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February 25th, 2022
Decoding the Latest Wave of Video Game Cheat Cases
Interactive Entertainment Partner Sean F. Kane was quoted in the article, “Decoding the Latest Wave of Video Game Cheat Cases” published by Law360. The article analyzes the slew of copyright lawsuits filed by video game makers against websites that sell cheat tools for players to gain unfair advantages and the challenges ahead for these type of lawsuits. Sean explains the cheating lawsuits are nothing new but notes the latest set of suits may indicate that video game companies have a bigger mission in mind to obtain damages.
Sean adds, "Filing a suit against an entity that is generating significant income directly from the nefarious activity is usually intended to send a message to other entities: to shut down the particular company and to obtain the monies generated by the activity as damages."
Read the full article here. (Behind paywall)
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Advertising Opt Outs Drive New Privacy Strategies in 2025
Cybersecurity Law Report quotes Daniel M. Goldberg in an article on how the advertising industry is facing greater scrutiny from state AGs as more people opt out of targeted ads. The report covers Google’s backtracking on plans to block third-parties’ tracking cookies amidst adtech’s adoption of cookieless personal identifiers; upcoming legal decisions; and compliance areas that adtech should consider in the coming year. View article. (Behind paywall. Contact author Matt Fleischer-Black for complimentary PDF.)
December 18 2024
The Biggest Copyright Decisions of 2024
Law360 quotes Jacqueline Charlesworth on the Hachette Book Group Inc. v. Internet Archive lawsuit, in which the Second Circuit affirmed a Manhattan federal judge’s ruling that a nonprofit’s scanning books to a create e-books was not fair use. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 17 2024
Deciphering the New CPPA Proposed Regulations for Data Brokers
Cybersecurity Law Report quotes Daniel M. Goldberg on the CPPA's proposed regulations that expand upon and clarify key provisions of the Delete Act, broadening the universe of what entities constitute a data broker. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 12 2024
