that lawyers may ethically counsel clients about their use of social media, including, in some circumstances, advising them to "take down" social media content. Read more.
July 29, 2013
Deadline Hollywood recognized Maura Wogan and Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Sycamore Pictures in a case filed by Seven Seas Partnership. View Article
July 22, 2013
As you probably know, two recent Supreme Court cases have altered the estate planning landscape. Here's a summary of what happened with the Defense of Marriage Act - and suggestions for how to proceed. Read more.
July 17, 2013
For some companies, summer interns aren't just bringing coffee this year. They're also bringing legal trouble. In an important decision on the subject of unpaid interns, a New York federal court ruled in June that Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc. should have classified certain interns as "employees" and paid them pursuant to state and federal wage and hour laws. Here's a summary of what you need to know to help ensure your intern program is on the right side of the law. Read more.
July 10, 2013
As part of its ongoing effort to provide guidance to digital advertisers (including the recent release of the updated digital advertising guidance, staff at the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection recently sent a letter to search engine companies, including Google, Bing, Yahoo! and various shopping, travel and local business search engines. Read more.
July 1, 2013
Online Media Daily quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the FTC's warning to search engines about paid ads. View Article
June 26, 2013
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