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Essential Patent Blog
FTC-Google public comments round-up #1: Interest groups and industry/professional organizations weigh in
We've finally sifted through the many public comments submitted in response to the FTC-Google consent decree and proposed order. As we noted Monday, over two dozen individuals, companies, and organizations…
Inside Privacy
The Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments: A Final Analysis
Yesterday, President Obama signed into law the “Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012,” a law that amends the VPPA’s notoriously vague consent provision. As originally enacted, the VPPA…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Congress Approves VPPA Consent Requirement Changes
On December 18, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6671, a bill that would amend the Video Privacy Protection Act consent requirements for disclosing consumers’ viewing information.
Marler Blog
Consent Decree Entered Against Sunland
By Bill Marler
U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson of the District of New Mexico has signed a consent decree imposing requirements on Sunland Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of peanut products linked…
Technology Law Dispatch
Addressing the uncertainty over Germany’s consent requirement for advertising
In a recent article for Privacy Laws & Business International Report, Reed Smith’s Katharina Weimer explains how to reach your customers now that the grace period for amendments to the…
Inside Privacy
House Passes Updated VPPA Amendment
Continuing the flurry of activity around privacy legislation that we have seen over the past few weeks, the House today passed an amendment to the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”),…
Technology Law Dispatch
FTC Releases Statement about Approval of FTC’s Consent Decree with Google
This post was also written by Frederick H. Lah. Last week, the U.S. District Court approved the $22.5 million civil penalty against Google for violating a consent order. Yesterday, FTC…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Melissa Harris-Perry’s Open Letter to Richard Mourdock
MSNBC/Melissa Harris-Perry: For rape survivors, Mourdock's response was an(other) attack on consent, by Melissa Harris-Perry:Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Dear Mr. Mourdock,Sometimes I still…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
Ninth Circuit Find Defendant in Violation of FTC Consent Decree and Affirms District Court’s Contempt Order
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding that defendant had violated a consent decree entered into with the Federal Trade Commission in which…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Survey Shows Posthumous Reproduction Approval with Written Consent
msnbc.com: Public favors posthumous reproduction, with consent: survey, by Amy Norton:(Reuters) - Many people in the United States think it is okay to retrieve sperm or eggs from a dead…