We recently wrote about the flurry of legal issues with the social casino sweepstakes model. Now, the New York State Senate Racing, Gaming, and Wagering Committee passed S5935, a bill that, if fully approved and enacted,...more
3/25/2025
/ Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Gaming ,
New Jersey ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Online Gaming ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
RICO ,
Sweepstakes
Social casino games remain incredibly popular and profitable. This success has drawn attacks from plaintiffs’ class action lawyers in the form of gambling loss recovery lawsuits and other consumer-based actions. Some have...more
In the latest string of gambling cases involving social casino-style apps out of Washington state, a federal jury has awarded a class of players nearly $25 million for injuries arising from the use of two of High 5 Game’s...more
2/13/2025
/ Casinos ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Litigation ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Gambling ,
Gaming ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Washington
In one of the most closely-watched copyright cases this year, a Delaware court rejected defendant, ROSS Intelligence’s (“ROSS”), fair use and other defenses by vacating its previous stance and granting summary judgement in...more
2/12/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Data Collection ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Software ,
Technology Sector
Introduced in response to certain digital media sellers (e.g., game publishers) revoking consumer access to purchases with little to no recourse, AB 2426 forces sellers of “digital goods,” such as movies, apps, games, books...more
10/11/2024
/ Blockchain ,
Buyers ,
California ,
Digital Goods ,
Digital Media ,
Gaming ,
Goods or Services ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Purchasers ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Scope of License ,
Terms of Service ,
Video Games
Earlier this month, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued its first-ever enforcement advisory (No. 2024-01). The advisory addresses what it calls the “foundational principle” of data minimization, and more...more
The Florida State Bar recently adopted an advisory opinion meant to provide attorneys with guidance on how to use generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) without running afoul of ethics rules. In doing so, Florida...more
2/7/2024
/ Advertising ,
Advisory Opinions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bots ,
California ,
Duty of Confidentiality ,
Ethical Standards ,
Ethics ,
Florida ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Supervision
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -
What is the Privacy Impact of the White House AI Order for Businesses? Posted November 28, 2023
Biden’s sweeping AI Executive Order sought to have artificial intelligence used in accordance...more
2/7/2024
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Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Acts ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws
California recently passed a groundbreaking new law aimed at further regulating the data broker industry. California is already one of only three states (along with Oregon and Vermont) that require data brokers—businesses...more
10/13/2023
/ California ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
New Legislation ,
Oregon ,
Privacy Laws ,
Registration Requirement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Vermont
The ICO, Britain’s privacy authority, recently issued reprimands to seven organizations citing multiple failures of the organizations to respond to data subject access requests either within the statutory time frame or at...more
It is well known that insider trading—the practice of buying and selling stocks, bonds, or other securities based on material, non-public information—is unlawful. For that reason, many companies have compliance programs and...more
“NFT” was 2021’s word of the year. This isn’t too surprising—they’re everywhere! The market cap for NFT transactions jumped from roughly $400 million at the beginning of 2021 to over $7 billion by year’s end. What’s next...more
The Digital Advertising Accountability Program, which enforces privacy principles for digital advertising, issued a compliance warning to advertisers regarding device fingerprinting. This warning is worth keeping in mind,...more
Just as we thought 2022 was going to be significantly different than 2021, December 2021 and January 2022 events have thrown us for another (pandemic) loop. We anticipate that some of the privacy and cybersecurity...more
1/12/2022
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
CARU ,
CDPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employee Tracking ,
EU ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Identity Theft ,
Machine Learning ,
Mobile Privacy ,
Ransomware ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA
MoviePass, a movie subscription service, has agreed to a proposed settlement with the FTC over alleged deception and lack of security allegations. The now-defunct company not only allegedly marketed its service as a “one...more
As the world grapples with its response to COVID-19, the availability and nature of intellectual property protection afforded for diagnostic tests, treatments, vaccines, and accompanying data is likely to have a significant...more
Around 311 million people in the United States—roughly nine out of ten Americans—are under instructions to “Stay Home!”
These captive audiences have resulted in a 17% increase in TV viewership across all demographics....more
On Wednesday, amid growing concern over the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19” or “coronavirus”), the Italian government announced that all sporting events in Italy will resume. The catch? They will all take...more