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September 27th, 2022
Metaverse IRL: Tackling Privacy Amid the Rampant Hype and Burst of Deals
Privacy & Data Security Chair Daniel M. Goldberg and Interactive Entertainment Co-Chair Gregory Boyd are quoted in Cybersecurity Law Report’s article, “Metaverse IRL: Tackling Privacy Amid the Rampant Hype and Burst of Deals.” The article discusses privacy issues that lawyers have encountered during real-life metaverse dealmaking and counseling.
Daniel is quoted saying, “Higher sales of headsets and the rise of platforms in 2022 raises the possibility of a mobilization to provide metaverse app experiences. Within the platforms, there will be opportunities for developers to release and be part of that. I see this as most comparable to the app gold rush of the early 2010s when Apple’s App Store opened.” Apple is working on a headset and platform, and has obtained trademarks for Reality One and Reality Pro. “When Apple opens its Reality Whatever, a number of companies can rush out and try to build the first apps for that Reality metaverse,” Daniel said.
The emergence of this new tech market follows the pattern that innovation darts ahead of careful privacy planning. Daniel says, “A lot of these metaverse companies start off scrappy and small, and their goal is just to get the product out there. They’re not always thinking about the privacy issues when they explode. Then they have to retroactively figure it out.” Over half the young tech companies that Gregory Boyd encounters have run up a so-called privacy debt. Greg is quoted saying, “It’s probably seven out of ten. ‘We have a product making a lot of money. Can you help us shove some privacy in here?’”
Daniel says, “Metaverse privacy work, at core, involves upholding longstanding principles.” “Privacy is supposed to be technology agnostic.” Immersive worlds, for example, have faced COPPA restrictions since 1998, he observed.
Full article here. (Behind paywall)
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In Suits and Ties, Lawyers Protest Trump’s Attacks on the Legal System
The New York Times quotes Ronald C. Minkoff in its coverage of the May 1, 2025 National Law Day of Action, in which approximately 1,500 people in Manhattan protested the U.S. president’s threats against judges, lawyers and the rule of law. Legal groups organized attorneys across the country to show their opposition to the Trump administration’s defiance of court orders, targeting of law firms, and wrongful deportations. The lawyers reaffirmed their promise to uphold the rule of law and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Foley Square protest organizers requested that attorneys dress in suits—as if going to court and carry pocket Constitutions. “‘We want people to see that we treat this issue with utmost respect,’ said Ronald C. Minkoff, a defense lawyer and an organizer. ‘This is like the courtroom to us.’” View Article
May 1 2025
Attys Join Nationwide ‘Day Of Action’ Rallies For Rule Of Law
Law360 quotes Ronald C. Minkoff on the thousands of attorneys who rallied across the country on May 1, National Law Day, to publicly oppose the Trump administration’s attack on the rule of law. The article stated, “New York County Lawyers Association vice president and noted legal ethics expert Ron Minkoff of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC, said the rallies came together fairly organically as bar associations across the country began looking at ways to spotlight the Trump administrations actions against judges and lawyers and then realized National Law Day of Action was just a few weeks away.” Mr. Minkoff stated that he doesn’t normally go to demonstrations but these are things that stir him to action. “’When the ability of lawyers to represent their clients is under threat, that is an attack on one of the pillars of the American system, the American experiment,’ he added.” View article. (Behind paywall)
May 1 2025
Jonah Brill and Spouse Emma Brill Featured on Cardozo Law School Podcast
Jonah Brill and his wife Emma Brill are interviewed on their alma mater’s audio publication SPARKS: A Cardozo School of Law Podcast | Cardozo Law. Having met as first-year law students at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, they discuss how their law school affected their personal lives and chosen career paths. They share their class recommendations, “insights into the complexities of tax law,” and “lessons learned along the way.” Listen here.
April 8 2025
