August 6, 2020
In a landmark decision affecting international data transfers from the European Union (the “EU”) to the United States, the Court of Justice of the European Union (in essence, the European Union’s Supreme Court) (the “CJEU”) in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (the “Schrems II” case): 1) upheld the validity of standard contractual…
June 25, 2020
Throughout this blog series we have communicated that the global COVID-19 pandemic has not halted compliance for two major regulatory provisions affecting hundreds of thousands of businesses – The California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (the “CMMC”). In this final blog post of the series, we will delve deeper into how your organization can…
May 7, 2020
On June 28, 2018, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. Enforcement of the CCPA will begin on July 1, 2020, which gives companies a grace period to ensure compliance with the new law, a task that has caused concern with these companies. However, compliance with the CCPA may look different in the near future.…
April 10, 2020
In March, the U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York decided Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc.1, a dispute revolving around the use of tattoos on the players in a videogame. In the case, Solid Oak Sketches, LLC (“Solid Oak”), a tattoo designer and licensing company, alleged that videogame and software developers, 2K Games, Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software…
March 17, 2020
The attorneys in the Firm's Tech & Data practice group have received numerous questions from clients regarding legal issues and the coronavirus. Please see their answers below. This and additional information will be posted to the Firm's website. Please contact a Tech & Data practice group member with any questions.
March 12, 2020
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 viral disease (commonly known as the Coronavirus) to be a pandemic. In the following days, President Trump imposed a sweeping travel restriction to Europe, schools ceased in-person classes, cruise lines suspended operations, and major sporting events have been cancelled.
These recent events only solidify the…
August 6, 2020
In a landmark decision affecting international data transfers from the European Union (the “EU”) to the United States, the Court of Justice of the European Union (in essence, the European Union’s Supreme Court) (the “CJEU”) in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited and Maximillian Schrems (the “Schrems II” case): 1) upheld the validity of standard contractual…
June 25, 2020
Throughout this blog series we have communicated that the global COVID-19 pandemic has not halted compliance for two major regulatory provisions affecting hundreds of thousands of businesses – The California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (the “CMMC”). In this final blog post of the series, we will delve deeper into how your organization can…
May 7, 2020
On June 28, 2018, the California legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. Enforcement of the CCPA will begin on July 1, 2020, which gives companies a grace period to ensure compliance with the new law, a task that has caused concern with these companies. However, compliance with the CCPA may look different in the near future.…
April 10, 2020
In March, the U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York decided Solid Oak Sketches, LLC v. 2K Games, Inc.1, a dispute revolving around the use of tattoos on the players in a videogame. In the case, Solid Oak Sketches, LLC (“Solid Oak”), a tattoo designer and licensing company, alleged that videogame and software developers, 2K Games, Inc. and Take-Two Interactive Software…
March 17, 2020
The attorneys in the Firm's Tech & Data practice group have received numerous questions from clients regarding legal issues and the coronavirus. Please see their answers below. This and additional information will be posted to the Firm's website. Please contact a Tech & Data practice group member with any questions.
March 12, 2020
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 viral disease (commonly known as the Coronavirus) to be a pandemic. In the following days, President Trump imposed a sweeping travel restriction to Europe, schools ceased in-person classes, cruise lines suspended operations, and major sporting events have been cancelled.
These recent events only solidify the…
