What Companies Should Know About Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
Throughout 2019 and continuing into 2020, courts have seen an increase in litigation relating to biometric data privacy, including in particular lawsuits asserting claims under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
CCPA Alert: Thousands of companies have missed this important CCPA deadline; Has yours?
You’ve probably heard of California’s new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, but you may not know that an important deadline in its implementation has already passed.
Updated: Why should video game companies register copyrights in their video games?
Game companies frequently do not make a habit of filing copyright applications when they publish a new game.
SCOTUS Rules That Copyright Owners Cannot Sue Without a Registration
On March 4, 2019 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that copyright infringement suits cannot be filed until after the Copyright Office registers a copyright.
The CVAA: Video Game Chat Now Must Be Accessible To People With Disabilities
Video games that allow players to communicate by text, voice, or video are now subject to a U.S. law enacted nine years ago that requires communication services to be accessible to people with disabilities.
How do I start a cybersecurity plan for my business?
Cybersecurity incidents are constantly in the news. Every business wants to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its data.
WHITE PAPER: Key Considerations for Foreign Companies Facing U.S. Litigation
Lawsuits are daunting and disruptive for any business, and can be more so for a foreign company sued in the United States
Federal Circuit Delivers Another Blow to Patent Plaintiffs by Narrowly Defining Patent Venue Statute
On September 21, 2017, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the test recently adopted by Judge Gilstrap of the Eastern District of Texas to determine whether a district is an appropriate venue for patent cases following the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland decision.
Is Article III Standing a Foregone Conclusion in Privacy and Data Breach Class Actions?
On August 30, 2017, The Honorable Judge Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision denying in part defendant Yahoo’s motion to dismiss a consolidated class action involving three data breaches in which hackers accessed the private information of over 1 billion Yahoo users.