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The State of State Law Cybersecurity Requirements

Debevoise Data Blog

What is less known is that many of these states also impose substantive cybersecurity requirements. In this Debevoise Data Blog post, we examine the general cybersecurity obligations under state law, including common themes and recent developments. Emerging Themes of State Law Cybersecurity Requirements Taking all these U.S.

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Should Copyright Preemption Moot Anti-Scraping TOS Terms? (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Section 301(a) of the Copyright Act provides that “no person is entitled to any such right or equivalent right in any such work under the common law or statutes of any State.” With that, any state or common law claim that is equivalent to copyright must therefore be preempted. But normative judgments aside, ProCD v.

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A New Era of FTC Privacy and Cybersecurity Oversight: Top Ten Things Companies Should Know When Assessing FTC Compliance and Exposure

Debevoise Data Blog

32] When Confronting Potential FTC Enforcement, Recognize That Deciding Whether to Settle or Litigate Requires a Case-by-Case Assessment of a Wide Range of Factors The vast majority of FTC consumer protection enforcement actions result in settlements. In contrast, a settlement provides the certainty and closure that many companies value.