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The Online Safety Act Enters Phase 2

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The UK's Online Safety Act (the "Act") is a transformative piece of legislation and is introducing extensive online safety obligations for user-to-user services, search services and pornography platforms. The Act encompasses...more

Hogan Lovells

The long-awaited EU Guidelines on Article 28(1) DSA: What online platforms must know

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The European Commission has published the long-awaited guidelines clarifying how online platforms such as social media platforms, online marketplaces, app stores and other content-sharing services should protect minors under...more

Vondran Legal

The art of the DMCA counter-notification for YouTube

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Here at Vondran Legal® we are seeing more and more incidents of YouTube refusing to forward counternotices on to a DMCA complainant. This is most unfortunate because most creators take great pride in their work, including...more

Perkins Coie

Emerging Antitrust Implications for "Fact Checking” Content

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Key Takeaways - A recent statement of interest from the U.S. Department of Justice focuses on “fact checking” efforts as potential antitrust violations due to the potential to suppress competition within the “marketplace of...more

Venable LLP

Federal Courts Split on ‘Server Test’ in Copyright Infringement Cases Involving Embedded Images

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Earlier this week, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas joined a number of other federal district courts that have challenged, narrowed, or simply rejected the applicability of the “server test,”...more

Vondran Legal

Was your Amazon merch on demand account terminated, here's why?

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Amazon.com is an amazing company that offers people just like you and me an incredible opportunity to create an online store and sell your creative designs and products....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - August 2025

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Mogin Law LLP

DOJ: Undermining “Viewpoint Competition” Constitutes Antitrust Injury

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Just like any market in which competitors sell goods and services, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division argues that the marketplace of ideas, diversity of perspectives, and “viewpoint competition” are subject to...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Fox on Podcasting: PodPage and Beyond: Elevating Listener Experience with Dave Jackson

Join Tom Fox as he explores the world of podcasting and get ready to be inspired to start your own podcast. In this episode, Tom welcomes Dave Jackson, a podcasting veteran and educator, Dave Jackson is the head of podcasting...more

Roetzel & Andress

Trademark First: The Gateway to Amazon Brand Registry

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Amazon is the biggest third-party online marketplace in the United States and a go-to platform for numerous businesses. However, to get the most out of selling on Amazon, it is essential to join the Amazon Brand Registry....more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Taking a Look at Privacy at the FTC - Six Months into the New Administration

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It has been roughly six months since Andrew Ferguson took over as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Since that time, Mark Meador was confirmed as the third Republican commissioner (joining Commissioner Melissa...more

BCLP

HK’s Proposed Legal Framework for Online Hailing Hire Cars

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Earlier this month, the Hong Kong Government unveiled its long-anticipated legislative proposal to regulate online hailing hire car services. This legislative proposal will pave the way to remove the legal uncertainty...more

Adams & Reese

United States: How a multi-pronged legislative approach is curbing the online trade in fakes

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Anti-counterfeiting enforcement in the United States stems largely from two federal statutes: the Lanham Act (codified at 15 USC Section 1051) and the Trademark Counterfeiting Act 1984 (codified at 18 USC Section 2320). The...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Spotlight or Lawsuit? Strategic Brand Use in Film and Media

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When The White Lotus returned to HBO for its third season, it came with the usual dose of dramatic tension, along with one unexpected intellectual property wrinkle. [WARNING – Potential Plot Spoiler Ahead!] In a particularly...more

Goodwin

France and the new EU regulation on political advertising: the CNIL updates its doctrine ahead of the 2025 implementation

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Online political advertising has become central to modern electoral campaigns. However, the growing lack of transparency, particularly regarding funding, targeting, and data processing practices, raises serious concerns about...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

European Commission Invites Comments on Future Digital Fairness Act

On 17 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on a future Digital Fairness Act. The consultation is open until 9 October 2025. European Union (EU) and non-EU stakeholders are invited to submit...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FTC Restricts Omnicom-IPG Merger to Prevent Viewpoint-Based Ad Bias

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The Federal Trade Commission approved Omnicom Group Inc.’s approximately $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG) but with strict conditions designed to prevent anticompetitive coordination...more

Jones Day

Brand Protection and Enforcement Under the DSA: Opportunities and Challenges

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The Digital Services Act ("DSA"), which entered into force for all intermediary services and online platforms in February 2024, aims to modernize and harmonize the regulation of third-party content across the EU. It notably...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brand Guardians: Effective Strategies Against Cyber Counterfeiting: Part 2

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Our first article in this series highlighted the financial and reputational damage counterfeiting causes to brand owners and the significant societal consequences associated with the reproduction, sale and dissemination of...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

What Gen AI court rulings mean for content owners and creators

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Recent court decisions in two highly publicized Gen AI cases favored the platforms and may start to reduce the concerns over using Gen AI. But content owners and those working for them should still understand the legal...more

K&L Gates LLP

No One Wants to Dispute with Consumers–End of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform (ODR Platform)

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Under the Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (ODR Regulation) traders established in the European Union (EU) who sell or offer products or services online to consumers residing in...more

K&L Gates LLP

European Union Targets SHEIN Over Consumer Law Breaches: What Online Sellers Must Learn Fast

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In late May 2025, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and the European Commission (EC) concluded a joint investigation into online marketplace and e-retailer SHEIN. The result? A strong warning shot: Several of...more

Hogan Lovells

The EU Customs reform: A new path for enforcing the Union’s product regulations and key challenges for E-Commerce

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When initially proposing the reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC), the EU Commission had planned for an extensive implementation period, suggesting that the use of the EU Customs Data Hub as one of the key pillars of the...more

9Sail

Don’t Let Your Blog Live in the Basement: Why Subdomains Sink SEO

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You wouldn’t build a dream home on your property, then pour all your time, money, and craftsmanship into the shed out back. But when law firms publish content to a blog on a subdomain, that’s exactly what they’re doing....more

BakerHostetler

FTC Alerts Advertisers and Digital Platforms About Misleading MUSA Claims

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There is nothing new about companies providing platforms for other companies to sell their wares. That is, after all, exactly what supermarkets do, and TV and radio networks have long run ads for other companies. The rise of...more

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