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10/19/2022

TOMORROW (Oct 20) at 3pm Eastern Associate Michael Hassard will be part of a virtual panel discussion on on Intellectual Property (IP), Smart Contracts, Branding, and Usage Rights.

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Firm Associate Michael Hassard will be part of a virtual panel discussion on on Intellectual Property (IP), Smart Contracts, Branding, and Usage Rights. October 20, 2022 at 3pm Eastern. Sign up to attent.

09/15/2022

Our Associate, Michael Hassard, speaks today with VEG group on how to keep out of trouble in the NFT world.

Associate Michael Hassard speaks about how to keep out of trouble in the NFT world.

07/15/2022

"In my experience, this is a rare case of a whistleblower prevailing. Usually this stuff gets spiked or disappears. It remains to be seen whether this is some sort of cosmetic 'showcase,' or, as I hope it is, the beginning of an actual trend . . . ."

Aerojet Rocketdyne's $9 million deal to end a False Claims Act suit alleging that it misled the government about its cybersecurity could spawn similar cases if the Justice Department is committed to backing up whistleblowers, industry attorneys say.

03/24/2022

Read our newest Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) update. An analysis of the court's decision to deny the Motion to Dismiss in United States v. Thompson.

01/11/2022

Last night we filed a Motion for a Bill of Particulars, a rarity for us, in a case we consider to be one of the greatest threats to free speech on the internet. You can read why here. https://www.torekeland.com/mackey-right-to-meme-bop

01/10/2022

Mark Jaffe continues his Mark J Writes on Rights: Termination Information Series with a post about How the Statute of Limitations can Jeopardize the Copyright Termination Right.

He brings together how this has effected musicians like The Everly Brothers, John Waite, and Dimebag Darrell of Pantera!

Check out on our blog: http://tormarklaw.com/statute-of-limitations-jeopardize-copyright-termination-right/ or read on Medium.

01/06/2022

Tor Ekeland, and one of our Associates, Michael Hassard have written a Computer Fraud & Abuse Act (CFAA) Year in Review. Read it here: https://www.torekeland.com/2021-cfaa-year-in-review/

12/09/2021

At the intersection of Employment Law, Computer Law and New York State:

Starting May 7, 2022 all New York employers need to provide written notice to employees before electronically monitoring telephone, email, and internet access or usage.

The New York Law Review suggests that "Although the Law does not take effect for nearly six months, New York employers should consider taking the following steps:

Review electronic monitoring practices to determine what, if any, activities fall within the scope of the notice requirements under the Law;

Draft notice language in compliance with the Law;

Develop a process for ensuring that all new hires receive the notice and provide the requisite acknowledgement; and

Consider also developing a process for storing employee acknowledgements."

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/new-york-state-employers-to-require-transparency-electronic-monitoring

12/08/2021

From Bloomberg Law
"Attorneys also say there’s little users can really do to avoid granting the license other than not post. But they also say it’s generally just not in the site’s interest to do more than host the content, as the vast amount of it would be impractical to manage.

“They want that license to use everything you post. It’s necessary for them to function. But they don’t want to own the copyright,” copyright attorney Mark Jaffe of TorMark Law LLP said."

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/truth-socials-place-in-the-social-media-ip-landscape-explained

12/06/2021

“Too many companies have covered up major information security breaches to allow private industry to self-regulate on this issue.” — Tor Ekeland, a lawyer who represents hackers

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/12/06/vast-majority-our-network-cyber-experts-favor-mandates-report-hacks/

12/01/2021

A criminal complaint was filed in the District of New Jersey charging a dual-resident of New York and Florida, Gregory J. Blotnick with fraudulently obtaining and laundering nearly $4 million in funds from the COVID-19 relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

According to the DOJ, to obtain the loan money, Blotnick submitted eight falsified loan applications to numerous lenders on behalf of five of Blotnick’s businesses, including his New York City-based hedge fund management firm, Brattle Street Capital LLC and related entities. To obtain the PPP loans, Blotnick submitted false information, including the number of his employees, federal tax returns for his businesses, and his payroll documentation, and he certified that he would use the loan money only for business-related purposes.

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud, and a maximum of 10 years in prison for each count of money laundering.

A criminal complaint was filed in the District of New Jersey today charging a dual-resident of New York and Florida with fraudulently obtaining and laundering nearly $4 million in funds from the COVID-19 relief Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).