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What Was the CBC Thinking?: A Closer Look at the Video Clips in its Copyright Lawsuit Against the Conservative Party
The CBC decision to sue the Conservative Party for copyright infringement over seven clips that were either used in a campaign ad or posted to Twitter has unsurprisingly garnered considerable attention. While the CBC claims that its lawsuit was designed to defend perceptions of independence of its journalists and journalism, the opposite has predictably occurred with many believing that the lawsuit itself (filed eleven days before the election after the content was removed) demonstrates bias…
Date Night In The Age Of Social Media
Weekends Are Great – But, Prepare For The Worst
UNICEF Launches Crypto Fund, Class Action Alleges Price Manipulation, US Enforcement Continues, More Ransomware and Hacks
In this issue:
• Crypto and Blockchain Capital Markets News From UNICEF, Europe and Hong Kong
• Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Payment Applications Introduced Across Jurisdictions
• Class-Action Suit Filed Against Bitfinex/Tether, US Enforcement Actions Continue
• Incidents of Ransomware, Cryptocurrency Hacks and Malware Continue
Crypto and Blockchain Capital Markets News From UNICEF, Europe and Hong Kong
By: Joanna F. Wasick
On Wednesday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced its launch of a newly…
CFTC Chairman States Ether is a Commodity
In remarks made at the Yahoo! All Markets Summit in New York, Heath Tarbert, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said that he believed the Ether cryptocurrency was a “commodity” and should be regulated under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). This statement follows the agency’s December 2018 announcement that it was seeking public comment to better understand the technology, mechanics and markets for virtual currencies beyond Bitcoin, namely Ether and the Ethereum…
CFTC, FinCEN and SEC Issue Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets
Today the CFTC, SEC and FinCEN issued a joint statement on digital assets. In particular, the joint statement reminds persons engaged in activities involving digital assets of their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The entire joint statement is available here.
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CBC Sues the Conservative Party of Canada for Copyright Infringement Citing Campaign Video, Posting Debate Excerpts on Twitter
The CBC has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Conservative Party over the use of clips on its Not As Advertised website and the use of debate clips on its Twitter feed. The lawsuit, filed yesterday in federal court, claims that a campaign video titled “Look at What We’ve Done” contained multiple excerpts from CBC programming in violation of copyright law. Moreover, the CBC also cites tweets that included short video clips of between…
CFTC Chairman Says Ether Is a Commodity
According to a recent report, the new chair of the CFTC, Heath Tarbert, has declared that he believes that ether is a commodity. He also anticipates ether futures trading on U.S. markets in the near future. The CFTC has previously taken the position that bitcoin also is a commodity. He further indicated that he agrees with the SEC that bitcoin and ether are not securities. He also opined that similar assets should be treated similarly. …
Legal Calendaring Best Practices You Should Follow
For law firms who want to stay in business and thrive, legal calendaring is a high stakes game they aim to win. One of the most common reasons for malpractice lawsuits against attorneys is missed deadlines. Every attorney understands that missing important filing and court deadlines can mean the difference between a client having a […]
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