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• Forces shaping the future: The courts at work

  Posted on September 23, 2024 at 02:43 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  Three social factors shape the path of future development of technology: government rules, litigation, and consumer actions.

  In last month’s Legal Brief, we reviewed how government rules and enforcement actions are being used to attempt to influence how technology will develop.

  This time, we’ll look at how litigation — both private and governmental — is being used in attempts to influence the path of technological development.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.39.0, 2024-09-23).

  Legal Brief AI, ByteDance, Consumers, Copyright, Facebook, Fair Use, GARM, Google, Legal, Litigation, Meta, Newsletters, NFT, TikTok

• The year that was — scoring 2023

  Posted on December 18, 2023 at 02:45 CST by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 20.51 • 2023-12-18

  Our next issue will be published on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Happy Holidays!

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  It didn’t take a crystal ball.

  If, on January 1, 2023, I had made predictions about what would happen in the coming year, I would not have received high marks for boldness. In a way, that’s reassuring — there were no paradigm-shifting catastrophes that struck technology consumers.

  I would have predicted the following.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.51.0, 2023-12-18).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Legal Brief AI, blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Legal, Meta, Microsoft Services Agreement, Newsletters, Predictions, Section 230, Windows 11

• The new privacy policy’s here! The new privacy policy’s here!

  Posted on August 8, 2022 at 02:45 CDT by Max Stul Oppenheimer • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.32 • 2022-08-08

  LEGAL BRIEF

  

  By Max Stul Oppenheimer, Esq.

  On July 26, Meta (aka Facebook) changed its privacy policy.

  So this is a good time to ask two questions: what’s in the new policy, and what should you do about it?

  You can find the new privacy policy here. Settle in — it’s enormous.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.32.0, 2022-08-08).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Legal Brief Facebook, Legal Brief, Meta, Newsletters, Privacy Policy