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Parties that operate websites may enjoy immunity from copyright liability for the infringing posts of their users under the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). The DMCA offers a “safe harbor” ...

By Scott C. Hall.  The Federal Aviation Administration's ("FAA's") Part 107 rule for small commercial drone operation, effective as of August 2016, has now been up and running for over a year. In light of this mileston ...

Authored by Scott C. Hall and David (Duff) Beach. The Equifax data breach has dominated news headlines for weeks, and Equifax will be dealing with the legal and financial fallout from the breach for many years. While ma ...

Contact: Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass (San Francisco, California, USA) The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) has issued guidelines for "ethical word of mouth advertising," which entails disclosures of "mater ...

Contact: Daniel Vermillion, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass (San Francisco, California, USA) Originally published in BASF Bulletin, October 2012 As you may know, several cases are moving through the court system that cou ...

Contact: Jeremiah J. Burke, jburke@coblentzlaw.com; Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP (San Francisco, California, USA) Protecting your trademark against counterfeiters just got a boost from a federal appeals court dec ...