http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com Current Developments and Practical Tips Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:08:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you use trademarks? Follow this link to the MMBJ Business Counselor for a pop quiz that will help you navigate issues relating to trademarks: www.mmbjlaw.com/news?article=pop-quiz--copyrights http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/07/28/pop-quiz-trademark-rights/ Are you wondering whether your business is using copyrighted material? Follow this link to the MMBJ Business Counselor for a pop quiz that will help you identify whether you have copyright issues: www.mmbjlaw.com/news?article=does-your-company-have-copyright-issues http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/07/28/does-your-company-have-copyright-issues/ Although the CEO of Facebook recently suggested that some aspects of privacy are a thing of the past, government regulation of online consumer privacy may be on the horizon.  Formal government safeguards on data management practices may result from the US Federal Trade Commission’s public roundtables addressing evolving consumer privacy issues. ... http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/02/24/is-online-privacy-dead-stay-tuned-for-the-government%e2%80%99s-answer/ Although Google has entered into a settlement that would transform Google Books into a digital library and bookstore, the fate of the Google Books project now rests in the hands of Judge Denny Chin. The settlement between Google and the author/publisher plaintiffs, which has yet to be approved by the ... http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/02/22/google-books-settlement-still-not-a-done-deal/ The buzz surrounding the unveiling of Apple’s iPad at the end of January was accompanied by speculation regarding whether a trademark infringement action would soon follow.   Prior to the Apple-related trademark application for IPAD and the public unveiling of the iPad product, Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. had started using the ... http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/02/17/trademark-lesson-investigate-your-mark-before-deciding-to-use-it-or-save-your-money-for-a-battle/ Google has recently deleted several prominent music blogs accused of containing content that violated copyright laws by watchdog groups.  Using the procedure it established to protect itself from liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Google sent notice to the bloggers of the claims of copyright infringement it received regarding ... http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/02/15/avoid-deletion-of-your-blog-or-website-for-false-claims-of-copyright-infringement/ Companies doing business online should review their site terms and conditions to confirm they will be enforceable. A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York has held that a consumer was not bound by an arbitration provision found in a website’s terms and conditions. The judge reached this decision ... http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/01/15/are-your-website-terms-and-conditions-enforceable/ Welcome to my blog! I am Jennifer Puplava, and I am an attorney. I routinely assist my clients with technology law issues. My firm, Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones, is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. So what can you expect to see here? This blog will be devoted to technology law. You ... http://technologylawrebooted.mmbjlaw.com/2010/01/15/the-inaugural-post/