Companies should review distribution models and contracts after U.S. Supreme Court case on foreign "first sales" and U.S. copyright law (Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) *

USA - April 12 2013
In light of the United States Supreme Court's March 19, 2013 decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., companies should review their…

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Cloud provider obligations as business associates under HIPAA *

USA - April 12 2013
Users and providers of Software-as-a-Service, remote data storage solutions, online services and other cloud offerings have been struggling for a…

Co-authors: Oliver Zee.

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Application of the unsolicited electronic messages ordinance to messages sent by new electronic means *

Hong Kong - February 17 2012
The Office of the Telecommunications Authority of Hong Kong recently confirmed that the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Ordinance (Cap. 593) (“UEMO”) applies to unsolicited commercial electronic messages (“CEMs”) sent via new electronic means such as mobile messaging applications.

Co-authors: Howard Wu, Nancy Leigh, Anna Gamvros.

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New Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry: implications for technology, media and telecommunication sector *

China - February 17 2012
The PRC State Council’s new Catalogue for Guiding Foreign Investment in Industry (Revised 2011) (“New Catalogue”) replaces the previous version in effect since December 2007 (“2007 Catalogue”).

Co-authors: Howard Wu, Nancy Leigh, Anna Gamvros.

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Europe’s new data protection proposals affect data controllers/processors outside the EU *

European Union - February 17 2012
On 25 January, the European Commission proposed a comprehensive reform of the EU’s privacy and data protection laws.

Co-authors: Howard Wu, Nancy Leigh, Anna Gamvros.

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