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Three Questions Brands Must Ask about Trademarks and the Metaverse

By Peter Cramer, Wai Choy and Jonathan Mollod on Posted in First Amendment, Internet, Social Media, Trademark
Web 3.0 and the promise of the metaverse has generated excitement about new markets for businesses large and small. But as with any technological frontier, legal uncertainties cause new risks to emerge alongside the opportunities. One area currently full of legal questions is trademark law. We will examine what we see as three of the biggest open … Continue Reading

In the Coming ‘Metaverse’, There May Be Excitement but There Certainly Will Be Legal Issues

By Jeffrey Neuburger and Jonathan Mollod on Posted in Blockchain, Contracts, Digital Currency, Internet, Mobile, Online Commerce, Privacy, Quantum Computing, Social Media, Technology
The concept of the “metaverse” has garnered much press coverage of late, addressing such topics as the new appetite for metaverse investment opportunities, a recent virtual land boom, or just the promise of it all, where “crypto, gaming and capitalism collide.”  The term “metaverse,” which comes from Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel “Snow Crash,” … Continue Reading

Supreme Court Ends Long-Running Circuit Split over CFAA “Exceeds Authorized Access” Issue, Adopting a Narrow Interpretation That Will Reverberate in Scraping Disputes and Litigation over Departing Employees

By Jeffrey Neuburger and Jonathan Mollod on Posted in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Data Security, Screen Scraping
In a closely-watched appeal, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, reversed an Eleventh Circuit decision and adopted a narrow interpretation of “exceeds unauthorized access” under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), ruling that an individual “exceeds authorized access” when he or she accesses a computer with authorization but then obtains information located in … Continue Reading

Landmark Fair Use Victory at the Supreme Court in Software Case

By Sandra Crawshaw-Sparks, Jonathan Mollod, David Munkittrick, Jeffrey Neuburger and Anisha Shenai-Khatkhate on Posted in Copyright, Mobile, Software
In a narrowly drawn, yet significant decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit and ruled that Google LLC’s (“Google”) copying of some of the Sun Java Application Programming Interface (API) declaring code was a fair use as a matter of law, ending Oracle America Inc.’s (“Oracle”) infringement claims over Google’s use of portions of … Continue Reading
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