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April 1st, 2024
Frankfurt Kurnit Partners with the Entertainment Software Rating Board’s Privacy Certified Program
Frankfurt Kurnit is pleased to announce that its Interactive Entertainment and Data Strategy, Privacy & Security Groups are partnering with the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) to enhance cooperation between ESRB’s Privacy Certified program and the firm. ESRB Privacy Certified assists companies in the video game and toy industries in implementing and maintaining lawful, transparent, and responsible data collection and privacy policies, as well as practices for the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information and data. In 2001, the Federal Trade Commission approved ESRB Privacy Certified to serve as one of six Safe Harbor programs, overseeing its members’ compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
“ESRB’s Privacy Certified Program plays an important role in helping to ensure that video game industry members that opt into the program are employing responsible data collection practices,” said Frankfurt Kurnit Data Strategy, Privacy & Security Group Chair Daniel Goldberg. “Our firm and many of our clients have worked with ESRB for years, and we are thrilled to formalize our longstanding relationship with the ESRB Privacy Certified program today.”
Under the agreement, ESRB and the firm will collaborate on a variety of initiatives to help educate companies in the interactive entertainment space about ESRB Privacy Certified’s services.
“We’ve long enjoyed working with Frankfurt Kurnit and their team of privacy and interactive entertainment lawyers to provide industry-relevant privacy updates and guidance to video game companies through conferences, webinars, and consultations,” said ESRB Senior Vice President Stacy Feuer. “We’re excited to formalize and take this partnership to the next level.”
About Frankfurt Kurnit
Long recognized as a leading media, entertainment, and advertising law firm, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz PC provides the highest quality legal services to clients in a wide range of industries and disciplines. With more than 100 lawyers, the firm now represents a diverse group of clients, from Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, charitable organizations, and law firms to celebrities, artists, and individuals working in many fields. Frankfurt Kurnit’s Data Strategy, Privacy & Security Team – top-ranked in Chambers Global – is led by Daniel M. Goldberg and is a leading voice on the interpretation and implementation of comprehensive U.S. state privacy laws, representing start-ups to multinational corporations across a variety of sectors. The firm’s Interactive Entertainment team is recognized as one of the top video game law practices in the US. Led by S. Gregory Boyd and Sean F. Kane, the team represents the most influential companies in the video game industry on some of the most innovative projects – projects that are inventing the future of media and redefining entertainment and culture.
About ESRB
The ESRB is the non-profit, self-regulatory body for the video game industry. Established in 1994, the organization’s primary responsibility is to help consumers – especially parents – make informed choices about the games their families play. ESRB carries out this mission by assigning age and content ratings to games and apps, enforcing industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and offering a privacy compliance and certification program that administers an FTC-approved COPPA Safe Harbor privacy seal.
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Frankfurt Kurnit has added Jacqueline Charlesworth as a partner in the firm's Litigation Group. Read more.
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Frankfurt Kurnit Partner Ron Minkoff Receives APRL Kettlewell Award
(Chicago, IL) Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz litigation partner and chair of the firm’s Professional Responsibility Group, Ronald C. Minkoff, was honored by the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) with the Charles W. Kettlewell Award. Read more.
August 5 2024
Frankfurt Kurnit Advises Medstar in Sale of Forensic Files True Crime Television Catalog
Content Partners, LLC, a leading independent owner of major studio-distributed films and television shows, has acquired from Medstar Television 400 Forensic Files episodes, and international distribution rights to Forensic Files II. Created by Paul Dowling, the President and CEO of Frankfurt Kurnit client Medstar Television, Forensic Files is a pioneer of true crime television. The series aired from 1996—2011 on TLC, and is currently on CNN-owned HLN network, streamed on digital platforms by FilmRise, and distributed to television outlets around the world. Read more.
March 19 2024
