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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Facebook Fine Could Slow Future EU Launches

David Ruiz

Facebook Inc. received one of its biggest regulatory slaps late last month when European antitrust regulators fined it $122 million for providing misleading statements about its 2014 purchase of WhatsApp. The fine is relatively small compared to Facebook's annual profits, but it does signal a more aggressive regulatory environment in the region.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Protected Speech? DOJ Compliance Expert Tweets Anti-Trump Messages Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br>Protected Speech? DOJ Compliance Expert Tweets Anti-Trump Messages

Sue Reisinger

Hui Chen, the contracted compliance counsel at the Department of Justice, often talks about how the tone at the top is important to compliance officers. But Chen clearly is not happy with the tone at the top of the organization, because she has been openly posting anti-Trump messages on her Twitter account, @HuiChenEthics.

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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> What You Need to Know About Emoji Law (Yes, That's a Thing) Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> What You Need to Know About Emoji Law (Yes, That's a Thing)

Ross Todd

How will the courts deal with questions of interpretation raised by emojis?

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<b><i>Counsel Concerns</b></i><br>Dr. Luke's Suit Against Geragos Over Tweet Survives Dismissal Motion Image

<b><i>Counsel Concerns</b></i><br>Dr. Luke's Suit Against Geragos Over Tweet Survives Dismissal Motion

Amanda Bronstad

Famed Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos will have to face a defamation suit over his Twitter posts implying that record producer Dr. Luke raped Lady Gaga.

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FTC's Letter to Paid 'Influencers'

C. Ryan Barber

In the digital age, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been keeping tabs on the growing trend of brands hiring so-called "influencers" — athletes, celebrities and others with large followings — to promote their products on social media. In April, the FTC turned its attention downstream to the "influencers" themselves, sending 90 letters to influencers and marketers informing them of their responsibility to "clearly and conspicuously" disclose the business relationships behind social media posts.

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The Challenge of Complying with China's New Cybersecurity Law

Dan Whitaker

In a bid to assert control over cyberspace, China passed a sweeping cybersecurity law that affects virtually every company doing business in that country. The law is set to go into effect June 1, 2017. Despite its broad reach and potential for disruption, it appears that very few legal professionals are aware of the law.

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The Challenge of Complying with China's New Cybersecurity Law Image

The Challenge of Complying with China's New Cybersecurity Law

Dan Whitaker

In a bid to assert control over cyberspace, China passed a sweeping cybersecurity law that affects virtually every company doing business in that country. The law is set to go into effect June 1, 2017. Despite its broad reach and potential for disruption, it appears that very few legal professionals are aware of the law.

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Can Instagram Post of Photo Become Transformative? Image

Can Instagram Post of Photo Become Transformative?

Andrew Denney

An enlarged print of an Instagram post containing a copyrighted photo counts as a transformative use, an attorney for "appropriation artist" Richard Prince — whose use of other artists' material in his own works has made him no stranger to the courts — argued before a New York federal judge in April.

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FTC Tells Paid 'Influencers' to Disclose When Instagram Posts Are #Ads Image

FTC Tells Paid 'Influencers' to Disclose When Instagram Posts Are #Ads

C. Ryan Barber

The consumer agency has taken the view that advertisement — without proper disclosures — can mislead consumers. The agency has previously put the burden of ensuring proper disclosure on the brands. On April 19, the FTC turned its attention downstream to the "influencers" themselves.

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Where Is the Digital-Age Sweet Spot Between Business Growth and Data Security? Image

Where Is the Digital-Age Sweet Spot Between Business Growth and Data Security?

Sanjiv Bawa

In this heady atmosphere, law firms risk succumbing to the temptation — indeed, the seeming necessity — to exploit to the hilt the Internet's huge upside — its massive growth and profit potential — while neglecting its huge downside: its immense threats to data security.

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