A court in Formosa, a province in northeastern Argentina, ordered social media giant Facebook within 48 hours to remove from its website an anonymous page that allegedly invaded the privacy of a woman and defamed her business. B.C c Facebook … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that an employee may have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the contents of his workplace computer, even though the employer’s policies disavow any privacy interest. R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53 (Canada Oct. … Continue reading
A recent radio interview provides useful insight into a burgeoning area of intellectual property law–posthumous rights of publicity. Posthumous Rights of Publicity. In the United States, the right of publicity is aspect of privacy and intellectual property law that permits … Continue reading
Several Colombian news outlets have reported that the Superior Court of Barranquilla has ruled in favor of Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez in a case brought by Miguel Reyes Palencia, who claimed that the central story line of the author’s … Continue reading
An individual who voluntarily submitted a DNA sample to Massachusetts law enforcement agencies, which later refused to destroy or return the sample when it was no longer needed, may pursue claims for equitable relief against the agencies for invasion of … Continue reading
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