Maryland has become the first state in the country to pass legislation that will impose a tax on revenue from online ads. The bill, titled Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (the “Ad Tax”), originally passed by the Maryland General Assembly on March 18, 2020, was vetoed […]
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Written by Patrick Kearns for Inman.com February 16, 2021 In the wake of Zillow’s acquisition of ShowingTime, real estate agents who used the platform were concerned about data. The fear expressed was that data from their clients, data regarding showings, is now sitting in the hands of a company it sometimes considers a competitor. Zillow was clear that the
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Both houses of the General Assembly of Virginia recently passed versions of the Consumer Data Privacy Act (“CDPA” or “Virginia Privacy Law”). Both the House Bill and Senate Bill would impose strict new requirements on businesses that share the personal information of Virginia State residents. Although Virginia is one of many states to have introduced
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In a January 15, 2021 ruling, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) exempted certain telephone calls from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) ban on artificial or pre-recorded calls to residential lines. Acurian, Inc., a company that recruits participants for clinical trials, petitioned for the TCPA exemption, arguing that the calls at issue were not made
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On January 21, 2021, the World Wide Web Consortium (“W3C”) released the First Public Working Draft of its new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”), which it has named WCAG 3.0. The release of the First Public Working Draft is only the first step in a long process towards finalizing new WCAG compliance criteria. The W3C
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On February 1, 2021, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. (“PWLS”) and Pop Warner Authentic, Inc. (“PWA”) (collectively, “Pop Warner”) filed a complaint for trademark infringement against Hanesbrands, Inc. (“Hanes”) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Pop Warner is seeking injunctive relief and damages stemming from these infringement allegations. Given
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On January 27, 2021, Michael Fleischer (“Plaintiff”) filed a class action lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against supermarket chain Aldi Inc. (“Aldi”) for allegedly misrepresenting the source of the smoke flavor in its Smoked White Cheddar Cheese. Specifically, the complaint in this false advertising case alleges that Aldi misled consumers in failing
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Effective March 1, 2021, the Google Play store will allow real-money mobile app contests, advertising related to real-money gambling, and daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) in 19 countries, including the United States. The apps will be required to meet certain requirements as set forth in the Google Play Policy Center. Currently, gambling apps are only allowed