Socially Aware

September 24, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union, First Amendment, Fraud, Social Media Policy, Trademark
Social Links: TikTok Trademarks, Social Signposts, and Robot Rock
By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin
Sick of the “ very demure, very mindful ” social media trend yet? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office probably is too. Our national nightmare began on August 5 when TikToker Jools LeBron uploaded a video of herself pontificating about the way she dresses
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October 12, 2021 - European Union, Contracts, Compliance
New “Two-Click Cancellation” Button – German Exceptionalism for Subscription Terminations
By: Kristina Ehle and Stephan Kreß
As part of the new Fair Consumer Contracts Act , [ Gesetz für Faire Verbraucherverträge ; published in the Federal Gazette (Part I) no. 53/2021, p. 3433 et seq., full text publicly available ( in German ) Germany will soon require specific cancellation/termination mechanisms
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June 17, 2021 - European Union, Contracts, Financial Institutions, Compliance
Some Things Never Change… Including, Apparently, T&Cs in Germany
By: Kristina Ehle
With a judgment dated April 27 and published on June 4, 2021, the German Federal Court (Bundesgerichtshof – the “Court”) declared unfair and therefore illegal and unenforceable a common way to make changes to terms and conditions (“T&Cs”) used vis-à-vis consumers in Germany. For
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June 07, 2021 - European Union
Click Yes to Accept: Fairness and Transparency in Consumer Contracts in Europe
By: Alistair Maughan and Mercedes Samavi
Companies contracting with consumers have to take care to ensure their agreement terms are enforceable. In one of the first post-Brexit decisions on issues in an online consumer contract, a UK court recently showed that principles of fairness and transparency remain vital in the
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May 24, 2021 - Artificial Intelligence, European Union
Draft EU Regulation for Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines of up to 6% of Total Annual Turnover (client alert)
By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst
After the presentation of a general “European Approach to Artificial Intelligence” by the EU Commission in March 2021, a detailed draft regulation aimed at safeguarding fundamental EU rights and user safety was published today (“Draft Regulation”). The Draft Regulation’s main provisions are the following:
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October 05, 2020 - European Union, Copyright
EU Copyright Directive – Quo Vadis: First Steps Towards its German Implementation
By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst
SUMMARY On June 7, 2019, the highly controversial EU Copyright Directive (“Directive”) came into force, requiring EU Member States to transpose its provisions into national law by June 7, 2021. To recap, the most relevant provisions of the Directive require the implementation of the
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June 16, 2020 - European Union, GDPR, Privacy
Tell A Friend – But Only With Your Friend’s Consent
By: Alex van der Wolk and Marijn Storm
Alex van der Wolk, Marijn Storm, and Ronan Tigner authored an article for the IAPP covering the Belgian Data Protection Authority’s challenge to the “tell-a-friend” function on social media websites that enables users to share content with their personal contacts. The DPA’s decision to
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June 09, 2020 - European Union
Digital Compliance in Europe: Regulatory Alignment Post-Brexit
By: Alistair Maughan and Mercedes Samavi
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the process of implementing Brexit continues. One of the key Brexit issues for the tech sector is the extent to which the UK will either align or diverge its digital regulations with the EU. Both the UK and EU have
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May 28, 2020 - DMCA, E-Commerce, European Union, Cyberbullying, Employment Law, Ethics
Social Links: A report suggesting DMCA changes; a new social-media-use regulation for Fla. Bar members; big changes at Facebook
By: Julie O'Neill
A new report from the U.S. Copyright Office suggests that Congress should fine-tune the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to, among other things, alter the takedown system that platforms must adhere to in order to be eligible for the safe harbor the DMCA affords
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May 08, 2020 - European Union, Influencer Marketing, Cyberbullying
Social Links: Online censorship in China; Florida legislation to thwart gang activity online; influencers criticized for breaking quarantine rules
By: Aaron P. Rubin
China’s “internet police,” who coordinate online censorship, have become especially busy since the coronavirus outbreak. Inspired by homicides that were precipitated by social media posts created by one group of teenagers to incite another, a Florida bill would allow law enforcement to charge juveniles
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Topic Archives: European Union

Social Links: TikTok Trademarks, Social Signposts, and Robot Rock

By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin

New “Two-Click Cancellation” Button – German Exceptionalism for Subscription Terminations

By: Kristina Ehle and Stephan Kreß

Some Things Never Change… Including, Apparently, T&Cs in Germany

By: Kristina Ehle

Click Yes to Accept: Fairness and Transparency in Consumer Contracts in Europe

By: Alistair Maughan and Mercedes Samavi

Draft EU Regulation for Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines of up to 6% of Total Annual Turnover (client alert)

By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst

EU Copyright Directive – Quo Vadis: First Steps Towards its German Implementation

By: Christiane Stuetzle and Patricia C. Ernst

Tell A Friend – But Only With Your Friend’s Consent

By: Alex van der Wolk and Marijn Storm

Digital Compliance in Europe: Regulatory Alignment Post-Brexit

By: Alistair Maughan and Mercedes Samavi

Social Links: A report suggesting DMCA changes; a new social-media-use regulation for Fla. Bar members; big changes at Facebook

By: Julie O'Neill

Social Links: Online censorship in China; Florida legislation to thwart gang activity online; influencers criticized for breaking quarantine rules

By: Aaron P. Rubin