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[Video] Daily Compliance News: February 3, 2021, the Farewell to Holbrook edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. Germany to create regulator ‘with a bite’. (FT) 2. Tone at the top really does matter. (NYT) 3. Jeff Bezos to step down. (WSJ) 4. Mark Twain Tonight closes. (NYT)...
By: Thomas Fox

Special Report - 2020 IP Law Year in Review: Copyrights

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

Copyright jurisprudence in 2020 was, in many ways, a study in the scope of copyright protection.

New Administration, New DOL Approach: Department Pulls Back Trump Rulemaking Limitations

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

With the new Biden administration now in place, the Department of Labor (DOL) has withdrawn a Trump era measure on guidance documents. Following a recent Executive Order, the DOL issued a final rule on January 27 to rescind the Trump DOL’s prior rule.

What do you do if your international legal problems are not only cross-border, but are literally, “out of this world”? Go to Space Court, where the Judges will speak your language.

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

Earlier today, The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts (DIFC) and Dubai Future Foundation announced the creation of a “Space Court” to provide legal solutions in commercial-related space disputes.

Why It Matters Whether Hashed Passwords Are Personal Information Under U.S. Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

On January 22, 2021, Bleeping Computer reported about yet another data dump by the hacker group Shiny Hunters, this time for a clothing retailer. Shiny Hunters is known for exfiltrating large databases of customer information, often through misconfigured or otherwise compromised database.

Cetera Pays $1 Million To Settle A Case That Should Have Been Moot . . . Except FINRA Failed To Act On A Wildly Popular Rule Proposal It Floated Three Years Ago

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

Almost three years ago, in Reg Notice 18-08, FINRA wisely (but, nevertheless, still a bit late to the party) proposed to revise its own prior guidance regarding the troublesome intersection between outside business activities and investment advisor business, guidance that FINRA itself acknowledge

Massachusetts’ Highest Court to Hear Two Cases on Municipality Discretion in Cannabis Licensing

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

On February, 3, the highest court in Massachusetts, the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) will hear two cases involving municipalities’ scope of authority in allowing adult-use cannabis businesses, Mederi Inc. v. City of Salem and CommCan, Inc. v. Town of Mansfield.

L.A. City and County COVID-19 Weekly Update - CA Health and Government COVID-19 Guidance: Week in Review - February 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

COVID-19 Rates Continue Encouraging Trend - At the L.A. County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, County Director of Public Health Dr.

Out With The Old, In With The Gatsby Sequels: Trademark and Copyright News for the New Year

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

Most of us were thrilled to see the calendar turn to 2021 on January 1, closing the chapter on what was an extremely challenging year around the globe.

City Planning Holds First Public Hearing for its Citywide Hotel Special Permit Text

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21

In follow up to the New York City Department of City Planning’s (DCP), January 22nd, public hearing on the Draft Scope of Work for the City’s proposed Hotel Special Permit text amendment, there were several speakers both in support of and in opposition to the proposed legislation.

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