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Lisa Davis in Mother Knows Best: 9 Successful Women Reveal the Best Career Advice They Got from Mom
Madame Noire featured Lisa E. Davis in an article highlighting nine successful women and the women who were key in shaping them.
January 11 2013
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California Releases New Mobile App Privacy Recommendations
California's Attorney General recently released a set of official privacy recommendations for consideration by mobile app developers, mobile ad networks and related industry players.
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January 10 2013
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Cyberlaw Predictions: The Privacy Policy Debate in the United States
Bloomberg BNA quoted Terri Seligman on the future of cyberlaw policy in 2013.
January 9 2013
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FTC Report Faults Mobile App Makers on Privacy
On December 10th, the Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade”—a follow-up to an earlier staff report, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Current Privacy Disclosures Are Disappointing.” The new staff report included results of a survey of children's mobile “apps” available…
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January 7 2013
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Nine Frankfurt Kurnit Women Honored As “Super Lawyers”
Nine Frankfurt Kurnit women appeared in The New York Times Magazine’s women “Super Lawyers” list for 2012. The list appeared on December 30th in a special section devoted to women attorneys in the New York metropolitan area.
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January 4 2013
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Get Ready for a New Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rules
In December, the FTC released its long-awaited update to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA, originally written in 1998, covers information collected online from Children under the age of 13. The statute applies to digital applications and websites that are directed toward children or that knowingly collect personal…
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January 3 2013
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Frankfurt Kurnit Top Ranked in Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms for 2013
Best Lawyers ranked Frankfurt Kurnit one of the “Best Law Firms” of 2013.
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January 2 2013
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What Facebook and Instagram Changes Mean to Advertisers
Over the past few days and weeks the press has spilled a lot of ink about Facebook's, and its newly acquired company, Instagram's, revised privacy, advertising and other policies. Whether or not the recent policy changes are significant is yet to be determined, but what is clear is that the…
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December 22 2012
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FTC Bans Behavioral Targeting at Kids’ Sites
Online Media Daily quoted S. Gregory Boyd on recent FTC regulations banning the use of behavioral targeting techniques on sites directed to young children.
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December 19 2012
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New FCC Ruling on Text Messaging
The Federal Communications Commission ruled that sending a one-time text message to confirm a consumer's request that no further text messages be sent does not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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December 3 2012
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Frankfurt Kurnit in Crain’s New York Business 2012
Frankfurt Kurnit was ranked No. 24 in Crain's Best Places to Work 2012 list.
December 2 2012
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Frankfurt Kurnit: Named One of the “Best Places to Work in New York City” 2012
Frankfurt Kurnit was listed on Crain’s New York Business’s list of the “Best Places to Work in New York City”. The rankings in this list were based on the results of surveys from employees at New York City companies.
December 1 2012
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Gift Rap: Proposed Settlement in LivingSocial Case Offers Guidance to Marketers of Deal Vouchers
Less than three months after a U.S. District Court judge rejected a proposed $8.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against Groupon, LivingSocial proposes a $4.5 million dollar settlement to a set of class action plaintiffs and a nation of class action members.
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November 29 2012
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Contest Did Not Excuse Advertiser Duty to Substantiate Claim
In response to a challenge by the International Business Machines Corporation, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus reviewed print advertisements produced by Oracle Corporation stating its Exadata server is “5x Faster Than IBM ... Or you win $10,000,000.” The NAD went on to state that…
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November 26 2012
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New FCPA Guidance for US Companies Doing Business Overseas
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) was enacted by Congress in 1977 in response to “revelations of widespread global corruption”, including allegations that numerous U.S. companies had paid hundreds of millions of dollars to bribe foreign government officials to obtain or retain overseas business. The FCPA includes substantial criminal penalties…
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November 21 2012
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New Guidelines for Cause Marketing
The New York Attorney General recently issued guidelines in cause marketing promotion. In issuing these new guidelines the New York Attorney General cites the need to promote transparency in the billion-dollar-a-year industry of cause marketing.
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November 19 2012
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FTC Cracks Down on Deceptive Advertising
AdWeek quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum about recent FTC enforcement actions.
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November 13 2012
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Richard Hofstetter Quoted in New York Post
The New York Post quoted Richard Hofstetter on a dispute between Frankfurt Kurnit client, Anthony Bourdain, and the Travel Channel.
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November 12 2012
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Federal Court Decision Calling Poker “Skill” May Impact Marketers’ Promotions
Judge Jack Weinstein of the Eastern District court of New York recently decided that Texas Hold 'Em poker is a game of skill and therefore not gambling under federal law. This is the first time a federal court has determined that poker is not gambling under the “Illegal Gambling Business…
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November 9 2012
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Andrew Hurwitz and Alan Sacks in Variety
Variety cited Andrew Hurwitz and Alan Sacks as counsel to Freestyle Releasing in its acquisition of North American rights for the sketch-comedy “Inappropriate Comedy.”
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November 4 2012
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Federal Court Rejects Albert Einstein Right of Publicity Claim
In rejecting a right of publicity claim by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which claims to control the rights to Albert Einstein, a California federal court has ruled that the common law right of publicity under New Jersey law has a maximum post-mortem duration of 50 years.
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October 23 2012
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S. Gregory Boyd
S. Gregory Boyd is a partner and Co-Chair of the Interactive Entertainment Group at Frankfurt Kurnit. He is recognized in the 2023-2025 editions of Best Lawyers in America for Advertising Law and The Legal 500 has praised him for his work with media and technology companies. The National Law Journal’s…
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Marketing Your Mobile App: Get it Right from the Start
The FTC recently released guidelines entitled “Marketing Your Mobile App: Get It Right from the Start”. The guidelines provide valuable do's and don'ts for companies and individuals creating mobile applications. The guideline was divided into two sections, “Truthful Advertising” and “Privacy”. Here's a rundown of what you need to know.
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October 4 2012
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FTC Issues Final Version of Green Guides
Advertising Age quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the revised FTC Green Marketing Guides.
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October 1 2012
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Frankfurt Kurnit in Hollywood Reporter for Terrence Malick Film
Hollywood Reporter mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as lawyers for Terrence Malick's film “To the Wonder.”
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September 29 2012
