Ugly break-ups are nothing new, but selfies, sexting and social media have opened a new avenue for exes to punish each other. When one ex keeps nude or sexually explicit…
Category: Reputation Management
in Canada, Contracts, Copyright, Copyright Reform, Fair Dealing, Human Rights, Human Rights Issues, Identity Theft, Image, Internet, Personality Rights, Privacy, Regulatory Policy, Reputation Management, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology, UK, US0by Editor
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Dating Sites Scrape Internet for Women’s Photos, Including Those of Deceased
Dubious and likely illegal image scraping is alive and well. And outside of particularly public, harmful cases like Rehtaeh Parsons’ photo ending up on a dating site, few organizations or…
in Infringement, IP, Jurisdiction, Patent Practice, Patents, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Regulatory Policy, Reputation Management, US0by Editor
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Splitting the Difference Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property: FTC v Actavis
The dividing line between intellectual property and antitrust laws was further clarified last week when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) settled a debate on the illegality of…
Breach of Confidence: Your “Friends” Can’t Protect You
As social media becomes increasingly prolific, the perils of its use are becoming increasingly apparent. Yet another case has highlighted that the information you place in the online sphere is…
in Blogs, Internet, Regulatory Policy, Reputation Management, Technology, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized0by Editor
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Cyber Attacks: Unsure About Disclosure
In recent years, the threat of cyber crime has become a staple of the news cycle. While most reports focus on threats to unwitting consumers, a recent New York Times article looked…
in Canada, Electronic Databases, European Union, Human Rights Issues, Identity Theft, Internet, IP, IP Reform, Jurisdiction, Privacy, Regulatory Policy, Reputation Management, Social Media, Technology, UK, UK0by Editor
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Defriend: Privacy Concerns are back in the Newsfeed
An Austrian student studying law in Silicon Valley has raised serious flags about Facebook’s lack of adherence to privacy law and disclosure regulation. (more…)