California’s Eraser Button law, which went into effect on January 1, 2015, could impact the business practices of every “Internet Web site, online service, online application, or mobile application” directed toward users in California under the age of 18. What does this law actually say, and what should website and app owners look out for?
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Employment Law: NLRB Rules that Workers can Organize via Email
January 6, 2015
My regular readers know that I often check in with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and their rulings concerning employees’ use of social media and other electronic communication tools (here’s one previous blog post on the subject.) December 2014 brought some big news in the world of employment law: the NLRB overturned a previous ruling that restricted employees’ use of company email for union organizing communications. What’s the ruling all about, and does it affect non-unionized workplaces?
Band Name Trademark Dispute: Creedence v. John Fogerty
December 16, 2014
I’m always on the lookout for news about Creedence, particularly those having to do with leads on who broke into Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski’s car and stole his tapes, tape deck, and briefcase. Sadly, the LAPD has no update on that case, but there is a band name trademark dispute to discuss. Lead singer and songwriter John Fogerty is being sued by his former Creedence Clearwater Revival bandmates. If you’re thinking, “Huh, wasn’t there a lawsuit about that years ago?,” you’re right. And now they’re at it again.
Trademark Dispute: Walt Disney’s Cinderella v. Zombie Cinderella
December 9, 2014
The record shows that a “zombie” is a “human … who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated.” You know it’s a good day when you come across that sentence in a legal document. What caused the United States Patent Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to take notice of that fact? Read on to find out about the case of Walt Disney’s Cinderella v. Zombie Cinderella. Kindly step all the way in please and make room for everyone. There’s no turning back now.
