No Password Required: From Heavy Metal to the Front Lines of Cyber Innovation
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 16: Protecting Privacy at Every Walk of Life with France Bélanger and Donna Wertalik of Virginia Tech
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Who Owns AI Innovation? IP in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Tracking Trends in State-Level Consumer Protection Enforcement
Podcast - An Overview of State Attorney General Consumer Protection Enforcement
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Cease and Desist Letters: Protecting Your Intellectual Property the Right Way
PODCAST: PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Cease and Desist Letters: Protecting Your Intellectual Property the Right Way
No Password Required: From AOL to Award-Winning Cuisine to High-Stakes Hacking
(Podcast) The Briefing: Who Owns WallStreetBets? Trademark Use in Commerce and the Reddit Battle
The Briefing: Who Owns WallStreetBets? Trademark Use in Commerce and the Reddit Battle
How Startups Can Comply With Ever-Changing Privacy Laws
Compliance Needs are Alive and Well: FTC's Recent Enforcement Activity
No Password Required: Reginald “Andre” Andre, CEO of ARK Solvers and Builder of Human + AI-Driven Culture
Podcast - New Guidance on Complying with FTC Rule on Deceptive and Unfair Fees
Litigation Communications Strategies for High-Stakes Cases: On Record PR
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the FTC
What Every Law Firm Leader Can Learn from Law Day and the Perkins Coie Ruling: On Record PR
LEGAL ALERT | NAD Finds Kevin Hart’s Social Media Disclosures Insufficient in Monitoring Decisions
Podcast - Looking into the Crystal Ball: The Future of Consumer Protection Law Enforcement
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - TCPA Compliance and Litigation Update
It has been amply documented how the California Plaintiffs’ Bar has exploited the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”)–explicitly designed during the Cold War to address telephonic wiretapping and eavesdropping—to...more
On August 15, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in Chamber of Commerce v. Lierman, reversing a district court decision and holding that Maryland's pass-through prohibition of...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a proposed rule that will limit the periods of admission for F-1 student, J-1 exchange visitor and I-1 foreign media visa holders and increase DHS oversight....more
The FCC will lift the current freeze on major change applications for Class A TV, low power TV (LPTV) and TV translator stations, and will permit applications for new LPTV and TV translator stations, on a phased basis...more
Digital media platforms—including websites, mobile applications, and social media channels—are essential tools for brands and publishers to connect with consumers. But these platforms also present a range of legal risks,...more
This week, the Make America Healthy Again (“MAHA”) Commission released its highly anticipated Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy (“Strategy”), which outlines “a strategic approach for executive actions to address the...more
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy (MAHA Strategy) this week. The MAHA Strategy, a cornerstone of the MAHA movement championed by Secretary of Health and...more
On September 9, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (draft NPRM) that, if adopted at the September 2025 Open Commission Meeting, would commence the next phase of the...more
On September 9, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with the California Privacy Protection Agency and the Attorneys General of Colorado and Connecticut, announced a joint enforcement sweep targeting...more
Today, even with the changing content marketing and thought leadership marketing landscapes, bylined articles are too valuable not to be part of your thought leadership program....more
In a reminder that the FTC’s new enforcement priorities will likely drive additional litigation risks, days after the settlement was announced, Disney Worldwide Services and Disney Entertainment Operations, LLC (together,...more
When TCPAWorld reported on the ATDS case surviving the pleadings stage recently I had a bad feeling we were about to see more of these arguments. And now– in a classic canary-coalmine moment– serial litigator and famed...more
On September 2, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") filed complaints and proposed stipulated orders against two companies for alleged violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the FTC's Children's Online Privacy...more
VHS rental stores may be long gone, but the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)—a law born in that era—remains surprisingly relevant. Today, courts across the country are wrestling with how the VPPA applies to modern digital...more
On September 4, several losing defendants filed notice of their intent to appeal a recent ruling, found in favor of the CFPB, to the U.S. Appellate Court for the 7th Circuit. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the CFPB...more
The National Advertising Division (“NAD”) issued a new decision addressing a number of basic advertising law staples: “up to” claims, comparative superiority claims, and apples-and-oranges comparisons....more
State AGs Warn Social Media Companies of Potential Ramifications for Not Protecting Children from Predatory AI Products....more
Introduction - In 2025, privacy and AI regulation have moved from the sidelines to the center of business risk and strategy. U.S. states are rapidly enacting a patchwork of privacy laws, with new AI laws emerging and...more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has published a proposed rule that would fundamentally change the way foreign nationals are admitted to the United...more
The FCC released its annual Report and Order announcing the regulatory fees due for the 2025 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 pm Eastern time on September 25. The FCC's CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more
In two sweeping moves aimed at reducing the volume of robocalls traversing the nation’s telephone networks, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau ordered that more than 1,200 voice service providers be removed from its Robocall...more
The French data protection authority, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), imposed a €325 million fine on Google on September 1, 2025, for displaying advertisements in Gmail without prior user...more
The Massachusetts AG enforces the state's mortgage servicing, debt collection, and data breach notification laws, while Texas takes aim at junk fees....more
On May 19, President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law. The act will have an immediate impact on platform providers, which will be required to actively monitor and, in many cases, censor the speech of their...more
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has finalized its rule under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), addressing prior express consent requirements for sellers to send advertisements and telemarketing notices...more