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Saiber LLC | USA | 23 Aug 2022
Section 230 Dodges Another Judicial Bullet
The June 10, 2020 and July 22, 2019 posts on Trending Law Blogs discussed, among other things, how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47…
Sonoda & Kobayashi Intellectual Property Law | Japan | 30 Jul 2021
Yahoo Japan buys trademark rights for all of Yahoo brand
On the 6th of July, the Mainichi reported on a deal regarding the acquisition of trademark rights by Yahoo Japan Corp. from a subsidiary of Verizon…
Lexology PRO | USA | 5 May 2021
Verizon selling Yahoo! for $5 billion after failed data strategy
Verizon is selling Yahoo! and AOL for about $5 billion some five years after buying them for nearly the same price, in a deal seen by some as an admission that the telecoms giant’s data and digital advertising strategies were a failure.
Lexology PRO | Global, USA | 30 Jun 2020
Is a federal US data protection regime closer than we thought?
Samantha Gilbert asks if growing calls for a consistent stance on how companies can compliantly use data for COVID-19 contract-tracing, targeted advertising and other issues have the collective momentum to push the US to implement a federal data privacy law.
PRO Compliance | Japan | 30 Apr 2020
Japan uncovers digital advertising concerns
Businesses in Japan have claimed that contracts with major digital platforms – including Google and Facebook – are restrictive and difficult to change.
Klein Moynihan Turco LLP | USA | 12 Dec 2019
University of Phoenix Settles FTC Deceptive Advertising Law Allegations
On December 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a settlement with the University of Phoenix and its parent company, Apollo…
Langlois Lawyers LLP | Canada | 15 Oct 2019
Being the Victim of an IT Security Breach Is Not Enough to Claim Damages
In the matter of Bourbonnière v. Yahoo! Inc.1, the Quebec Superior Court applied the principles laid down by the Quebec Court of Appeal in the Sofio2…
Langlois Lawyers LLP | Canada | 15 Oct 2019
Être victime d’un incident de sécurité informatique n’est pas suffisant pour réclamer des dommages-intérêts
Dans l’affaire Bourbonnière c. Yahoo! Inc.1, la Cour supérieure du Québec applique les principes énoncés par la Cour d’appel dans l’arrêt Sofio2 et…
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP | Canada, USA | 9 Oct 2019
Where to Draw the Line on Pre-Certification Discovery: Karasik v. Yahoo
In the recent decision of Justice Perell in Karasik v. Yahoo Inc., a motion by the representative plaintiffs for production of Yahoo’s Canadian user…
MLT Aikins LLP | Canada | 24 Sep 2019
Cybersecurity Now! Cybersecurity Guidance for Yahoo!, Your Dry Cleaner and Everyone in Between
Cybersecurity incidents have a tendency to grab headlines and compromise business value. Recently, we posted about the impact two major cybersecurity…
