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Marketing Law Bulletins: A SERVICE OF THE FRIEDMAN LAW GROUP

Can Web Operators Edit and Alter User Generated Content and Still Be Protected under CDA? New York Court Of Appeals Says Yes!

November 8, 2011 – This past June, New York’s highest state court held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) shields web operators from liability for allegedly defamatory user generated content (UGC), even if the web operators edit or alter the content. In Shimali, & c. v. The Real Estate Group of New York, [...] More »

Can You Put an Expiration Date …

May 31, 2011 – on a pre-paid voucher for goods and services? For now, we think it is not advisable… Numerous lawsuits against Groupon raise the question of the applicability of state and federal gift certificate/gift card laws to non-traditional gift certificates/cards, such as pre-paid vouchers like Groupon vouchers. There are at least 9 cases [...] More »

If You Happen to be in Oslo This Week…

February 8, 2011 — . . . be sure to visit the Nobel Peace Center for a special exhibition of Congo/Women, a collection of photographs highlighting the gender-based violence faced by girls and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo/Women, which has previously exhibited at the US House and Senate, the UK Parliament’s House [...] More »