Washington, D.C. partner F. Joseph Warin and associates Oleh Vretsona and Lora MacDonald are the authors of "A Practical Guide to the Use of the Commissioned Public Report as an Effective Crisis-Management Tool" [PDF] published in the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Volume 29, Issue 1.
Article | June 12, 2015
Concerns about cybersecurity and data privacy have exploded into the public consciousness in recent years, accompanied by a host of new and rapidly developing legal issues.
Client Alert | February 17, 2015
On January 27, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") released a report on the "Internet of Things" ("IoT"), which refers to everyday objects that are connected to the Internet and send and receive data.
Client Alert | February 5, 2015
Los Angeles partner Blaine H. Evanson and associate Lali Madduri are the authors of "Judicial campaign rules go to court" [PDF] published in the December 23, 2014 issue of the Daily Journal.
Article | December 23, 2014
On June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc., 13-461 (U.S. June 25, 2014), that the video streaming service offered by Aereo, Inc.
Client Alert | June 25, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that resolves a split among the courts of appeals on the requirements for standing to bring a false advertising claim under the federal Lanham Act.
Client Alert | March 26, 2014
On March 14, 2014, the United States Department of Commerce announced that it is asking the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") to begin discussions on a transition proposal for replacing the Department with a non-governmental entity to serve as steward of the Internet's Domain Name System ("DNS").
Client Alert | March 18, 2014
Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision vacating the FCC's anti-discrimination and anti-blocking requirements for broadband providers.
Client Alert | January 14, 2014
Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr. and associate Blaine Evanson are the authors of “The Enduring and Universal Principle of 'Fair Notice'” [PDF] published in the Southern California Law Review, Vol.
Article | April 30, 2013
On March 12, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") updated its advertising disclosure guidelines for mobile and other online advertisers. The new guidance, .com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising, explains how advertisers can make disclosures "clear and conspicuous" to avoid deceiving consumers.
Client Alert | March 14, 2013
Companies with customers in California are facing an increasing number of class action suits seeking significant sums in statutory damages, attorney's fees and costs under California's "Shine the Light" law, a part of California's Consumer Records Act.
Client Alert | September 5, 2012
Brussels partner David Wood is the author of "Searching questions: Freedom of expression, competition and search engines" [PDF] published in Competition Law Insight on June 12, 2012.
Client Alert | June 12, 2012
Century City partner David Hernand and Los Angeles associate Thomas Baxter are the authors of "Under Fire: Continued Attacks on Exclusive Forum Provisions May Slow Adoption" [PDF] published in the April 2012 issue of Wall Street Lawyer.
Client Alert | April 20, 2012
On February 23, 2012, the Obama Administration unveiled a new framework for protecting privacy and promoting innovation on the internet and in the digital economy ("Framework"). The Framework consists of five key elements: (1) a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights ("Bill of Rights") that sets out seven basic principles; (2) a process to develop more detailed sector-specific opt-in codes of conduct ("Codes of Conduct"); (3) enforcement powers for the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") to enforce both the Bill of Rights and Codes of Conduct (when a company opts to abide by a Code of Conduct); (4) a national standard for security breach notification; and (5) greater global interoperability.
Client Alert | February 24, 2012
The Supreme Court of India ("Supreme Court") on January 20, 2012 has overturned a 2010 decision of the Bombay High Court which ruled that Vodafone was liable to pay $2 billion to the Indian tax authorities because Indian capital gains taxes applied on share transfers between two non-resident entities, as long as the underlying assets transferred were within India.The case in question involved Vodafone International Holdings BV's acquisition of CGP Investments from Hutchison Telecommunication International Limited ("HTIL"). HTIL, a company incorporated in BVI, owned CGP Investments, a company incorporated in Cayman Islands, which through its Mauritius subsidiaries owned and/or controlled approximately 67% of one of India's leading mobile phone operators - Vodafone
Client Alert | January 20, 2012
On September 20, 2011, Judge Lucy H. Koh of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in In re iPhone Application Litigation, Case No.
Client Alert | September 27, 2011
On June 27, 2011, the Supreme Court invalidated a California statute prohibiting the sale or rental of "violent" video games to minors. In Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, No. 08-1448, the Court held that restrictions on video games are subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment, and that the California statute failed strict scrutiny. In an opinion by Justice Scalia, joined by Justices Kennedy, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, the Supreme Court held for the first time that video games are constitutionally protected speech. "Like the protected books, plays, and movies that preceded them," the Court explained, "video games communicate ideas--and even social messages--through many familiar literary devices (such as characte
Client Alert | June 28, 2011
With its May 24, 2011 decision in Simonoff v. Expedia, Inc., No. 10-3559 (9th Cir.
Client Alert | June 2, 2011
On March 2, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick, ___ U.S. ___, No. 08-103, interpreting the Copyright Act to allow judicial approval of settlements of copyright infringement claims involving unregistered works. Reversing the U.S.
Client Alert | March 3, 2010
Gibson Dunn of counsel James C. Ho authored an article entitled "OPEN Government Act Restores Promise of FOIA" [PDF] for the January 2008 issue of the MediaLawLetter, published by the Media Law Resource Center.
Client Alert | December 31, 2007
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Media & Entertainment Group is pleased to announce its representation of Vivendi in connection with the proposed combination of the businesses of Vivendi Games and Activision which will create Activision Blizzard, which will be the largest pure-play video game publisher.
Client Alert | December 5, 2007
On 12 September 2006, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered an important judgment on the interplay between national and EU copyright law, a judgment which also has implications for the interplay between IP and antitrust in the EU.
Client Alert | September 19, 2006