Using the characters, names, and other branding from the latest popular film or television show may sound like a fun and easy way to boost popularity for your own products, but it could get you into hot water. This mistake is how a non-profit based in Connecticut found itself […]
By: Sean Scheinfeld Dow Jones & Company, the business news and information titan, is going after a veteran investment advisor for flagrantly stealing thousands of articles from the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, and republishing them in email newsletters for his clientele. In a recent federal lawsuit, Dow Jones accuses […]
By Mitchell C. Shelowitz As announced on May 25, 2022 by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), Twitter has agreed to pay a huge fine of $150 million for engaging in unfair or deceptive acts and practices by obtaining Twitter users’ personal information under false pretenses – […]
By: Nikki R. Breeland If you plan to hire new employees, and are accustomed to handing your candidates a form asking about their criminal history, then listen up. New laws, referred to as “Fair Chance” laws, subject employers engaging in such traditional job inquiries to fines and damages. In fact, […]
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