Nike battling $95 billion annual retail theft in stores, warehouses, even trains
Feb 23, 2023 23:31 pm UTC| Economy Business Law Sports
Nike is dealing with an estimated $95 billion in annual retail theft by ratcheting up efforts with local governments to address the problem. Last fall, Nike closed a celebrated outlet store in Portland, Oregon, because...
Feb 23, 2023 23:19 pm UTC| Economy Business Health Law
Packaged food corporations like Hostess, Mondelēz, General Mills, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola, as represented by the Consumer Brands Association, are implying that they may sue the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its...
US Supreme Court reexamines landmark law protecting Google
Feb 22, 2023 23:57 pm UTC| Law Technology Economy Business
The US Supreme Court will examine the effects of a law known as Section 230, which has protected tech companies from lawsuits related to their platforms content since 1996, to a case related to the November 2015 attacks in...
Japan to determine if avatars should be legally protected
Feb 22, 2023 23:21 pm UTC| Economy Business Technology Law
The Japanese government organized a public-private online meeting to discuss the rights to portraits and other intellectual properties in the metaverse. The effort aims to address the problem of third parties pretending...
Vivint hit with $189.7 million verdict for stealing rival CPI's customers
Feb 18, 2023 23:21 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
The federal jury in Charlotte has ordered home security provider Vivint Smart Home to pay rival CPI Security Systems Inc $189.7 million for tricking its customers into moving to Vivints service. Vivint sales...
Feb 14, 2023 13:20 pm UTC| Law
Dungeons Dragons has a longstanding appeal as a role-playing game or as some players prefer to call it, a storytelling medium. But retaining users in the face of competition is far from easy, despite a recent resurgence...
Content creators and corporations clash in Dungeons & Dragons licensing fiasco
Feb 14, 2023 12:55 pm UTC| Entertainment Law
The tabletop role-playing game community took a keen interest in intellectual property law in January when changes to the Dungeons Dragons Open Game License (OGL) were leaked. The OGL is a public copyright licence that...
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