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April 20th, 2010
FTC to Review Children’s Online Privacy Rule
The Federal Trade Commission has scheduled a public meeting to consider changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule. "Protecting Kids’ Privacy Online: Reviewing the COPPA Rule" will be held June 2, 2010 at the FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC. The COPPA Rule applies to 1) operators of commercial Web sites and online services directed to children under 13 that collect, use, or disclose personal information from children; and 2) operators of Web sites or online services focusing on general audiences where those entities have actual knowledge that they are collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children under 13.
The free event will examine the COPPA Rule in light of the wave of new technologies (e.g., smart phones, interactive TV) that weren’t present when the Rule became effective 10 years ago. To recommend a speaker or submit a proposed topic for discussion, send an email to childrensprivacyroundtable@ftc.gov.
If you have any questions about the COPPA Rule, or other privacy matters, please contact any member of the Frankfurt Kurnit Technology, Digital Media, & Privacy Group.
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Other Technology Law Alerts
‘Spectacularly Transformative’ — and Still Liable: The AI Copyright Showdown Begins
In the first federal court ruling on whether training generative AI models with copyrighted materials constitutes fair use, U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued a mixed but monumental decision on June 24, 2025, in Bartz et al. v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal., No. 24-05417 WHA). The judge hailed Anthropic’s Claude model as “among the most transformative many of us will see in our lifetimes,” noting its ability to mimic human reasoning and writing by processing millions of digitized texts. He found that the use of copyrighted books to train such models was “spectacularly transformative,” stating that the LLMs “trained upon works not to race ahead and replicate or supplant them — but to turn a hard corner and create something different.” Read more.
June 26 2025
Risky Business Just Got Riskier - DOJ Changes Stance on Internet Gambling
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
Video Games With Advanced Communications Services Must Now Be Accessible to Players With Disabilities
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
