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Eight Facts about New York’s Legalization of Fantasy Sports

USA - August 5 2016 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill legalizing fantasy sports on August 3, 2016 - a nail-biting seven weeks after the New York…

Featuring Someone’s Property in a Commercial Advertisement

USA - July 17 2016 If someone features my property in a commercial advertisement without my permission, do I have a legal claim against the person? That’s the query an…

Legal Issues for Avatars and Virtual Reality. Part Two. Minimizing Risk

USA - March 12 2016 This two-part blog posting provides a summary of my Avatars and Virtual Reality presentation at the Summit on the Hill event organized by the 2016 DC…

Legal Issues for Avatars and Virtual Reality. Part One. The Right of Publicity

USA - March 9 2016 On Thursday, March 3, 2016, I participated in a panel discussion on Virtual Reality and Avatars organized by the 2016 DC Independent Film Festival…

Bay City, Michigan Shows How to Make Your Sweepstakes or Contest a Success Even When Very Few People Enter. Extending the Deadline Is Not Always the Best Solution.

USA - February 13 2016 What should you do when you launch your sweepstakes or contest and no one comes to play? That was the situation recently confronting the city of Bay…

More Lessons on How Not to Use Stock Images. Improper Use of Stock Image in HIV Ad Results in Successful Lawsuits against Getty Images and Advertiser

USA - February 8 2016 Stock images, stock footage, and stock music are fantastic resources when you need material for your website, advertisements, video productions, and…

Online Snarking. Is It Libel or Free Speech? Some Libel Do’s and Don’ts for Online Speech.

USA - January 28 2016 With Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, online forums, and so many other digital venues in which to share our thoughts with the world, it is easier than ever…

Problems with Offering (or Winning) Real Estate as a Contest or Sweepstakes Prize. Part Two.

USA - January 25 2016 Part One of this two-part blog posting reviewed the legal challenges of awarding real estate as a prize in a contest or sweepstakes. This Part Two…

Problems with Offering (or Winning) Real Estate as a Contest or Sweepstakes Prize. Part One.

USA - January 19 2016 Owners of real property - ranging from luxury homes to country inns to movie theaters to yoga studios - sometimes offer their property as a…

Unauthorized product placement questions raised by Lego/artist conflict

USA - November 2 2015 For an upcoming exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, the Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei decided to build two works using…