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Techdirt mentions the letter signed by Daniel Goldberg that urges the California legislature to make changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). View Article
January 29, 2019
Deadline mentions Victoria Cook and Lee Goldberg as counsel to Augustine Frizzell who will direct and executive produce the pilot for Amazon's new comedy "Half-Empty." View Article
January 29, 2019
A raft of legislative changes affect hiring practices, employment agreements, employee classification, training, and more. Here’s a handy summary. Read more.
January 28, 2019
The Hollywood Reporter talks to Victoria Cook about her must-visit restaurant, Red Iguana, while attending the Sundance Film Festival. View Article
January 28, 2019
Last week the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made waves in the online gambling industry with an Opinion interpreting the Wire Act (18 U.S.C. § 1084). In the Opinion, DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel concluded that most sections of the Wire Act are not limited to sports-related wagers and instead prohibit the use of interstate wires for any bets or wagers. Read more.
January 23, 2019
Deadline mentions Victoria Cook as a A-list name speaking at the INTV conference in Jerusalem. View Article
January 22, 2019
Daniel Goldberg signed a letter urging the California legislature to make changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The letter highlights issues with the CCPA. Read the letter here.
January 18, 2019
Law360 quotes Gavin McElroy on Les Moonves decision to take CBS to arbitration over their denial of his severance pay. Mr. McElroy states the arbitration will center on the details of Moonves’s contract and the investigators report based on his actions. (Behind paywall) View Article
January 18, 2019
TechGC’s Good Counsel newsletter featured blog posts from Jeffrey Greenbaum, Rick Kurnit and Terri Seligman. View the blog here.
January 17, 2019
The New York Law Journal mentions Hannah Taylor’s promotion to partner. (Behind paywall) View Article
January 16, 2019
January 14, 2019, Los Angeles, CA - Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC has added Tricia L. Legittino as a partner in the firm’s Litigation and Employment Groups. Ms. Legittino will be based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Read more.
January 14, 2019
Wired UK quotes Sean Kane about the complicated legality of loot boxes. View Article
January 11, 2019
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum about SEC restrictions over celebrity advertising of digital currency. View Article
January 11, 2019
The New York Times quotes Rick Kurnit about morality clauses in contracts within the publishing industry. View Article
January 9, 2019
Patent Arcade posted Sean Kane and Gregory Boyd’s recent alert “Video Games With Advanced Communications Services Must Now Be Accessible to Players With Disabilities” to their video game blog. View Article
January 8, 2019
An important legal waiver recently expired and as a result, video game developers and publishers must now ensure that new and substantially upgraded games comply with the accessibility requirements of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (“CVAA”). Read more.
January 7, 2019
January 7, 2019, New York, NY - Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC has elected Hannah Taylor as a partner effective January 1, 2019. Ms. Taylor is now a partner in the firm’s Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Group. Read more.
January 7, 2019
The New York Post quotes Rick Kurnit on the lawsuit against Elon Musk stemming from his Twitter post about a British rescue diver. View Article
January 2, 2019
The New York State Bar Association's Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal published Edward Rosenthal and Barry Werbin's article “A Historical Retrospective on New York’s Right of Publicity Law: 115 Years of New York Court of Appeals Jurisprudence.” Originally published in Volume 29, Number 3 of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal (Fall/Winter 2018), a publication of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. View Article
January 2, 2019
Law360 mentions Hannah E. Taylor as a top attorney under forty for consumer protection in their 2018 year in review summary. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 27, 2018
Business of Fashion quotes Hannah E. Taylor about the right of publicity and social media in relation to how brands promote pieces worn by celebrities and royals. View Article
December 18, 2018
The Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel published Rick Kurnit's article "Entertainment Promotion Gets The Same First Amendment Protection As The Content Promoted" in their Fall 2018 magazine. View Article
December 17, 2018
Law360 interviewed our managing partner Jeffrey A. Greenbaum about Frankfurt Kurnit's culture and growth as a midsize firm. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 13, 2018
Plaintiffs have filed thousands of lawsuits (including class actions) alleging that commercial websites are not accessible to the blind or visually impaired in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the “ADA”) and corresponding state laws. Read more.
December 6, 2018
DigitalNewsDaily quotes Jeremy S. Goldman about COPPA violations faced by Oath a subsidiary of AOL and Verizon. View Article
December 6, 2018
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