Publications

Volume 10, Number 07

• Court Ruling Extends Privacy Protection to Subscriber Data

  April 21, 2008
  The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that, under the New Jersey Constitution, citizens have an expectation of privacy in subscriber data provided to Internet Service Providers (“ISP”). The case is significant because it departs from federal constitutional standards, and because it squarely holds that the right to privacy extends to subscriber data in the possession of an ISP.

• "Network Clearance Corner" (April 2008)

  April 21, 2008
  Today's Hot Topic - The As-Produced Script

• Apple, The Big Apple Tussle Over Namesakes

  April 21, 2008
  Apple computers is trying to take a bite out of New York City’s new green marketing campaign. The computer company has filed a motion before the U.S. Patent and Trademark office seeking to block the city from obtaining trademark protection for its GreeNYC logo.

• Advertisers Gird for Battle Over Online Ad Standards

  April 21, 2008
  The issue over what standards should govern targeted online advertising has reached a full boil—with advertisers, advocates and online providers proposing different recipes as to how the advantages of free and targeted online content should be seasoned with privacy safeguards.

• Consumers Voice Concerns Re Online Marketing

  April 21, 2008
  Behavioral marketing—the practice of targeting consumers with relevant content based on their online activities—is a particularly efficient way to advertise, and underwrites much of the free content on the Internet.

• Smashing Pumpkins Seeks To Smash Pepsi Promotion

  April 21, 2008
  The Smashing Pumpkins rock group is suing Virgin Records of America Inc. for allegedly entering into an unauthorized co-branding deal with Amazon.com International, Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc.

• Woody Allen Sues T-Shirt Company for $10 Million

  April 21, 2008
  Actor Woody Allen is asking a federal district court in New York to award him $10 million for the alleged unauthorized use of his likeness on a billboard.

• FTC’s Regulatory Authority to Expand?

  April 21, 2008
  Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission that would make significant changes to the FTC’s regulatory authority. The bill is co-sponsored by Sen. Daniel Inouye, (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the FTC.