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Think Kiwi Farms Is Legally Unassailable? Copyright Law Might Disagree–Greer v. Moon

Eric Goldman

The court says these allegations are sufficient for direct copyright infringement: Mr. Greer alleged he discovered the book “had been illegally put onto Kiwi Farms” in January 2018. For unexplained reasons, it does not appear that the defendants are invoking the 512 defense. CloudFlare’s block ). Direct Infringement.

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Plaintiffs Tried to Plead Around Section 230. It Didn’t Work–Ziencik v. Snap

Eric Goldman

To get around the obvious Section 230 problem that the plaintiffs’ claims are actually based on the third party’s harassing content, the plaintiffs affirmatively disclaimed that they were suing based on the harasser’s messages or Snap’s failure to block him. The plaintiffs tried again, with the same result.

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UK Data Protection Bill No.2 – What is changed?

Technology Law Dispatch

As with the previous bill, the new bill aims to alleviate the burden of compliance with the UK GDPR and its implementing UK Data Protection Act (2018) for organisations in the UK. What are the main proposed changes? Records of processing No longer required unless the organisation is involved in high-risk processing.

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Effective Access Controls, Timely Breach Notification, and Other Takeaways from the Latest NYDFS Cyber Resolution

Debevoise Data Blog

In addition to the $3 million fine, National Securities must undertake various risk-mitigation measures in an effort to prevent future incidents. In addition to the $3 million fine, National Securities must undertake various risk-mitigation measures in an effort to prevent future incidents.

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In Bid to Disrupt PI, Legal Tech Company Pivots, Launches Legal Service to Compete with the Very Firms It Has Long Served

LawSites

According to founder and CEO Joshua Schwadron , it all comes down to the “incentive problem” and the failure of PI firms to pass along the savings of technological innovation to the clients they represent. To start, it is launching in three states – Connecticut, Georgia and Texas – with plans to eventually cover the entire United States.

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European Data Protection Roundup: 2020 in Five Trends

Debevoise Data Blog

million against telecommunications operator TIM for unsolicited marketing calls £20 million against British Airways for its 2018 data breach £18.4 million against Marriott for its 2018 data breach When you dig deeper though, two key points emerge. Meaningful differences in DPAs’ enforcement agendas may, therefore, be emerging.

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Predictions for legal ops in 2023 with LaTrece Johnson of Palo Alto Networks

Simple Legal

Last year, Gartner reported that in 2022 “58% of all legal departments have a legal operations manager, which is a 75% increase from 2018.” Last year, Gartner reported that in 2022 “58% of all legal departments have a legal operations manager, which is a 75% increase from 2018.” What do you see legal ops focusing on in 2023?