Monthly Archive: December 2010

Dec 20

Not in My House: Court Awards $25,000 for Cybersquatting Violation in Real Estate Site Dispute

Tweet A Delaware federal court has ruled for an architect in his anti-cybersquatting battle against a building design firm. It’s an important Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”) decision. Here’s what happened. Plaintiff was an architect that wrote a book called “The Affordable House” in 1996.  Plaintiff subsequently published the book on his Internet Web site www.affordablehouse.com.  …

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Dec 08

Follow Us (to Learn About Twitter/Facebook Changes)

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Tweet Last week, Facebook published a revised version of its Promotions Guidelines. The most significant change for advertisers is that, under the new guidelines, Facebook no longer requires written approval for an advertiser to administer a promotion on Facebook through its Fan Page. As defined by Facebook, “administration” includes the “operation of any element of …

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Dec 02

FTC Privacy Report Proposes New Framework for Collection of Consumer Data

Tweet In an attempt to address consumer privacy interests and to “inform policymakers, including Congress, as they develop solutions, policies, and potential laws governing privacy,” the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on December 1st  issued a comprehensive staff report (“Report”).  The FTC raised concerns that despite industry self-regulatory measures, many marketers either do not disclose their data …

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