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Mary J. Hildebrand, Katherine Anne Varker; Lowenstein Sandler PC;
Legal Alert/Article February 14, 2012, previously published on February 2012 As business continues to expand globally, the European Union is taking affirmative steps to enhance and consolidate its already strict privacy laws and regulations. Under the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC3 (‘‘Directive 95/46’’), each EU Member State establishes,...
|  | The EU Commission Has Proposed A New Framework For Data Protection: What Does This Mean For Your Business?
Susan L. Foster, Cynthia J. Larose, Julia M. Siripurapu; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 9, 2012 Recently the European Commission unveiled a proposal for a comprehensive and significant reform of the existing EU data protection framework. The proposed data protection framework, which consists of a General Data Protection Regulation that sets forth the general data protection framework (the...
| | Europe Announces Long-Awaited Plans to Reform the EU Data Protection Regime
Henry Clinton-Davis, Gemma Davies, Richard Dickinson, Jake Marshall, Nancy L. Perkins; Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 2012 On 25 January 2012, the European Commission announced plans to reform comprehensively the existing data protection regime across the 27 member states that form the EU. The proposals, in the form of a new Regulation, aim to modernise, reinforce, and future-proof the principles set out in the 1995...
| | A Practical Guide to Software License Agreements: the Software License
Bradley J. Freedman; Borden Ladner Gervais LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 7, 2012, previously published on February 3, 2012 A software license gives a customer permission to use the licensed software and do other things that might otherwise be an infringement of the software vendor’s rights. Customers should understand the scope of the software license and take reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of...
| | EU and U.S. Formulating a Privacy Framework Agreement
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 As reported in BNA’s Privacy Law Watch, EU Member States are working on an overarching privacy framework agreement with the United States. The framework agreement, which may be used as a starting point for future negotiations, aims to reduce the amount of time and resources required to...
| | ICO Welcomes European Commission’s Proposed Data Protection Regulation Reforms
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on January 31, 2012 On January 25, 2012, the European Commission released a data protection law reform package, including its proposed General Data Protection Regulation (the “Proposed Regulation”). The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has reacted positively to the Proposed...
| | European Commission Publishes Data Protection Law Reform Package
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 On January 25, 2012, the European Commission published its long-awaited legislative package to reform EU data protection rules. The package includes a regulation that covers data processing in the private sector and by public authorities and a directive covering data processing for criminal justice...
| | ALJ Shaw Denies Motion To Strike Expert Testimony in Certain Gaming and Entertainment Consoles (337-TA-752)
Lisa M. Mandrusiak, Eric W. Schweibenz; Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.;
Legal Alert/Article February 1, 2012, previously published on January 31, 2012 On January 30, 2012, ALJ David P. Shaw issued Order No. 33 concerning a renewed request to strike expert testimony by the Respondent in Certain Gaming and Entertainment Consoles, Related Software, and Components Thereof (337-TA-752).
| | March 1 Deadline for Companies and Vendors with Massachusetts Personal Information
Theodore P. Augustinos, Laurie A. Kamaiko, Mark E. Schreiber, Socheth Sor; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 2012 By March 1, 2012, companies with personal information of Massachusetts residents must amend their existing contracts with vendors that handle such information to require the vendors’ compliance with the Massachusetts data security regulations. This requirement applies to the personal...
| | EU Proposes Overhaul of Data Protection Laws
Ieuan Jolly; Loeb & Loeb LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2012, previously published on January 2012 The EU has unveiled its plans for sweeping changes to its dated data protection laws, which would have significant implications for companies both inside and outside the EU that handle data of EU citizens; and may subject them to severe fines of up to 2% of global annual turnover for violations of...
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