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Still Paying Attention: FTC Extracts $2M Settlement from Brain Game Company
In a follow-up to its settlement with Focus Education, LLC in January of last year, the FTC recently entered into a $2 million settlement with Lumos Labs over claims that advertising and marketing for its Lumosity “brain training” games misled customers about cognitive benefits.
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January 11 2016
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Greg Boyd in WeiserMazars 2015 Media Barometer
Greg Boyd is quoted in the WeiserMazars 2015 Media Barometer—Cyber Security Special Edition.
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January 11 2016
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NYWIFT Power Player Breakfast: Linda Kaplan Thaler
We host the New York Women in Film and Television's Power Player Breakfast series on January 13th featuring Linda Kaplan Thaler, Chairman of Publicis. To register please click here.
January 8 2016
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ABA Labor & Employment Law Section Career Panel
Wendy Stryker presents at CUNY School of Law as part of the ABA Labor & Employment Law Section's Career Panel.
January 7 2016
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Google Books Litigation: Frankfurt Kurnit Petitions US Supreme Court for Review
IP litigation partners Edward H. Rosenthal and Jeremy S. Goldman are co-counsel for The Authors Guild in the so-called Google Books case — arguably the most significant copyright case in the courts today.
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January 6 2016
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Victoria Cook Featured in Indiewire
Victoria Cook's article, “Gender Parity in Documentary Filmmaking Is A Fiction” is featured in Indiewire here. Further commentary on her piece can be found here.
January 5 2016
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Demand Equal Representation for Women Documentarians, Too
Victoria Cook's article, “Demand Equal Representation for Women Documentarians, Too” is featured on the Alliance of Women Film Journalists website.
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January 5 2016
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Does N.Y. Judiciary Law §487 Apply to Arbitrations?
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Ronald C. Minkoff and Tyler Maulsby's article, titled “Does N.Y. Judiciary Law §487 Apply to Arbitrations?”.
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January 3 2016
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Miracle on Eagle Street: New York’s Temporary Practice Rule
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Ronald C. Minkoff's article, titled “Miracle on Eagle Street: New York’s Temporary Practice Rule”.
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January 3 2016
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Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January 2016
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Tyler Maulsby's article, titled “Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January 2016”.
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January 3 2016
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Excessive Fees Revisited: Enforcement of Lucrative Retainers After “Lawrence”
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Richard M. Maltz's article, titled “Excessive Fees Revisited: Enforcement of Lucrative Retainers After “Lawrence””.
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January 1 2016
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New York Okays Temporary Practice by Outside Lawyers
Ronald Minkoff was quoted in the Bloomberg BNA article, 'New York Okays Temporary Practice by Outside Lawyers,' about New York's leadership on allowing foreign attorneys to work temporarily in New York.
December 31 2015
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App Developers Pay $360,000 to Settle COPPA Charges
Two app developers recently paid a total of $360,000 to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) that they violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) Rule. The cases make clear that children's privacy online remains an FTC focus. Here's what happened.
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December 29 2015
Events & Education
The Reckoning
Terri Seligman speaks at MediaPost's The Reckoning conference in Washington DC on “Fooling the Natives: Are Content Marketing and Native Advertising Squandering User Trust In Media?”
December 28 2015
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Law Firms Win Big Case Arising from Representation of Clients with Competing Interests
Law firms often struggle to determine when the rules of professional conduct permit representation of clients who compete in the marketplace. When is it OK, for example, to represent clients with competing patents, trademarks, or copyrights? A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case provides important guidance for IP lawyers—particularly those…
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December 28 2015
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Goodspeed Opera House Music Director Intensive
Mark Merriman speaks at the Goodspeed Opera House Music Director Intensive on copyright, legal and business issues in the theatre industry.
December 28 2015
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Did the FTC Just Kill Native Advertising?
Two years after conducting a workshop to study native advertising, the FTC on December 22nd released long-awaited guidance that all marketers and publishers need to review.
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December 23 2015
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Federal Court Rules that Ban on Offensive Trademarks is Unconstitutional
Here's some big news for anyone who owns—or is contemplating registration of—a trademark that may offend certain audiences. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on December 22nd that a law banning the registration of disparaging trademarks is unconstitutional.
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December 23 2015
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FTC Says Native Ads Must Carry Clear Disclosures
Terri Seligman is quoted in MediaPost's article, “FTC Says Native Ads Must Carry Clear Disclosures”.
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December 22 2015
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Year-end Compliance: NYC Requires Certain Employers to Offer Transit Benefits
New York City's Commuter Benefits Law takes effect on January 1, 2016. Under the law, for-profit and nonprofit employers with 20 or more full-time non-union employees working in New York City must offer their full-time employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to purchase qualified transportation fringe benefits.
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December 21 2015
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Frankfurt Kurnit Named Best for Advertising Law (USA) & Best for Executive Compensation (USA) by AI
Acquisition International (AI) has named Frankfurt Kurnit as the 'Best for Advertising Law (USA)' and 'Best for Executive Compensation (USA).
December 21 2015
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Terri Seligman and Hannah Taylor in the ABA’s Newsletter, What’s In Store
Terri Seligman and Hannah Taylor's article, “Advertising Self-Regulatory Council Implements Significant Revisions To Its Procedures” is featured in What's In Store, the American Bar Association's newsletter of the Section of Antitrust Law's Consumer Protection Committee, Privacy and Information Security Committee, and Advertising Disputes and Litigation Committee.
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December 17 2015
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New York Authorizes Temporary Practice By Out-Of-State Lawyers
In a thrilling and important development, New York has promulgated a new Court Rule, 22 NYCRR § 523 (“Section 523”), that allows lawyers admitted in other jurisdictions, but not admitted in New York, to practice here under certain circumstances.
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December 16 2015
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BTI Names Frankfurt Kurnit a Client Service A-Team 2016
The BTI Client Service A-Team is limited solely to law firms considered by clients to deliver the absolute best levels of client service. The ranking is based on independent, unbiased feedback from clients, no law firm influences the results, submits nominations or provides client names.
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December 16 2015
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Gavin McElroy in Reuters
Reuters quotes Gavin McElroy on best practices in top media executive employment deals.
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December 11 2015
